Cost Manager

Currie & Brown is currently looking for a cost manager to support hi-tech manufacturing projects in Bowling Green, KY. The successful candidate will support project leaders in generating a high standard of service delivery, achieving successful outcomes for our clients, capturing and sharing knowledge across projects, enhancing our culture of innovation and reinforcing our reputation as a preferred service provider.

Responsibilities for the successful candidate will include:

• Developing and maintaining budgets and tracking project costs throughout the life of projects
• Undertaking change management, estimating impacts of changes and contingency drawdown
• Dealing with monthly cost reporting and budget reconciliation
• Developing risk register and tracking impacts
• Handling cashflow forecasting and monitoring
• Undertaking payment recommendations and reviewing contractor/consultant invoices
• Developing WBS and cost breakdowns
• Conducting cost estimating through various design stages using past experience, historical data and parametric ratios
• Supporting client account management
• Communicating details effectively to internal and external stakeholders including presentations
• Establishing new and maintaining existing project controls tools

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related technical field preferable
• A minimum of eight years’ cost engineering, management and/or estimating experience
• Quantity surveying background preferable
• Experience of working on large complex capital projects, preferably in hi-tech manufacturing.
• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of products (MS Word, Excel, Project)
• Ability to self-manage, requiring minimal supervision
• Good time management, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Desire to lead, mentor and develop a successful team

Currie & Brown is a worldwide leading physical assets management consultancy with over 100 years in business and 60 offices around the globe. Working as a Currie & Brown consultant means an opportunity to work with clients representing some of the world’s most recognized brands in major industries such as high-tech, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, government, education, commercial property, oil & gas, and others.

Our strength is the world-class talent and expertise of our people. We are searching for top talent that will maintain our standard of delivering exceptional service, while upholding our values of people, clients, sustainability, and excellence.

Why Currie & Brown?

All Currie & Brown team members are provided with:

• A collaborative business environment, where every voice is heard and supported
• Opportunities for personal and professional advancement. Buddy and mentorship
• programs supporting your professional growth, in all stages of your career
• Working on the world’s largest and most complex projects
• Supporting Fortune 100 companies in their build portfolios
• Opportunities for relocation, nationally and internationally
• Healthy work/life balance
• A comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k matching, paid vacation and more!

Currie & Brown is one of the world’s leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the management and utilization of their physical assets, and is differentiated by innovation, expertise and experience.

With principal offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York and Shanghai, we operate throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East.