Cost Analyst

Washington, DC (Main Project Location: Reston, VA 20194 USA)

About the role

Acts as subject matter expert on Client, Consultant and Trade contractual terms and conditions.

Responsibilities

• Set up, negotiate, enforce and educate the various contracts on a project or in a given Business Unit or Region.
• Support Business development with contract review and negotiations as required.
• Support the Purchasing, Estimating and Operations Departments with special contract needs (e.g. design consultants) or where there are exceptions to the standard agreements.
• Ensure the project(s) is following the contract and that we have proper documentation in place.
• Advise the Project Manager (PM), Senior Project Manager (SPM) or Project Executive (PX) of staff requirements to ensure contract compliance.
• Respond to all letters within 24 hours, 48 hours maximum, or as required by the contract or specific strategy.
• Ensure documentation from other aspects of project (e.g. transmittals, Requests for Information (RFI), emails, etc.) are consistent with the contract.
• Train, advise and track consistency of correspondence compliance with contract requirements.
• Read and determine staff action required on all incoming letters.
• Establish a workflow for key processes to ensure compliance with the contract, focusing on efficiency and reducing duplication of handling correspondence.
• Strategize position and response on all contract issues in conjunction with project leadership.
• Consult with in-house or appropriate legal counsel at project startup and periodically throughout the project duration.
• Assist in resolution of code interpretation discrepancies as required.
• Write and/or review all letters with factual assistance from others as needed.
• Develop appropriate tools to ensure all issues are tracked, addressed, and serve their intended purpose or potential future purposes.
• Communicate to staff (via staff meetings) the general direction issues are heading and the Company's position.
• Attend Senior Staff Meetings and update on progress and issues as necessary.
• Assess and recommend process changes to reduce waste and inefficiency.
• Educate, mentor, and train others to advance the skills of the project team, Business Unit, and/or Region.

Requirements

• At least four years of formal engineering or architectural training, at least ten years of building construction experience, and/or a legal position focused on construction law.
• Adequate knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, and engineering principles and techniques, as well as an extensive understanding of construction contract law.
• Strong knowledge of various construction methods and materials, their characteristics, installation procedures, and tolerances.
• Demonstrated management know-how, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate well in English both verbally and in writing.

Physical Demands

• Ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, use construction personnel hoists, climb ladders, and negotiate work areas under construction.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; sit, talk, hear, stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

• Regularly works on-site at the construction work site where the employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock.
• The noise in these work environments is usually moderate to very loud.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $93,000.00 - $114,000.00 USD annualized.