Senior Cost Manager Estimator
Role Overview
This senior-level role leads comprehensive cost estimating and quality control for large healthcare projects, including HCAI facilities. Day-to-day tasks include performing quantity take-offs, interpreting construction drawings, and communicating cost strategies to clients and stakeholders. The hire will represent the firm as the lead OCMI representative and support one of the nation's largest healthcare programs.
Perks & Benefits
This is a fully remote position with a preference for candidates in California or West Coast time zones. You'll work on complex, rewarding healthcare projects with a supportive, collaborative team. The company emphasizes career growth and offers the stability of a privately owned firm with a strong culture of teamwork and integrity.
Full Job Description
At OCMI, our core values—One Team, Curiosity, Meaningful Service, and Integrity—drive everything we do. Founded in 1982 and still privately owned, we've become one of the nation's fastest-growing construction management consultancies. Serving markets across federal, education, hospitality, healthcare, technology, and commercial sectors, we offer comprehensive services including cost management, project management, scheduling, and project controls. Most importantly, our teams are passionate about supporting each other and making a difference in the communities we serve.
We’re excited to welcome a Senior Cost Manager/Estimator to our team. We’re seeking candidates preferably based in California or the West Coast time zone, with experience in HCAI healthcare projects. This is a fantastic remote opportunity where you’ll play a key role on our cost management / estimating team, leading comprehensive estimating efforts, overseeing quality control, clearly communicating cost strategies to clients, A/E consultants, leading reconciliations and interacting with internal stakeholders.
You’ll support one of the largest healthcare programs in the country, working on complex and rewarding projects while continuing to grow your career alongside a passionate team of cost management, project management and scheduling professionals.
If this opportunity aligns with your experience and interests, we encourage you to apply. A recruiter and subject matter expert will review your application and respond within five business days.
Responsibilities:
- Represent the firm to clients, peer organizations, and business associates with the values of OCMI
- Be capable of explaining cost deliverables, processes, and justifications in a formal meeting, presentation, or negotiation as the lead OCMI representative.
- Provide detailed quantity take-off and preliminary pricing for a variety of construction project types.
- Review and interpret construction drawings to understand the overall project scope.
- Support development of comprehensive cost estimates/models communicating the client’s project and strategic goals.
- Facilitate document control, file maPlease mention the word **PLAYFUL** and tag RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw== when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RODguMTk4Ljk5LjE0Mw==). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.