Senior Cost Manager, Life Sciences

Company: CBRE
Location: Boston
Posted on: April 6, 2025

Job Description:

Senior Cost Manager, Life Sciences

Job ID

212965

Posted

02-Apr-2025

Service line

PJM Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Construction, Project Management

Location(s)

Boston - Massachusetts - United States of America

About the Role:

As a Senior Cost Manager, Life Sciences you will oversee multiple multi-disciplined commercial real estate solutions for large and high-profile Life Sciences clients.

This job is part of the Building Consultancy function. They are responsible for specialist building services including surveying, inspections, and planning.

What You'll Do:

• Lead Cost Management for multiple Life Sciences commercial real estate projects, ensuring budget accuracy, risk mitigation, and financial efficiency.
• Assess complex project scopes and client needs to develop and present recommended budgets for necessary pre-bid and pre-construction cost estimating and cost planning services.
• Partner with large project teams to source and oversee the pre-bid and pre-construction services associated with the development of a project budget and cost plan.
• Manage Procurement & Vendor Contracts, including tendering, bid leveling, and landlord contribution negotiations.
• Oversee Financial Reporting & Cost Control, providing monthly and quarterly reports, KPIs, and variance analyses.
• Align Cost Plans with Project Schedules, ensuring accurate cash flow forecasting and project accruals.
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives.
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function.
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view.
• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies.
• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals.
• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  What You'll Need:
  
  Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
  
  --- Bachelor's Degree preferred (or equivalent experience in cost management, finance, or related fields).
  
  --- Minimum eight years of experience in cost management, project controls, and financial planning for real estate, construction, or infrastructure projects.
  
  --- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Power BI, and SAP for cost modeling and reporting.
  
  --- Strong analytical skills with expertise in budget forecasting, financial audits, and procurement strategy.
  
  --- Ability to manage complex, multi-million-dollar budgets and align cost plans with corporate financial policies.
  
  --- Experience in stakeholder engagement, working with landlords, project teams, and senior leadership.
  
  --- Fluency in English and professional proficiency in Spanish (preferred for global project coordination).
  
  
  
  Disclaimer:
  
  Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner &Townsend was consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with Turner & Townsend PJM US LLC, you will subsequently transfer directly to Turner & Townsend at a date to be determined.
  
  Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is $110,000 annually and the maximum salary for this position is $130,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on Turner & Townsend's applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.
  
  Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
  
  Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

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