Senior Cost Manager

Job Description
Why join us?
It's an exciting time at AtkinsRéalis! We are rapidly growing in the US. Our company purpose is to build a better world for our planet and its people. We recognize the importance of making sure that our clients and employees, feel this purpose every day. AtkinsRéalis is proud of our company culture that promotes, diversity, equity and inclusion. Our company ethos include collaboration through the connection of people, data and technology. We are a global firm, who leverages having employees located throughout the world, creating valuable partnerships and doing our part to make this planet and its people, thrive. We need energetic, passionate and eager professionals like you to join our team. There has never been a better time to be a part of AtkinsRéalis!
We are hiring a Senior Cost Manager in Atlanta, GA
About Us
AtkinsRéalis is one of the world's most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. AtkinsRéalis has been providing infrastructure planning, engineering, construction, environmental consulting, urban planning, architecture, and program management services to public and
private clients across the United States for more than 50 years. AtkinsRéalis has the depth and breadth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time-critical infrastructure projects and the urgent transition to a low-carbon economy.
How will you contribute to the team?
• Providing accurate and contemporary project cost information to the Project Controls Manager and / or client
• Supervising and leading a team of cost managers / engineers
• Oversees project cost inputs and outputs / deliverables including accuracy, quality and timeliness of the deliverables
• Interfaces on a regular basis with project team, stakeholders and client
• Assist in the role-out and implementation of client approved cost management software and have input into developing the cost management processes to be utilized on the project
• Monitor project budgets for the multi-billion-dollar Capital Improvement Program at Los Angeles World Airports.
• Review and analyze sub-contractor invoices, prepare job costing reports to allocate these
expenditures against the appropriate WBS numbers.
• Ensure that both commitments and expenditures follow the same allocation methodology.
• Perform cost-to-complete analysis for all cost elements within a project taking into consideration
staffing plans, contract commitments, and expenditures to date, change orders and trends.
• Attend project meetings to provide Project Management with current financial information and
trend log regarding potential impacts to project budget or forecast.
• Provide progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required.
• Develop creative reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
• Review task orders for contractors and sub-consultants to ensure necessary budget and/or contract
capacity exists.
• Analyze change order values against current budget and prepare reconciliations to include in the
current forecast at completion.
• Prepare change orders and back up documentation as may be necessary for compliance and
governance purposes.
• Support the project team in review and negotiations with Developer change proposals
• Support the team with risk management.
• Prolog - Update contract commitments, reconcile and analyze actual expenditures, perform budget
transfers, monitor trend status and maintain continuity of WBS structure.
• Perform Project closeout resourcefully to ensure as Prolog Data matters in LAWA's reporting needs.
• Prepare data to support documentation required journal vouchers for budget transfers.
• Have an appreciation for contractual interpretations and claim avoidance strategies.
• Supporting the Project team with additional tasks as required.
What will you contribute?
• Bachelor's degree in Construction, Quantity Surveying or a related field
• 10- to 15-years' experience in direct support of an active construction projects.
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing and reporting the cost components of large-scale, complex
projects; including developing and managing a progress reporting methodology for a complicated
design effort.
• Experience with Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain delivery methods is desirable.
• Experience with cost management for operation and maintenance is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated proficiency with a large-scale cost reporting system is required, experience with
Prolog is highly desirable.
• Thorough familiarity with MS office suite software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of Prolog is preferred
• Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction programs and the ability
to communicate progress to both technical- and management-level personnel.
• Ability to work with others, a self-starter with results-driven focus.
• Major Capital Improvement Programs experience or Multimillion-dollar construction project experience, at least two years airport development / aviation project experience
• Must have strong cost management, and estimating skills, as well as the communication skills necessary to interface with external engineering, architectural and construction firms, suppliers, the management team and other organizations within client organizations
• Must be able to use A/E and CM cost and/or schedule information to evaluate project status
• Must have experience in developing budgets, cash flows, and/or schedules
• OSHA 10 hour preferred
• Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision making abilities. Must have excellent communication and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of current industry standard software, including cost management software and databases
• Flexible to a potentially varying shift time.
• Korean speaker is preferred.
What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:
AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial wellbeing, are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that help our employees have peace of mind in and outside of work.
Our benefit offerings address all of the areas that are part of living a healthy life. We recognize that what is important to people, continues to change. Some of our other benefits to ensure our employees feel supported, include continuing to offer health and dental coverage and a full list below. Our culture is one of providing support and training for our employees to thrive. We offer learning and development programs, training, career pathing opportunities, and a tuition reimbursement plan. At AtkinsRéalis, you will enjoy a robust rewards package which includes:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible work schedules
• Group Insurance
• PTO plus two Floating Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave (including maternity and paternity)
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• An inclusive culture of Employee Resources Groups centered around women, African-Americans, Hispanics, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity and Emerging Professionals
• A Foundation that is employee-funded with a 2-to-1 match from the company providing STEAM education for minorities from K-12 to college

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply today!
AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. EOE/Minorities/Females/Veteran/Disability.
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Expected compensation range is between $130K -$150K annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.
Upon acceptance of an offer, all candidates must go through a drug screen test and background check. AtkinsRéalis is a federal contractor which mandates a satisfactory background screening report and drug test that supersedes state laws.
Note to staffing and direct hire agencies:
In the event a recruiter or agency who is not on our preferred supplier list submits a resume/candidate to anyone in the company, AtkinsRéalis family of companies, we explicitly reserve the right to recruit and hire the candidate(s) at our discretion and without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.
Worker Type
Employee
Job Type
Regular
At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.