Cost Consultant, Mechanical

**Job Category**:
Cost Management Consulting

**Pay Grade Range**:
$49,335.00 - $115,115.00
**Disclaimer**: The base salary range represents the low and high end of Altus Group’s “Pay Grade Range” for this position in the primary work location. Actual hiring salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to work experience, and geographic market data for the role. The Pay Grade Range listed above does not reflect Altus Group’s total compensation for employees. Other rewards may include an annual bonus, flexible work arrangements, and region-specific benefits.

**Unlock your Altus Experience**

If you’re looking to advance your career in data analytics, expertise, and technology for the rapidly growing global CRE market, there’s no better place than Altus Group. At Altus, our work is purposeful. Every day, our employees drive impact, innovate, and shape the global commercial real estate (CRE) and PropTech industry.

Our people-centric culture empowers you to deliver in a high trust, high performance culture, surrounded by an inclusive team that’s collaborating to modernize our industry. We invest in our people with training and growth opportunities designed to propel you further in your career while providing a flexible and progressive workplace that reflects our values and teams.

**The Opportunity**

Altus Group is looking for a Cost Consultant specializing in Mechanical services to join our Development Advisory division at our Toronto office. The Consultant will assist senior staff in delivering high-quality cost consulting services, ensuring accurate and timely estimates for various construction sectors, as well as project management and monitoring.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Calculate quantities and/or measurements of specific building elements based upon drawings and/or other design documentation for detailed and/or conceptual estimates
- Prepare cost estimate based on narratives, design brief and conceptual design drawings in both CIQS elemental and Uniformate estimate
- Review pricing for change orders to ensure accurate cost estimations
- Review and guide measurement of project statistics/functional areas.
- Ensure completion of project descriptions and assumptions.
- Complete design efficiency analysis, along with full trade and elemental take-off.
- Prepare front-end cost reports to support cost estimates. Complete estimates and reports for final sign-off by the Associate Director
- Prepare change order review analysis and lifecycle cost estimates.
- Reconcile estimates with tenders, owner budgets and contractor estimates
- Conduct research and price checking of items in the market (telephone and/or internet searching) to provide project and cost data cost information

**Key **Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Building Science, Construction, Quantity Surveying or in a related field
- 2-3 years of estimating/cost consulting experience
- Working towards PQS, MRICS and/or Cost Engineers designation
- Self-motivated with a high degree of integrity, honesty and ethics, and client service orientation
- Strong knowledge of RICS Project Monitoring guidelines, CIQS standard method of measurement, both elemental and trade, provincial lien acts, and CCDC standard contract conditions, LEED & Toronto Green Standards (TGS), Energy Management and Net Zero/ Low Carbon Strategies.
- Strong leadership skills, ability to present independently to clients, good negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Excellent communication skills - interpersonal, written & presentation.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel and SharePoint, with strong knowledge of CostX or similar cost estimating software.

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**What Altus Group offers**:

- **Rewarding performance**: We are pleased to be able to provide employees competitive compensation, incentive and bonus plans, and a total rewards package that prioritizes their mental, physical and overall financial health.
- ** Growth and development**:As a destination for top industry talent, we’re investing in you to meet the evolving needs of our clients and deliver on your professional goals. Our Altus Intelligence Academy offers over 150,000 hours of learning materials catering to diverse stages of an employee’s career journey.
- ** Flexible work model**: We’re modernizing our employee programs to reflect the new world of work. Our Activity-Based Work model provides you with flexibility to align your work location to the work being performed - office for connecting and collaborating, and remote for focused work.