Construction Cost Management Lead, US
Hybrid (New York)$236.3k - $288.8kFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Senior construction cost management leader responsible for cost planning, procurement, and commercial control of Neko Health’s US build-out program across markets, ensuring budget adherence, design standards, and regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
- Establish a US cost benchmarking database and vendor ecosystem with measurable commercial SLAs.
- Own end-to-end cost management of Neko Health centers across the US from feasibility budgets to project closeout.
- Develop and maintain cost plans, takeoffs, bid analyses, schedules of values, progress payment applications, change orders, and cost-to-complete reports.
- Conduct regular site visits to verify work in place and challenge contractor claims.
- Provide cost advice and value engineering options to inform design decisions and protect the budget.
- Lead commercial administration of construction contracts including change orders, claims, time extensions, and closeout.
- Track and report on commercial KPIs such as cost performance against budget, cash flow, and value engineering savings.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of proven experience as a Cost Manager, Senior Estimator, or Preconstruction Manager (consultancy or owner/client-side), preferably in healthcare, retail, or related fit-out.
- AACE CCP/CEP, ASPE CPE, or equivalent certification preferred; degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Quantity Surveying.
- Experience supporting growing organizations with commercial management of prestigious projects.
- Strong understanding of interior fit-out construction, US cost methodologies and estimate classes (CSI MasterFormat, UniFormat, AACE Class 1–5), and standard US contract forms (AIA A101/A201, ConsensusDocs, lump sum, GMP, design-build).
- Ability to collaborate with diverse teams, manage cross-functional projects across multiple US jurisdictions, and navigate regional labor markets, permitting variations.
- High adaptability to fast-paced, evolving environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
Skills
Required:Cost managementEstimating and preconstructionContract administration
Benefits
- Not specified in description
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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