What are the responsibilities and job description for the MEP Cost Coordinator position at Holder Construction?
Holder Construction is an ENR Top 25 industry leader with operations throughout the United States. We are currently seeking highly motivated construction professionals to join our company in the MEP Cost Group for our projects in Phoenix, AZ. Applicants must be willing to travel to project sites.
Primary Responsibilities:
Primary Responsibilities:
- The MEP Cost Coordinator will support our onsite Construction Operations teams in managing the onsite MEP Subcontractor’s costs. These activities include reviewing and validating MEP Subcontractor open book manifest billing/invoicing, labor tracking, monthly MEP cost projections, and Change Order management.
- Provide project set support and training for the MEP Subcontractors on the billing and cost projection tools.
- Provide consistent communication with electrical/mechanical subcontractors to fully understand changes in the MEP cost of the projects.
- Work with the onsite MEP Subcontractors and project teams to report the monthly findings of each bill and large cost projection variances.
- Drive audit issue responses and resolution with the MEP Subcontractors.
- Prepare a comparative analysis of the previous month’s billing vs current billing and develop a clear and concise explanation of the variances for each of the project stakeholders.
- Verify that all project cost dashboards and KPIs are accurately reported.
- After completing and updating the above, conduct complete, accurate, and timely cost projections to present to project leadership for their review and approval and then submit to executive leadership.
- Help the onsite team review and track Subcontractor Change Orders and Schedule of Values, having subs provide the accurate breakout with COR pricing.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, construction management, or MEP subcontractor cost experience.
- The ideal candidate will have 5 years of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing preconstruction or construction cost and finance experience.
- Ability to read and understand electrical, HVAC, plumbing, architectural, and civil plans, and specifications.
- Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of MEP Systems and equipment.
- Experience in reviewing financial aspects of the MEP system, including labor rates and material costs.
- Outstanding communication and time management skills
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment including:
- Accepts and adapts to change in a professionally appropriate and thoughtful manner
- Effectively communicates and listens
- Looks to continually improve and grow
- Organizes and uses meeting time effectively
- Lead by example via a work ethic and effort above standard in the industry
- Presents ideas in a manner that is clear, concise, and easy to understand
- Able to handle confrontation in a professional and constructive manner
- Proven ability to develop the team around them, including:
- Enables others to act
- Emphasizes the importance of people’s contributions
- Engages others and encourages high performance
- Engages in radical candor that develops others while being professional and respectful
- Willing to accept constructive criticism from others to improve themselves
