Project Manager, Cost Planning

2 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada BGIS Full time

**Who We Are**

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 6, 500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients’ businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia.

**Project Manager**

The Project Manager oversees and maintains project delivery Cost plans and supports schedule and risk management planning functions at a project level integrating all aspects of the project execution. Prepare project costs reports from early stages of the project by integrating information from the Prime Consultant, Cost Consultant, Contractor or Construction Manager as well as internal stakeholders. Projects are typically of moderate complexity, risk and exposure.

**SUMMARY**
- The Project Manager Cost Planning will provide continuous support to the Planning team by implementing a planning and cost control system for various projects.
- To support the cost management effort through personal market knowledge and estimating systems experience.
- Contribute to development of historical cost database and to prepare program estimates and project specific estimates of the probable cost at various Milestone Class Estimates,
- Provide guidance to project teams in relation to optimization of costs during the Design Phase (Functional Program, Schematic, Design Development and Construction packages) to align the Design Documents with the overall project budget and create “What-if” scenarios in order to drive the decision-making process.
- Contribute to project teams, Consultants and Clients in a collaborative manner to find efficient alternatives to achieve the project budget by using previous experience in construction methods, selection of equipment, materials and finishes that provide the best possible value.
- Undertake validation of Cost Estimates completed by Prime Consultants and Cost Planning Consultants for the overall Major Capital Projects on a project level basis from its early stages (Planning, Feasibility) to and during delivery. Also responsible for some direct estimate development through internal and external resources. The Cost Planning Project Manager will provide expert advice to the Project teams about potential gaps and excessive provisions in the preparation of estimates and contract management estimating support.
- Project spend forecasting aligned with both schedules and contract performance targets.
- Parallel Estimating / Peer Review for external Quantity Surveying teams (and potentially on large projects internally assigned cost planning resources) prepared cost estimates at the design milestones reconciling estimates to on large, complex projects as a measure of added risk mitigation and cost certainty.
- Receiving, reviewing, and managing Project Manager’s proposed budget amendments for planning, design, or implementation of site specific constraints and variables in accordance with revision protocol policies.
- Completing periodic risk analysis on project estimates to determine the probability of achieving completion milestones, in addition to determining budget contingency.
- Participate in the development and use of suitable progress reporting tools and techniques.

**KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Be responsible to Senior Manager Cost Planning for creation of order of magnitude budgets for project approvals.
- Estimate order of magnitude as well as detail of General Accounts and Project Management resources for the project delivery.
- Review Cost estimate submissions (Class “A, B, C, D) from Cost Consultants, Construction Managers and/or Project Teams to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Review Cost Estimates from Consultants and identify alternatives and potential cost savings through Value Engineering.
- Create and maintain dashboard report for Cost plans using Database of projects.
- Excel at working directly with the team to ensure that all government and local authority requirements are taken into consideration in the budget to allow design and construction to proceed.
- Understand building codes, plumbing, and fire protection, electrical, national, and local regulations and incorporate those requirements within the Estimates.
- Assist on Constructability review, including OHS and Environmental considerations. Contribute information (quantities, methodologies, productivities) for use in the preparation of project schedules.
- Review project documentation and identify shortfalls and solutions. Provide feedback to the project teams when specifications become available to ensure the project will meet its cost targets.
- Provides Cost input on Sustainable Building processes and LEED implementation.
- Evaluate site conditions (i.e. location, temporary services, public co

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