Construction Costing Project Manager
POP MART Americas Inc.
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Quantity Take-offs: Utilize Bluebeam and AutoCAD to perform detailed material and labor take-offs from architectural and MEP sets
- Bid Leveling: Conduct apples-to-apples comparisons of GC bids, identifying scope gaps, and levelling bids
- Negotiation: Lead financial negotiations with vendors and contractors to ensure pricing aligns with current market benchmarks and historical data
- Portfolio Oversight: Manage the Cost-to-Complete (CTC) for the entire construction pipeline, ensuring all project budgets are updated weekly
- Change Order Validation: Review all Change Order Requests (CORs) for legitimacy, ensuring they are not "scope creep" and are priced according to contract unit rates
- Cash Flow Management: Forecast monthly funding requirements and track accruals to assist the Finance department with CapEx planning
- Platform Administration: Act as the primary financial user for Procore or Autodesk Construction Cloud, ensuring all contracts, commitments, and invoices are accurately logged
- Executive Dashboards: Generate reports on portfolio spend, variance trends, and cost-per-square-foot metrics for senior leadership
- Post-Mortem Analysis: Conduct look-back audits on completed projects to refine estimating templates for future store prototypes
- Experience: 5–7 years of construction estimating or cost engineering, specifically within the retail, hospitality, or multi-site commercial sector
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or architecture
- Analytical Mindset: Proven ability to spot financial trends and risks across a large volume of simultaneous projects
- Contractual Knowledge: Deep understanding of AIA contracts (G702/G703) and the legalities of construction billing
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position (e.g., seated or at a desk) for extended periods while operating a computer or other office equipment
- Must be able to occasionally lift or move items weighing up to 25 pounds
- Market-competitive packages: we provide 401k, health insurance, PTO leave, paid sick leave, and family leave, etc.
- Opportunities to learn and lead: we provide on-the-job training to ensure employees are equipped with the most up-to-date skill sets and knowledge
- Career development: we work with you to advance your career through short-term assignments, and new experiences, etc.