Cost Analyst - Columbus

Essential Duties & 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 (ie. 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.
• All letters to be responded to 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 this correspondence's compliance with contract requirements.
• Read and determine staff action required on all incoming letters.
• Establish a workflow for the key processes that will ensure compliance with the contract.
• 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 purposes in the future.
• Communicate to staff (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.

Qualifications

• 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 required.
• 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.
• Candidate must demonstrate management know-how, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Candidate must have an ability to communicate well in English both verbally and in writing.