Cost Researcher
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Job Location:
Greenville, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Title: Cost Researcher
Type: Part-Time
Location: Remote in US
Strategic Goal: To provide high-fidelity market data that fuels primarily the Gordian Estimating application verticals through proactive outreach and digital validation.
Role Overview
The Cost Researcher is a critical First Responder in our data-to-product lifecycle. This is not a passive data-entry role; it is a role designed for an investigative researcher who enjoys de-bottlenecking complex pricing structures. You will be responsible for obtaining verifying and validating cost data through direct market engagement and digital research tools.
Primary Responsibilities
- Strategic Market Outreach: Execute professional inquiries via phone and digital channels to manufacturers suppliers and contractors to secure current labor and material costs.
- Data Integrity & Validation: You will not just collect numbers. You will validate data points against historical trends and current market logic to identify outliers or Single Points of Failure in the data.
- Forensic Documentation: Maintain a clear and traceable audit trail for all research ensuring that our Engineering and Data Analyst teams can trust the provenance of every price point.
- Vertical Support: Assist in the maintenance and expansion of the CSI Divisional Engineers by researching specific technical specifications and regional cost variances.
- Tools & AI Integration: Utilize program management tools and productivity tools (including AI-augmented search and internal databases) to expedite the research process and improve data accuracy.
Required Competencies
- Investigative Mindset: A natural curiosity to look beneath the surface of a quote or price list to ensure it represents the true market reality
- Construction Understanding: Knowledge of construction from either school or work experience
- Technical Literacy: Proficiency with web-based research Microsoft Office tools especially Excel and collaborative platforms (Slack/Teams). Familiarity with (or interest in learning) SQL or AI-assisted research tools is a significant plus but not required.
- Communication Precision: The ability to represent Gordian professionally to external vendors and clearly articulate data anomalies to internal stakeholders.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Intelligence Community Experience
- Python
- Spss
- Microsoft Word
- R
- Regression Analysis
- Windows
- Stata
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Data Modeling
- Writing Skills
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