Posted 6 months ago
Assistant Cost Manager (NOC 22303)
@ Rider Levett Bucknall
Oakville, Ontario
Overview
Rider Levett Bucknall is hiring an Assistant Cost Manager, reporting to the Office Director, for full-time work. The role handles independent construction cost control, including change order review, estimates, value analysis, schedule of values, feasibility studies and historical cost reports across multiple projects. Work is indoors in an office, with occasional on-site visits when needed.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare construction cost estimates, cost plans and cost strategies
- Review change orders and value work in progress and bids
- Prepare value engineering, life cycle costing and sustainability studies
- Gather and analyze proposals, blueprints and specifications to compute costs
- Maintain the cost database and prepare special cost reports
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, quantity surveying or related field
- Experience in electrical and mechanical cost strategies
- Cost control in commercial, institutional or industrial construction
- Experience with conceptual and detailed measurement and pricing
- Experience with CMGC or GCCM processes
- Experience with estimating software, takeoff software and BIM
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-05-06
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-28
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Finance & accounting |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Construction Management, Quantity Surveying |
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Rider Levett Bucknall
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RLB. Where people make progress. For over 240 years, RLB has thrived by bringing together the right people and doing things the right way. We look out for our people, which means we look out for each-other. Kind of like a family, if that family had 4,500 different, diverse and amazing people around the world. We work hard, enjoy the journey, and aim to do good, making a lasting positive impact on our communities and planet. We are proud of our independence, we believe in straight talk, dreaming big and exceeding expectations. Because when the world counts on us, we count on each other. At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: TRUTH. TRUST. TOGETHER. TOMORROW. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.
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RLB. Where people make progress. For over 240 years, RLB has thrived by bringing together the right people and doing things the right way. We look out for our people, which means we look out for each-other. Kind of like a family, if that family had 4,500 different, diverse and amazing people around the world. We work hard, enjoy the journey, and aim to do good, making a lasting positive impact on our communities…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Construction |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | Cost Management and Quantity SurveyingAdvisoryProject ManagementBuilding SurveyingSpecification ConsultancyDesign ManagementClaims ManagementExpert WitnessForensic AnalysisRisk Management |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 3 |
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Title: Assistant Cost Manager
Reporting to: Office Director
Overview of Role
The Assistant Cost Manager is responsible for all independent construction cost control functions for review of
the construction projects change orders including complete estimates, value analysis, schedule of values,
comparisons, assisting with feasibility studies, and historical cost reports. This individual can perform cost control
functions on multiple projects of varying complexity simultaneously. The Assistant Cost Manager should have the
ability to identify opportunities within a project that will add value and help successfully accomplish the client’s
desired project outcome.
Essential Functions
• Preparation of construction related cost estimates, cost plans, and cost strategies
• Change order reviews and valuations of work in progress and bid analyses
• Preparation of studies and plans on value engineering, life cycle costing, and sustainable practices
• Prepares work to be estimated by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related
documents.
• Identifies labor, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, blueprints, specifications, and
related documents.
• Computes costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements.
• Resolves discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
• Presents prepared estimate by assembling and displaying numerical and descriptive information.
• Prepares special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Maintains cost data base by entering and backing up data.
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing technical publications.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned.
• Contributes to team performance by collaboration and effective communication.
• Contributes to and understands the clients desired project outcomes, identifies opportunities to add
value to accomplish the desired outcomes.
• Adds to team effort by accomplishing other duties as assigned.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering
customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management or Quantity Surveying or related field is required
• Recent experience and specialty in electrical and mechanical cost strategies
• Cost control in the commercial/institutional/Industrial sector concentrating on vertical construction
• Experience with conceptual and detailed measurement / pricing
• Experience in CMGC / GCCM process
• Experience with estimating software systems, onscreen takeoff software and BIM
• Professional certifications preferred
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
• Indoor office environment. May require work on site location when necessary.
• Equipment used includes computers and standard office machines.
• Essential physical tasks include: the ability to work on a computer and the ability to answer and speak on
a telephone.
RLB is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.
NOTICE TO EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
RLB North America’s Talent Acquisition Team exclusively manages all external agency engagements. Candidate submissions will only be accepted from agencies with a current, fully executed fee agreement. Submissions without an active agreement will be considered unsolicited. RLB North America assumes no obligation to pay fees and reserves the right to contact, interview, or hire candidates without obligation to the submitting agency. All unsolicited resumes or candidate information, including materials sent directly to RLB employees, will be considered the property of RLB North America.
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