Cost Data Manager

Summary

Join CannonDesign's Facility Optimization Solutions (FOS) as a Cost Data Manager to support Job Order Contracting (JOC) efforts. The ideal candidate will have experience in data management, cost estimation, and team leadership. Responsibilities include creating data collection frameworks, updating cost databases, developing pricing models, and enhancing reporting platforms. A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree are required. Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills are essential. CannonDesign offers flexible work schedules, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Requirements

• 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
• 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

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• 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
• 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