Designminds Hiring for Controller, Construction Costs Job at Seattle, WA Full Time

Controller, Construction Costs

Overview

Join our team of passionate problem solvers who focus on providing our clients with the experience and flexibility to deliver the right solution for every single challenge.

We manage FF&E project integration, post-occupancy and Move Add Change management services acting on behalf of the client.

Location: Seattle, WA

Position Summary: The leader would be responsible for implementing administering and maintaining cost control systems and procedures to track budgets, commitments, expenditures and forecasts, and to assist in the preparation and review of cost estimates and schedules for projects of medium complexity and value

Responsibilities:

• Provide forecast of cost information to support decision and alternative selections.
• Evaluate vendor invoices prior to submission into client finance systems for pre-approval.
• Utilize information from business accounting system and input to cost report and validation of spending.
• Evaluate and analyze fee proposals / bids and provide recommendation for decision making.
• Maintain and manage the projects schedule report and provide regular updates on financial position.
• Assist in the development, validation and maintenance of the project schedule.
• Assist in developing reporting tracking tools and generates cost reports on regular basis including evaluation of earned value.
• Build intricate spreadsheets to enable fast and accurate data manipulation of large data sets.

Pre-Contract

• Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.

Post-Contract

• Performing timely cost controls and change management activities throughout the project life cycle.
• Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.
• Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.
• Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.
• Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed in a timely manner.
• Compiling as built cost estimate records for bench marking purposes.

Qualifications:
Education/Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience
• Ideally degree qualified in construction, cost management
• Experience of leading cost management on medium or large sized construction projects of medium to high complexity

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering
• Commercial construction experience, preferred

Benefits:

• 15 days of PTO
• 8 Paid holidays
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k + Employer Match
• Wellness App with reimbursement of up to $500/year
• Profit Sharing

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply with your resume today. We look forward to connecting with you!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $130,000.00 – $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay