Senior Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor

<p><strong>Job Description</strong></p> <p><strong>Leland Saylor Associates</strong> is seeking an experienced<strong> Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor</strong> to deliver cost management, cost control, and estimating services on our clients’ projects, working in collaboration with our D.C.–based team. Our work supports primarily U.S.-based clients, and this role applies established U.S. estimating and cost-management practices across the full project lifecycle. This is a hybrid role, with on-site presence at our Washington D.C. office required as-needed.</p> <p>To be successful in this role you must have excellent communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing capacity. Candidates must have a Visa or be a US Citizen authorized to work.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Daily Duties</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide estimating and cost planning, including producing and presenting the final cost plan.</li> <li>Collaborate with the design services team, general contractor, and owner in the development and reconciliation of cost estimates.</li> <li>Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.</li> <li>Meet with the general contractor and owner’s project manager to gather status information and prepare cost estimate updates.</li> <li>Prepare written comments on the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary.</li> <li>Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.</li> <li>Inform and drive design and engineering priorities based on cost impact.</li> <li>Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling and budget issues.</li> <li>Manage cost checks and carry out progress valuations and pay-application reviews on larger projects.</li> <li>Manage change control, post-contract cost variances, contingency management, and commitment tracking logs.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Pre-Contract Duties</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at each design milestone (schematic, design development, and construction documents).</li> <li>Prepare detailed conceptual cost estimates and cost studies from schematic or feasibility-level documentation.</li> <li>Provide commercial input to design option analysis and lead value engineering exercises.</li> <li>Develop variance summaries between estimates as the design evolves.</li> <li>Prepare detailed instructions to bidders, trade-specific clarifications, and comprehensive bid packages.</li> <li>Solicit and evaluate subcontractor bids using bid tally sheets, and lead