Director (Cost Controls)
Core
Lead operations of the Project Controls cost management team, overseeing daily activities, managing staff, and enhancing cost estimating practices for the City of New York's Department of Design and Construction.
Role type
Director of Cost Controls
Builds
Cost estimates, historical databases, risk analyses, and value engineering initiatives for capital projects.
Domain
Public sector construction and engineering project controls
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Cost estimating, bid variance analysis, risk representation, value engineering, front-end planning, change order analysis, probabilistic cost estimating, BIM-based cost estimating, staff mentorship, policy refinement
Preferred skills
Advanced Capital Planning program support, integration of risk analysis into estimating practices, adoption of best-in-class cost management tools
Technologies
BIM-based cost estimating tools, risk analysis tools
Responsibilities
Develop and review cost estimates; maintain records and historical databases; analyze bid variances; represent risks; refine policies and procedures; advise Project Managers on design-phase estimates and change order analysis; deliver staff training
Seniority
Director, management & strategy