Cost Researcher

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.

Fortive Corporation Overview

Fortive’s essential technology makes the world stronger, safer, and smarter. We accelerate transformation across a broad range of applications including environmental, health and safety compliance, industrial condition monitoring, next-generation product design, and healthcare safety solutions.

We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in software-powered workflow solutions, data-driven intelligence, AI-powered automation, and other disruptive technologies. We’re a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

We are a diverse team 18,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact. 

At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential—your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference. 

At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone. 

At Fortive, we believe in growth. We’re honest about what’s working and what isn’t, and we never stop improving and innovating.

Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.