Senior Cost Manager

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 includes collaboration through the connection of people, data, and technology. We are a global firm that 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?

1. Providing accurate and contemporary project cost information to the Project Controls Manager and/or client.
2. Supervising and leading a team of cost managers/engineers.
3. Overseeing project cost inputs and outputs/deliverables including accuracy, quality, and timeliness of the deliverables.
4. Interfacing on a regular basis with project team, stakeholders, and client.
5. Assisting in the rollout and implementation of client-approved cost management software and having input into developing the cost management processes to be utilized on the project.
6. Monitoring project budgets for the multi-billion-dollar Capital Improvement Program at Los Angeles World Airports.
7. Reviewing and analyzing sub-contractor invoices, preparing job costing reports to allocate these expenditures against the appropriate WBS numbers.
8. Ensuring that both commitments and expenditures follow the same allocation methodology.
9. Performing 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.
10. Attending project meetings to provide Project Management with current financial information and trend log regarding potential impacts to project budget or forecast.
11. Providing progress reporting documents and briefing materials as required.
12. Developing creative reporting tools to communicate complex project sequencing and/or progress assessments.
13. Reviewing task orders for contractors and sub-consultants to ensure necessary budget and/or contract capacity exists.
14. Analyzing change order values against current budget and preparing reconciliations to include in the current forecast at completion.
15. Preparing change orders and backup documentation as may be necessary for compliance and governance purposes.
16. Supporting the project team in review and negotiations with Developer change proposals.
17. Supporting the team with risk management.
18. Updating contract commitments, reconciling and analyzing actual expenditures, performing budget transfers, monitoring trend status, and maintaining continuity of WBS structure.
19. Performing project closeout resourcefully to ensure Prolog Data matters in LAWA’s reporting needs.
20. Preparing data to support documentation required journal vouchers for budget transfers.
21. Having an appreciation for contractual interpretations and claim avoidance strategies.
22. Supporting the Project team with additional tasks as required.

What will you contribute?

1. Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.
2. 10- to 15-years' experience in direct support of active construction projects.
3. Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field is preferred.
4. 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.
5. Experience with Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain delivery methods is desirable.
6. Experience with cost management for operation and maintenance is highly desirable.
7. Demonstrated proficiency with a large-scale cost reporting system is required, experience with Prolog is highly desirable.
8. Thorough familiarity with MS Office Suite software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
9. Knowledge of Prolog is preferred.
10. Demonstrated ability to understand technical and complicated construction programs and the ability to communicate progress to both technical- and management-level personnel.
11. Ability to work with others, a self-starter with results-driven focus.
12. Major Capital Improvement Programs experience or multimillion-dollar construction project experience, at least two years airport development/aviation project experience.
13. 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.
14. Must be able to use A/E and CM cost and/or schedule information to evaluate project status.
15. Must have experience in developing budgets, cash flows, and/or schedules.
16. OSHA 10 hour preferred.
17. Must be highly articulate, have a clear and analytical approach to problem-solving, and strong decision-making abilities. Must have excellent communication and presentation skills.
18. Working knowledge of current industry standard software, including cost management software and databases.
19. Flexible to a potentially varying shift time.

Korean speaker is preferred.

What we offer at AtkinsRéalis:
AtkinsRéalis realizes that health, mental and financial well-being are all equally needed to achieve balance in life. We are pleased to offer a robust rewards package that helps 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!
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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.
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