Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Cost Manager - Data Center (All Levels), ANS

About the role

The role involves preparing cost estimates and cost plans, developing value engineering and life cycle costing options, identifying potential risks, contributing to pre-contract process meetings, creating and managing cost control reports, attending client meetings, participating in design team meetings, assisting in developing standardized project templates, preparing and managing change order logs, invoice logs, and detailed cost reports, overseeing measurements and pricing research for development appraisals and qualification reviews.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates and cost plans, incorporating benchmarking data for review.
• Develop value engineering and life cycle costing options to optimize project efficiency.
• Identify potential risks and help maintain the project’s Risk Register.
• Contribute to pre-contract process meetings, offering cost-related insights.
• Create and manage cost control reports to track financial performance.
• Attend client meetings with senior colleagues and document key discussion points and actions.
• Participate in design team meetings, assess cost implications, and implement agreed outcomes.
• Assist in developing standardized project templates for consistent documentation.
• Prepare and manage change order logs, invoice logs, and detailed cost reports.
• Oversee measurements and pricing research for development appraisals and qualification reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Data Analytics or another cost / construction focused.
• Cost Manager: 2+ years of minimum cost management experience.
• Senior Cost Manager: 5+ years of cost management experience.
• Lead Consultant: 7+ years of cost management experience.

Qualifications

• Experience working in hyper-scale data centers is a plus.
• Thorough and complete knowledge of the construction process and management techniques, methods, and materials.
• Proficient in the use of advanced functions in CostX to produce estimates, bills, etc.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint) at an appropriate level.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Organized and detail oriented.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements, including a mix of remote and onsite work, with some in-person collaboration required.

Pay

$140,000 - $160,000 per year

Schedule

Flexible work arrangements, including a mix of remote and onsite work, with some in-person collaboration required.