Title: MEP Cost Manager FLSA Status: Exempt Reporting to: Office Director Company Overview We are looking for dynamic individuals to join our team! With over 20 offices in North America and the Caribbean in addition to over a hundred global offices and approximately 4,000 staff worldwide, RLB has a truly global reach while still offering a local presence to its clients almost without exception. We are committed to our core services and pride ourselves on our dedication to customer care and leading edge service provision. RLB is an award-winning international firm, known for providing property and construction consultancy advice at all stages of the construction cycle. Utilizing its many years of experience and professionally trained employees, RLB continues to firmly establish itself as one of the major players in the construction industry throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Oceania. Our employees are involved in a variety of projects across a range of sectors, from sports arenas and healthcare to higher education and convention centers. As a privately held company, we hire the best people, give them exceptional training, and provide extensive opportunities for professional growth while working on exciting projects while providing an excellent compensation and benefits package. Overview of Role We are currently recruiting a MEP Cost Manager to join a client-focused team. This is an exciting opportunity for a high-caliber individual to join and strengthen our office. The MEP Cost Manager will take the project and pull the necessary components together and establish, in an accurate manner, the anticipated cost of the MEP portions of the project. This position is responsible for coordinating the mechanical, plumbing, fire protection and electrical aspects of the project with other disciplines to assure complete scope coverage. The ideal candidate should have experience in cost estimating, quantity surveying and/or construction management. The MEP Cost Manager should have the ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the clients desired project outcome. Job Requirements:Essential Functions Preparation of construction related cost estimates, cost plans, and cost strategies Reviews drawings and specifications to determine scope and quantities to calculate pricing Communicates, solicits and interacts with sub-contractors in various trades to obtain pricing for projects Determines quantities of materials in various trades by using estimating department software Change order reviews and valuations of work in progress and bid analyses Preparation of studies and plans on value engineering, life cycle costing, and sustainable practices Attends pre-bid meetings and site visits to assess the conditions of the site or existing building, as necessary Solicits and receives MEP bids, reviewing for scopes of work and pricing for completeness. Communicates with bidders for final overview and assures completeness of bid prior to inclusion in an estimate, bid or guaranteed maximum price (GMP) Reviews drawings and specifications for MEP assigned portions of Preconstruction Projects to calculate budgets from schematic through final construction documents as assigned Communicates with team members, bid captains, estimating manager and others as required, convening scopes, pricing, construction details, etc. Prices work as required to budget for MEP trades Provides complete estimates on MEP trades Develops strategies to pursue, estimate and win competitive bids Develops and establishes ability to budget MEP work without 100% of documentation to the point of developing ability to conceptually budget, visualize and plan a project Contributes to team performance by collaboration and effective communication. Contributes to and understands the clients desired project outcomes, identifies opportunities to add value to accomplish the desired outcomes. Adds to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.A' Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or related field is required Recent experience and specialty in electrical and mechanical cost strategies Cost control in the commercial/institutional/Industrial sector concentrating on vertical construction Experience with conceptual and detailed measurement / pricing Experience in CMGC / GCCM process Experience with estimating software systems, onscreen takeoff software and BIM Professional certifications preferred Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: Indoor office environment. May require work on site location when necessary Equipment used includes: computers and standard office machines Essential physical tasks include: the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on a telephone. May require the use of a ladder on occasion RLB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.