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

About the role

You'll prepare cost estimates and cost plans, incorporating benchmarking data for review. You'll develop value engineering and life cycle costing options to optimize project efficiency. You'll identify potential risks and help maintain the project’s Risk Register. You'll contribute to pre-contract process meetings, offering cost-related insights. You'll create and manage cost control reports to track financial performance. You'll attend client meetings with senior colleagues and document key discussion points and actions. You'll participate in design team meetings, assess cost implications, and implement agreed outcomes. You'll assist in developing standardized project templates for consistent documentation. You'll prepare and manage change order logs, invoice logs, and detailed cost reports. You'll oversee 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.
• Serve as a point of contact for cost-related issues and provide guidance to project teams.

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

• 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.
• Organized and detail oriented.

Skills

• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with Microsoft Project.
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices.

Benefits

Flexible: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center. With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities.

Pay

$140,000 - $160,000 a year

Schedule

Flexible schedule with some in-person collaboration.