Graduate Cost Advisory Consultant (Available 2024)
Arup
- Los Angeles, CA
- $71,000-78,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Collaborate with design professionals, project stakeholders, and relevant parties to understand the scope and impact of proposed projects.
- Prepare various analyses such as cost estimating, scheduling, risk modeling, and constructability assessments of proposed projects.
- Collaborate with design professionals to identify opportunities and efficiencies within a construction project, be able to evaluate different construction options and develop a variety of solutions for a project.
- Outreach with the construction industry to understand complex methods for building projects such as bridges, tunnels, highways, and tall buildings.
- Familiarize oneself with a variety of construction software and perform analysis e.g. Primavera, HCSS, Revit, AutoCad, Microstation.
- Excel financial modeling will be required and a large part of how one presents their analysis.
- Work with a team of engineers and consultants to understand the impacts and cost of labor, material and other resources for a project.
- Understand how to read and analyze blueprints digitally and manually. Perform quantity take-offs.
- Develop high-level and detailed construction cost estimates.
- You will support the team in the development and assessment of business cases for new energy and/or infrastructure projects, working with developers, financiers, state and local agencies.
- Work with clients in activities such as client meetings, presentations, workshops etc.
- Request, manage and review relevant project data, studies, plans, and contextual issues;
- Prepare analyses, draw conclusions, make recommendations;
- Assist in presentations of the above to satisfy client needs and goals;
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Economics, Business or Finance, Organizational Psychology, Computer Science, Logistics or similar with coursework in Engineering, Economics, Business and/or applied math/sciences.
- Strong interest in infrastructure project development, delivery and/or operations
- Knowledge of basic business and operational concepts
- Strong quantitative skills with good knowledge of MS Excel.
- Proficient in MS Office suite.
- The ability to prioritize effectively, balance assigned work and exceptional organization skills required for our constantly evolving environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills essential for team-based working
- Presentation skills with colleagues and clients at all levels
- Analytical mindset and/or Strategic thinker
- Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally
- Strong proficiency in a technical or consulting area derived from professional experience (design, construction, development, owner/public sector, technical consulting, investment banking, management consulting, etc);
- Excellent presentation and writing skills are required. Advanced capability with Microsoft Office Suite
- Outstanding quantitative and analytical skills.
- Strong interest in and passion for working in the energy, infrastructure or ESG sectors;
- Master's degree Construction Management, Economics, Business or Finance, Organizational Psychology, Computer Science, Logistics or similar
- Bilingual (Spanish or Portuguese with English)
- Familiarity with project management tools and techniques
- Flexibility and Out-of-the-Box innovative thinking