Cost Analyst

Position Description: Acts as subject matter expert on Client, Consultant and Trade contractual terms and conditions. Essential Duties & Responsibilities*: Set up, negotiate, enforce and educate the various contracts on a project or in a given Business Unit or Region. Support Business development with contract review and negotiations as required. Support the Purchasing, Estimating and Operations Departments with special contract needs (ie. design consultants) or where there are exceptions to the standard agreements. Ensure the project(s) is following the contract and that we have proper documentation in place. Advise the Project Manager (PM), Senior Project Manager (SPM) or Project Executive (PX) of staff requirements to ensure contract compliance. All letters to be responded to within 24 hours, 48 hours maximum, or as required by the contract or specific strategy. Ensure documentation from other aspects of project (e.g. transmittals, Requests for Information (RFI), emails, etc.) are consistent with the contract. Train, advise and track consistency of this correspondence's compliance with contract requirements. Read and determine staff action required on all incoming letters. Establish a workflow for the key processes that will ensure compliance with the contract. The key is to be efficient with the response reducing the duplicity of handling correspondence (e.g. multiple people reading the same letter without a strategy or responsible person). Strategize position and response on all contract issues in conjunction with project leadership. Consult with in-house or appropriate legal counsel at project startup and periodically throughout the project duration. Assist in resolution of code interpretation discrepancies as required. Write and/or review all letters with factual assistance from others as needed. Develop appropriate tools to ensure all issues are tracked, addressed and serve their intended purpose or potential purposes in the future. Communicate to staff (staff meetings) the general direction issues are heading and the Company's position. Attend Senior Staff Meetings and update on progress and issues as necessary. Assess and recommend process changes to reduce waste and inefficiency. Educate, mentor and train others to advance the skills of the project team, Business Unit and/or Region.