Manager, Construction Cost & Forecasting

Responsibilities

Own budget tracking, cost forecasting, trend management, GMP reconciliation, and cost reporting across assigned data center projects.

Serve as the primary interface with Turner & Townsend and other cost consultants, working closely with Development, Design, Procurement, and Construction teams to maintain cost visibility, support decision-making, and ensure approved budgets are successfully transitioned into field cost controls and change management processes.

Qualifications

• Approximately 4 to 5 years of experience in construction cost management spanning both preconstruction and field execution phases on large-scale capital projects, ideally from a general contractor background.
• Mission-critical or large-scale infrastructure experience preferred; data center experience a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of GMP development, budget tracking, cost forecasting, and change management processes in a general contractor or owner’s representative context.
• Experience working with or managing third-party cost consultants such as Turner & Townsend, Linesight, or similar firms.
• Proficiency in cost management and reporting tools; comfort developing and maintaining structured cost templates and reporting frameworks across multiple project stakeholders.
• Effective communicator with the ability to translate complex cost data into clear, actionable reporting for project leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage cost controls across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced development environment.