Cost Controls Manager

We’re seeking Cost Controls Managers to support large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs, including highways, roads, bridges, transit (bus and rail), aviation (international airports), and water/wastewater projects delivered through both traditional and alternative delivery methods. You’ll hold the cost position on an assigned program: what the work was budgeted at, what it is forecast to cost now, and what the gap between those two numbers means for funding and delivery decisions. This bank spans managers running cost control on a single program through leaders running the cost function across a portfolio.

This post is for future roles and not for a specific opportunity that is available right now. We accept applications and conduct interviews in advance of upcoming hiring needs. When a candidate is selected, their profile is activated in our talent pool for this specialty area. We notify our talent pool candidates first whenever we have a project need.

• →Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• →Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills.
• →Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships.
• →Natural curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, accounting, or finance, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of cost control experience for large (>$500M), complex, heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience developing and maintaining program budgets, cost baselines, work breakdown structures, and cost coding on active construction programs.
• Experience producing cost forecasts, estimates at completion, cash flow projections, and earned value and variance analysis.
• Experience reviewing contractor payment applications, cost reports, and change order pricing against contract terms and verified progress.
• Experience leading, supervising, or coordinating cost control staff, including review of their work products and consistency of method between them.
• Experience with industry standard program cost management and cost modeling software (e.g., Oracle Unifier, e-Builder, Kahua, Microsoft Excel, etc.).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g., Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

• Master’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, accounting, or finance.
• Active professional certifications such as CCP or EVP (AACE), CCM (CMAA), and/or PMP (PMI).
• Experience leading the owner’s cost control function on a program exceeding $1B in construction value.
• Experience supporting owner’s representative, program management, or construction management assignments on transportation, transit, aviation, or water and wastewater programs.
• Experience setting contingency and management reserve policy on a multi-year capital program, including drawdown tracking and replenishment decisions.
• Experience defending program cost reporting in grant, funding agency, or oversight reviews, including reconciliation against the owner’s enterprise financial systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.