Construction Budget and Financial Manager

Cook Children's Health Care System; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cook Children's Health Care System is seeking a Construction Budget and Financial Manager to lead the financial planning and oversight for capital construction across the health system. The role ensures accurate budgeting, monitoring, and alignment with organizational goals.

You will partner with project managers, finance leaders, contractors, and operational stakeholders to manage requisitions, forecasting, risk mitigation, and financial performance throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in construction finance, capital budgeting, project controls, project accounting, or construction cost management.
• Demonstrated proficiency managing capital project budgets in healthcare, commercial construction, higher education, or similar complex environments.
• Demonstrated knowledge in budget forecasting, cost analysis, financial reporting, and capital planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and financial reporting for capital construction projects.
• Serve as primary financial resource for the Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) Department.
• Ensure projects are accurately budgeted, financially monitored, and aligned with organizational objectives.
• Provide leadership in requisitions, cost analysis, forecasting, financial risk mitigation, and performance reporting.

Skills

Budget forecasting

Cost analysis

Financial reporting

Construction finance

Project controls

Project accounting

Capital budgeting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Location:

Rosedale Office Building

Department:

Construction and Facility Planning

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Standard Weekly Hours:

40

Summary:

The Construction Budget and Financial Manager ("Manager") is responsible for the financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and financial reporting of capital construction projects across the healthcare system. The Manager serves as the primary financial resource for the Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) Department, ensuring capital projects are accurately budgeted, financially monitored, and managed in alignment with organizational objectives.

The Construction Budget and Financial Manager provides leadership in project requisitions, cost analysis, forecasting, financial risk mitigation, and project financial performance reporting. This role collaborates closely with project managers, finance leaders, contractors, consultants, and operational stakeholders to ensure fiscal stewardship of capital investments and support informed decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in construction finance, capital budgeting, project controls, project accounting, or construction cost management.

• Demonstrated proficiency managing capital project budgets in healthcare, commercial construction, higher education, or similar complex environments.

• Demonstrated knowledge in budget forecasting, cost analysis, financial reporting, and capital planning.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.

About Us

Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.