At Anser Advisory, part of Accenture, we strive and succeed by creating smart, dynamic, and professionally skilled teams to deliver extraordinary projects for our clients. You will work on interesting projects that will expand your expertise and hone your technical skills through the ability to access the most advanced technology on the market. Your successful impact will help us obtain our goal of being the nationwide go-to professional services provider. Anser provides our clients with advisory, compliance, program, and project construction management services at the highest level of dedication.
Our relationships are based on our credibility to deliver on our commitments, with unbeatable service levels to our clients which has resulted in our rapid growth, nationwide.
We are looking for a Cost Analyst to join our growing buildings team!
Duties & Responsibilities
- Assist in planning, coordinating, processing, and expediting projects relative to the construction, modernization, installation and repair of schools, administrative buildings, and other facilities.
- Perform liaison duties among District Project Management Units, Maintenance and Operations Areas, Environmental Consultants and Abatement contractors, involved in Facilities construction, renovation & repairs.
- Review Requests for Assistance (RFAs) with FETU technical staff, determine scope of work and review project drawings.
- Perform initial funding line review and coordinate with facilities accounting staff for appropriate project funding. Prepare funding request packages.
- Plan projects, track job progress and report actual labor charges.
- Request cost proposals from environmental consultants, review cost proposals to determine accuracy, rationality and viability.
- Work with technical personnel to estimate costs of asbestos and lead abatements.
- Initiate & execute Asbestos Abatement and Lead Remediation, A&B Contracts, Task Order & JOC Contracts.
- Coordinate, plan, and assist in scheduling lead & asbestos abatements for various projects prior to demolition and renovations of school facilities and temporary housing of students and school staff during such activities.
- Review contractor’s submittals, daily logs and certified payroll for approval of invoices.
- Check and analyze requests for alterations in scope of work plans and determine the merit and validity of change orders and cost increases.
- Provide support to FETU Technical Staff on project closeout and certification efforts.
- Prepare requests and justifications for bid processing and coordinate and monitor the entire contract award process.
- Update FETU projects tracking sheet to track project progress.
- Attend Job Start meetings to review asbestos, lead, and safety requirements with the contractor and the other related parties in attendance; ensure that meeting minutes are documented and reported to project participants.
Minimum Requirements
- Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in engineering or construction Management or Environmental field.
- Candidates without a degree may compensate for experience on a year for year basis.
- Minimum of 3 years full time paid professional experience in the Project/Construction Management of projects, preferably in an educational facility construction projects or public agency projects, involved in all phases of the construction projects including pre-construction activities and planning, monitoring construction progress and close-out activities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in safety construction protocols, Cal OSHA requirements and environmental procedures
- Use of Asset and Work Management System (Maximo)
We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. Each of us contributes to our inclusive environment in how we act, our level of commitment, our encouragement to others to share their ideas, and our everyday, outstanding teamwork to support our clients.
Simply put, our firm is better...because of the people we work with.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Anser Advisory is a drug-free workplace.
Benefits for the whole you!
What We Do
We’re strategic thinkers and complex problem solvers.
Logical. Creative. Loyal.
Anser Advisory exists with singular purpose: to successfully guide programs and projects from concept to closeout. At the intersection of thoughtful analysis and creative innovation, we identify and solve the toughest challenges our clients face. We believe problem solving is a challenge to be delighted in, not overcome and we engage the best minds from every field to develop intelligent processes that are both dynamic and efficient.
- We are finance and compliance trusted advisors.
- We are design process and delivery method innovators.
- We are project controls, project management, and construction management collaborators.
We are a national firm with deep ties and commitment to the local communities in which we live, work and play.
