Cost Manager

About the role

Gleeds is seeking an ambitious Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to join our Columbus, Ohio team. You will work on large-scale, high-impact projects including Data Centers, Mission Critical, Commercial, and Manufacturing facilities for global clients. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and team player with a solid foundation in construction cost management.

Responsibilities

• Manage prequalification of vendors, assess proposals, bids, and bid-leveling documents, make final recommendations to the client, attend bid interviews, and manage appointment processes.
• Develop project estimates (construction, fees, direct work, and other costs), present estimates to clients, prepare value engineering recommendations and risk assessments.
• Meet with vendors to review, validate, and challenge costs; review estimates using benchmark data from other projects.
• Establish cost reporting schedules, review and present cost reports and forecasts, review project budgets and spend forecasts, develop and maintain a commercial risk register.
• Host periodic meetings with the project team and vendors.
• Review payment application assessments, liaise with project managers to recommend contractor entitlements, review requests for change orders from vendors.
• Use dispute prevention, management, and resolution procedures to handle payment requisitions, change orders, and contractual disputes.
• Manage and monitor the invoicing process.
• Perform final accounting processes, post-contract audits, and account close-outs.
• Establish lesson-learned documents for professional development and create training materials.
• Utilize Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software to perform the above duties.

Requirements

• Minimum 5–10 years of relevant experience in a cost management role within the construction industry.
• Experience in construction cost management roles such as Estimating, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, or Project Cost Controls.
• Thrives in a client-facing role.
• Experience supporting program-level cost management for medium to large-scale construction projects.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication skills.
• Prior experience with estimating tools and software.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or another field related to construction.

About us

Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people—colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy work that shapes our collective future while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, or gender. We recognize the importance of work/life balance and agree on flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.