Company overview
Currie & Brown is looking for world-class talent to join our US Team supporting semiconductor & other tech manufacturing projects in Phoenix, AZ.
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
Position overview
Currie & Brown is looking for Cost Managers/Quantity Surveyors for our client locations in Phoenix. The successful candidate will support project leaders by providing construction expertise of our core services, including estimation, procurement, cost planning and more. These functions should be performed while generating a high standard of service, 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.
We offer a fun and challenging environment where your skillset will grow. Qualified candidates should also possess a strong desire to lead, mentor and develop a successful team.
Responsibilities
- Developing and maintaining CSA and MEP scope budgets and tracking project costs throughout the life of projects
- Undertaking change management, estimating impacts of changes and contingency drawdown
- Developing WBS and cost breakdowns
- Developing risk register and tracking impacts
- Conducting CSA and MEP cost estimating through various design stages using experience, historical data and parametric ratios
- Ensuring that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively
- Ensuring correct production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
- Value engineering and lifecycle costing
- Undertaking payment recommendations and reviewing contractor/consultant invoices
- Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages
- Where appropriate, leading a cost management team and ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related technical field
- A minimum of five years’ cost management and/or estimating experience
- Experience working on large complex tech manufacturing or industrial projects preferred
- Quantity surveying background preferable
- 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