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Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Life Sciences Construction

Columbus, Ohio, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor acting as the key client interface for a large life sciences manufacturing campus expansion, delivering value-added cost management services.

Role type

Senior IC cost manager / quantity surveyor

Builds

Cost plans, estimates, valuations, and final accounts for complex life sciences and industrial construction projects.

Domain

Construction / Life Sciences / Manufacturing

Deliverable

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

Required skills

Estimating and negotiating change orders, cost planning, design services coordination, quantity surveying, cost controls, change management, contingency management, funding data presentation, value engineering, contract price negotiation, cost auditing, financial forecasting, business management systems implementation, leadership and mentoring.

Preferred skills

RICS accreditation, experience with medium to large complex construction projects, life sciences/manufacturing/industrial project experience, construction consultancy background.

Technologies

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

Responsibilities

Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle; produce and present final cost plans; reconcile changes and ensure contractor data accuracy; coordinate cost information from NPA, subs, and A/Es; manage cost impact, contingency, and commitment tracking logs; prepare monthly cost reports and final accounts; coach and mentor talent; implement company delivery methodologies and tools.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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