Cost Control Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Cost Controls Manager

Location: Texas

Work Type: Hybrid

Employment Type: Permanent/ Full Time

Industry: Construction

Summary of Position:

The Cost Controls Manager is responsible for the overall project cost management, encompassing budgeting, forecasting, tracking, reporting and managing the entire change control process on a data center megaproject. This role requires a strong background in project controls, construction estimation and contract negotiation within the mission-critical or data center environment.

Key Responsibilities:

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• Cost Management and Control:
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• Develop, implement, and maintain the project's financial plan and budget, tracking expenditures against approved budgets.
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• Perform detailed cost analysis, forecasting, and reporting, providing regular updates on budget status to project leadership and stakeholders.
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• Review, verify, and approve contractor progress billings and payment applications, ensuring accuracy relative to actual construction status.
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• Assist in cash flow forecasting and processing of payment requests.
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• Leverage data visualization tools for financial modeling and reporting.
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• Change Control and Risk Mitigation:
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• Own and lead the end-to-end Change Control process, ensuring all changes in scope or cost are properly documented, reviewed, and approved by the necessary parties.
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• Analyze and negotiate contractor change order requests, aiming to mitigate unnecessary cost and scope creep.
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• Maintain the project Change Order Log, providing transparent tracking of all potential and executed changes.
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• Work proactively with the design and construction teams to identify potential change drivers and implement mitigation strategies.
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• Manage and finalize contract processes and documents related to RFIs (Requests for Information) and change orders.
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• Stakeholder Collaboration:
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• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Legal) to ensure commercial and financial outcomes align with strategic organizational objectives.
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• Serve as the key resource for cost reporting and cost management support for the project.
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• Build trusted relationships with external vendors and general contractors to drive performance improvement and control costs.
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• Process Improvement:
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• Establish and lead cross-functional cost management programs to drive performance improvement.
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• Ensure cost controls processes and tooling are optimized and consistently applied across the technical organization.
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Required Qualifications

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• Education: Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance or a related field is preferred.
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• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in cost control, estimating or financial analysis with a preference in data center or mission-critical facilities construction.
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Skills:

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• Strong proficiency in budgeting, forecasting and cost control for large construction projects.
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• Demonstrated experience managing and negotiating agreements, pay applications and change orders with general contractors and subcontractors.
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• Expert-level proficiency in cost management software and Microsoft Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint.
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• Deep knowledge of general construction market conditions and cost benchmarks for mechanical, electrical and structural systems.
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• Excellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
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Work Environment:

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• Primarily construction site–based, supporting field teams and trailers.
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• Occasional travel to regional job sites may be required.
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• Requires regular use of computers, mobile devices and standard office equipment.
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