Director of Estimating

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

In this role, you will be a member of our highly reputable cost management and estimating team. The cost team delivers solutions to clients in the areas of conceptual estimating, budget development, cost planning, feasibility studies, value management, economic forecasting, milestone reports, pre- and post-contract auditing, change order review and reconciliation, BIM 5D cost modeling, LEED cost analysis, life cycle costing, and more. We encourage you to research us to learn more about our outstanding reputation within this service line.

We are currently hiring for a Director of Estimating to be based on-site in the Syracuse, NY area. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on large-scale semi-conductor projects where you will be heavily involved in a variety of tasks ranging from estimating, cost controls, risk, and overall client management.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Consult executive level existing clientele, showcasing the services that have made Cumming an industry leader by consistently making client needs top priority. 

• Increase services to existing clientele by providing solutions to their issues and develop new revenue generating business. 

• Actively participate in the recruitment and development of diverse and talented team members. 

• Partner with other Cumming service line leaders with the goal of providing an integrated project approach to clients and setting Cumming apart from competitors. 

• Prepare fee proposals and negotiate professional services agreements. 

• Provide quality assurance to cost estimates before submittal to clients. 

• Provide suggestions to Cumming senior leadership on cost management operations as well as company, regional, and sector goal setting. 

• Oversee quality of team output and coach for excellent performance. 

• Vigorously grow revenue in diverse service offering or markets. 

• Accountable for fiscal performance in accordance with company goals.

• Provides timely business reporting for forecasts, and others as required.

• Interprets company results and P&L for area of responsibility and provides reporting to senior management.

• Mentors and leads team development.

• Approves invoices and pursues, with F&A, Accounts receivable.

• Sets strategy for business development and marketing.

• Provide organizational leadership in area of responsibility.

• Coordinating quantity surveyors or estimators to generate independent estimates in support of ""should cost"" requirement for work release.

• Works with on-site cost controllers and project controls team and finance team to forecast contractor costs.

• Work with client accounting team to ensure accurate allocation of costs by asset.

• Review contractor reports, actual costs, invoices, labor reports, etc.

• Coordinating with stakeholders to ensure entitlement in accordance with contract and CHIPS government guidance.

• Development/tracking of fit for purpose KPIs as necessary.

• Provide estimates within expected turnaround time.

• Identify discrepancy from CM estimates.

• Responsible for coordinating estimates from internal resource to support contractor work authorizations.  

• Responsible for managing field quantity surveyor resources to validate CM reporting against physical progress.  

• Responsible for generating an audit plan for field quantity surveying and managing staffing to support that plan.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Attendance at work during normal business hours.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Emerging leadership skills and client responsiveness. 

• Provide input on functional strategies and lead execution by designing programs. 

• Proactively influence changes; thinking through issue trends and scalable solutions that further organizational goals. 

• Identify and drive accountabilities. 

• Nurture regional/global team member and client relationships. 

• Identify resources to keep current and network externally. 

• Mentor/develop key