Cost Data Manager

If you think your skills, experience and aspirations make you a good match for this position, we encourage you to apply. This position may be filled anywhere in the United States. Preference may be given to candidates that can work in one of the CannonDesign locations.    The Opportunity: At FOS of CannonDesign, it’s all about the people. We’re constantly growing, and that’s where this new opportunity comes in – for a Cost Data Manager with a focus on supporting our Job Order Contracting (JOC) efforts. The ideal candidate should have experience with data management, compiling data, creating quality control measures, general trades, mechanical, electrical, and/or plumbing costs, motivating and strategizing with their team to be successful.   Position Responsibilities:

• Create a framework to support data collection, automation, implementation, and product initiatives.
• Create standards and protocol for quantity takeoff from both 2-D and 3-D electronic documentation
• Update and expand cost database records associated with job order contracting.
• Create a plan for improving the UPB in its usability.
• Formulate a staffing plan that will be able to accommodate client inspired growth, organic growth and quality control/enhancement
• Create analytics to support pricing modeling that is live and easily updated.
• Create a protocol to control quality control before product is delivered to the client.
• Envision enhancements to include technical drawings, informative descriptions and automation.
• Identify sources of data of analytical value, root cause incorrect data to be detected and corrected, augment internally created data with external sources, AI, and learning algorithms, and consolidate data into a unified analytics-friendly environment.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining new/innovative reporting platforms to convey results using the allocated tools.
• Identify relationships between construction/estimating variables, items, quantities, and costs to create assemblies of multiple items based on calculated relationships
• Manage and collaborate with other estimators, architects, engineers, and team members in a highly collaborative manner.
• May handle other responsibilities as needed

Required skills and experience:

• Minimum 10+ years of relevant work experience required 
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, Data Science, Business, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience with the design and/or construction of Corporate, Government, K-12, Higher Education, Healthcare and/or Laboratory type projects preferred.
• Ability to adopt and utilize multiple software platforms.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, collaboration, and time management skills.
• Basic knowledge of construction including means, methods, and costs.
• Knowledge in construction material costing.
• Knowledge in estimating.
• Knowledge in data management.

Benefits of Working at FOS:

• Flexible work schedules! We offer a hybrid model, so you can work from home and/or work from the office
• Competitive benefits package, including a generous paid time off policy
• An inclusive work environment that encourages employees to demonstrate their strengths and passions in achieving personal and organizational goals
• Coaching with leadership that enables professional growth for future career pathing
• The opportunity to work for a growing team with proven success

  The salary range for this position is $96,800 to $121,000 annually.  This salary range is the range we believe is the anticipated range of possible base compensation at the timing of the posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the anticipated salary range for the position. Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses. We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances. We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs. For a general overview of our benefits, please visit our careers page at https://www.cannondesign.com/careers/benefits. Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.   FOS of CannonDesign is a multidisciplinary professional services and software consultancy founded on the core value that clients are our most important partners. FOS began with a good idea – seeing the need to help facility managers identify what they own, the condition of their facility, and how best to use this data for future capital planning. FOS started as