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Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Heavy Civil Infrastructure

Houston, Texas, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior Cost Manager supporting cost management services for heavy civil and infrastructure projects including transportation, roadway, bridge, and utility works.

Role type

Senior IC cost manager / quantity surveyor

Builds

Cost plans, budgets, forecasts, and commercial strategies for public and private sector infrastructure programs

Domain

Heavy civil infrastructure and transportation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

cost estimating, cost planning, procurement support, change management, forecasting, commercial administration, contract negotiation, risk management, value engineering, quantity surveying, budget control

Preferred skills

RICS accreditation, CCP/CEP/PMP certifications, construction consulting experience, owner's representative experience, engineering consulting experience

Technologies

cost estimating systems, project controls systems, reporting systems

Responsibilities

Advise clients on project cost and commercial strategies; manage estimating services and validate contractor pricing; support procurement activities including bid analysis and contract awards; develop and maintain project cost plans and cash flow projections; monitor expenditures against budgets; review payment applications and change orders; maintain commercial risk registers; coordinate with stakeholders for decision making; perform cost validation and benchmarking; support value engineering initiatives; manage post-contract cost control and final account negotiations; mentor junior team members

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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