Cost Manager

Company Introduction:

Hill International provides program, project, and construction management services for clients in a range of sectors undertaking major construction projects across the world. Our services include cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management, and claims avoidance. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com

Position Summary:

The Cost Manager leads and controls all project cost management activities, ensuring effective budgeting, cost control, value engineering, and change management throughout the project lifecycle. The role oversees cost engineers, manages post-contract cost reporting, analyzes trends, negotiates final accounts, and provides accurate cost forecasts and performance data to the client and project team. The position supports informed decision-making by maintaining integrated cost baselines, applying value management techniques, and ensuring alignment between cost, schedule, and project objectives.

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Direct and control the work of all Cost/Senior Cost Engineers assigned to the project
• Lead regular cost review meetings with the project team when required
• Applying value management techniques throughout the project
• Ensure that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively
• Ensure that cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively
• Ensure the production of monthly post-contract cost reports and presenting them to the client value engineering and life cycle costing
• Ensure that final accounts are negotiated
• Enter the cost and man-hour estimates into the performance monitoring system for projects
• Analyze trends and problems in relation to cost and schedule data
• Prepare cost-trend estimates and assist in the preparation of change orders for projects
• and presentations that include descriptions of activities completed and analysis of updated schedules
• Work with project team members to analyze problems and recommend solutions
• Develop maintain and control integrated baselines

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelors Degree in Construction, Civil Engineering,Quantity Surveying or equivalent
• At least ten years of similar previous experience; experience on multi - million dollar international construction projects is highly preferred
• Must have detailed knowledge of and familiarity with project cost engineering techniques.
• Hands-on experience with Project Management Software and Presentation Software systems with a strong comfort level with Primavera (P6)
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Fundamental understanding of Procurement and Accounting practices
• Fundamental understanding of Environmental Regulations and protocols
• Excellent command of written and spoken English