Associate Director
$155,000–$170,000 year
On-siteHouston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead the Cost Management team on specific client commissions, delivering on all accountabilities while interfacing with clients, stakeholders, and consultants at every project stage. Monitor schedule progress, analyze actual versus forecast data, and develop project controls strategies including policies, procedures, and QA/QC protocols. Evaluate project risk profiles to provide mitigation recommendations and manage financial margins using D365 and Hive tools. Lead proposals for new work or variations, conduct staff management including mentoring, recruitment, and performance reviews, and ensure compliance with quality standards and ISO audits. Utilize scheduling tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, and Smartsheet to coordinate cost information across architects, engineers, and subcontractors. Identify opportunities to improve internal systems and standardize reporting to support leadership decision-making. This Associate Director role requires a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering and six years of experience, with a full-time schedule and salary range of $155,000 to $170,000.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- 6 years of experience in job offered
- 6 years of experience in the Related Occupation
- SOX control responsibilities
- Use scheduling tools including MS project and Primavera P6
- Perform work using spreadsheet, report writing, presentations and industry accepted applications for cost, planning and progress measurement
- Utilize the tools provided within D365 and Hive
- Ensure compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits
- Maintaining working knowledge of construction market conditions throughout North America, including new and updated official published data
- Generating accurate and timely project-based mechanical and plumbing estimates using FastPipe and FastDuct software
- Developing Mechanical estimates for commercial and industrial projects
- Providing change order management services to high-tech clients for Mechanical and plumbing
- Reviewing mechanical and plumbing bid packages to ensure completeness with plans and scope and provide necessary recommendations to identify areas to save costs
- Performing detailed takeoffs of mechanical and plumbing drawings and generate estimates at conceptual, programming, and detailed stages of estimation
- Providing cost input for value engineering efforts of MEP trades
- Interfacing collaboratively with internal and external clients and stakeholders, at all project stages
- Lead proposals for new work or variations for existing projects
- Staff management – Mentor early career starters on their career journey within the company; Undertake formal management of staff and recruitment interviews
- Undertake Staff Performance reviews
- Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update and benchmarking database
- Prepare written comments on the general contractor's submissions, including the executive summary. Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es
- Perform the foregoing utilizing tools including MS project, Primavera, Smartsheet, PowerBI, AutoDesk Revit, BIM360 for collaboration across all project stakeholders (Architects, Engineers, Interior Designers, Subcontractors, Scheduler, Client Representative and Project Owner) and for delivering efficient results through the supporting tool
Desired Qualifications
- Attend relevant networking events, industry conferences and other promotional opportunities
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