Construction Cost Manager, NA Design & Construction Governance, Global Engineering Services, GE[...]

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's NA Design & Construction (D&C) Cost Management team in Global Engineering Services seeks a Construction Cost Manager to oversee a portfolio of industrial projects in North America, driving cost certainty and reporting financial health to leaders and stakeholders.

The role operates as an individual contributor with moderate autonomy, requiring strong cost management frameworks, validation of project financials, and collaboration with Construction Managers, Design, Finance, and

Qualifications

• Experience in construction cost management and governance.

Responsibilities

• Execute end‑to‑end cost management functions across multiple projects.
• Maintain compliance with internal cost governance standards and thresholds.
• Track cost performance, baselines, forecasts, and reporting.
• Review change orders and validate proposed costs and scope.
• Collaborate with Construction Managers, Design, Procurement, Finance, and Operations.
• Develop and implement automated cost reporting and analytics.

Job description

Description
The NA Design & Construction (D&C) Cost Management team within Global Engineering Services (GES) is seeking a passionate and motivated Construction Cost Manager to manage and support a portfolio of industrial construction projects in North America. In this role, you will drive cost certainty across multiple projects, reporting on overall financial health to organizational leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders. Working independently and with cross‑functional teams, you will execute cost management frameworks, validate project financials, and contribute to cost management best practices across the program.

Description
The NA Design & Construction (D&C) Cost Management team within Global Engineering Services (GES) is seeking a passionate and motivated Construction Cost Manager to manage and support a portfolio of industrial construction projects in North America. In this role, you will drive cost certainty across multiple projects, reporting on overall financial health to organizational leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders. Working independently and with cross‑functional teams, you will execute cost management frameworks, validate project financials, and contribute to cost management best practices across the program.
This is an individual contributor role that operates with moderate autonomy on defined workstreams, seeking guidance from the Cost Management Manager on strategic direction while independently managing day‑to‑day cost functions across assigned projects.
This role requires approximately 25% regional travel within North America, with potential travel to all North America locations based on business needs.

Key job responsibilities

Cost Management & Governance

• Execute end‑to‑end cost management functions aligned, including cost planning, cost control, cost forecasting, and cost reporting across multiple assigned projects.
• Maintain compliance with Amazon's internal cost management governance standards, including cost authority thresholds, approval workflows, and financial delegation of authority.
  

Budget Management & Cost Controls

• Track and report cost performance metrics
• Implement and maintain cost control processes including cost baselines, work breakdown structures, and cost breakdown structures.
• Create and maintain processes for timely cost variance identification and escalation per established thresholds.
• Review, analyze, and challenge cost and time change requests from external partners
• Contingency management and monthly cost reporting leveraging internal data and tools with a bias toward automation.
  

Change Management

• Strong fundamental understanding of end‑to‑end change control process management (receipt, evaluation, negotiation, disposition) with the ability to drive a standardized process leveraging AACE standards.
• Ability to develop and review change order logs, commitment registers, and produce audit‑trail documentation
• Working with construction managers, support in the action of reviewing and validating change orders including proposed costs, scope of work, and comparison with contractual terms.
  

External Partner & Stakeholder Management

• Develop strong partnerships with Construction Managers, Preconstruction Managers, Design, Procurement, Finance, and Operations teams.
• Align cost reporting and estimating deliverables with external project managers, architects, general contractors, and consultants.
• Independently identify project risks including financial cost impacts and communicate to the Cost Management Manager and cross‑functional partners.
  

Communication & Reporting

• Contribute to daily, weekly, and monthly cost reports with a bias toward automation.
• Communicate cost metrics, trends, and recommendations effectively (verbal and written) to cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders.
  

Data Analytics & Technology

• Explore and implement generative AI and automation tools to accelerate cost estimating, change order analysis, variance reporting, and lessons‑learned extraction.
• Strong fundamentals on cost management platforms (e.g., Procore, Ecosys, Oracle Unifier, or equivalent) and advanced Excel capabilities (Power Query, pivot tables, array formulas, macros) for cost tracking and analysis.
  

A day in the life

As a Construction Cost Manager, you will primarily work with Construction Managers and act as a strategic advisor on all cost functions across multiple projects. You will independently manage cost tracking, change order validation, and financial reporting for your assigned portfolio while collaborating with Finance, Planning, and Design teams to predict project costs at a network level. With an attention to diving deep, you will support financial white papers with data and analysis, identify cost savings opportunities, and drive process improvements within your workstream. You will make trade‑offs between time, quality, and resources on your assigned projects, escalating