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Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor

Omaha, Nebraska, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-25

Core

Senior Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor acting as the key client interface to deliver value-added cost management services throughout the construction lifecycle.

Role type

Senior IC cost management professional (construction consultancy)

Builds

Cost plans, estimates, valuations, and financial reports for construction projects

Domain

Construction industry, commercial real estate, infrastructure, energy, natural resources

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Estimating and negotiating change orders, cost planning, reconciling changes, coordinating cost information sources, managing cost impact and contingency, leading negotiations on behalf of the client, performing quantity surveying and cost controls, managing post-contract variances, compiling built cost records, mentoring talent, financial management, implementing business management systems

Preferred skills

RICS accreditation, leading cost management on medium/large complex projects, construction consultancy experience, knowledge of procurement routes and value engineering

Technologies

Internal software for margin tracking and fee forecasts, internal Business Management Systems

Responsibilities

Estimating and negotiating change orders, producing final cost plans, reviewing design services and general contractor estimates, reconciling changes with general contractors, preparing written comments and executive summaries, coordinating cost information from NPA/subs/A/Es, driving engineering priorities based on cost impact, resolving scheduling issues, managing cost checks and valuations, handling post-contract variances and change control, managing commitment tracking logs, preparing funding data presentations and VE sessions, developing cost plans through design phases, providing commercial input to design optioneering, reviewing contractor pricing, performing quantity surveying and cost controls, managing cost auditing and valuation processes, producing monthly cost reports, negotiating final accounts, compiling built cost estimates, identifying and coaching talent, driving one business culture

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership and mentorship responsibilities

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