Global Cost Management Senior Associate

Ada Infrastructure; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Healthcare Savings Account (HSA) with

Life Insurance (Basic & Voluntary)

Disability insurance (LTD/STD)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Commuter Benefits

Education sponsorship

Job summary

Ada Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Associate, Cost Management (Global) to own cost controls for NA projects and coordinate across regions. This role oversees budgeting, underwriting inputs, CAPEX updates, and cost governance, working with external consultants to deliver accurate cost data.

You will help develop cost frameworks, KPIs, and reporting, supporting regional delivery teams and the Cost Management CoE; strong Excel modeling and Procore/Yardi experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of progressive experience in cost management, quantity surveying, or commercial management (mission-critical / complex infrastructure preferred)
• Demonstrated experience executing estimating, budgeting, forecasting, and cost controls across multiple concurrent projects
• Strong understanding of CAPEX cost planning, contingency management, and cost-focused change control (scope vs estimate evolution)
• Expert-level proficiency in Procore cost modules and exposure to ERP systems such as Yardi and Yardi Construction Manager
• Experience partnering with investment/underwriting and maintaining cost inputs, assumptions, and sensitivities in business case models
• Proven ability to manage and challenge tier‑one cost consultants and professional services firms; set expectations and drive quality
• Advanced financial and cost modeling capability (Excel-based models; comfort with CAPEX, cash flow, and return sensitivities)
• Strong communication skills: ability to translate cost data into clear executive‑ready insights and actionable recommendations

Responsibilities

• Support the development, publication, and maintenance of top-down cost targets and benchmarking assumptions by market and archetype
• Provide estimating support to optimize global design standards and associated kit of parts; challenge assumptions and quantify variance drivers
• Drive consistent cost management practices across assigned projects; estimating, budgeting, forecasting, contingency tracking, and cost reporting
• Maintain discipline around cost evolution from underwriting through delivery; produce clear budget bridges and variance narratives
• Partner with Business Intelligence to ensure definitions, data quality expectations, and reporting cadence are met
• Develop cost-focused KPI views and executive-ready summaries that surface early warning signals and recommended actions
• Support North America Delivery and Development teams with project-level budget governance including commitments, actuals, forecasts, and cash flow inputs across all WBS items including AOR/EOR, GCs, subs and LLE vendors
• Validate escalation/inflation and regional market assumptions impacting CAPEX; document impacts and communicate to stakeholders
• Support Investment, PMG, and Delivery teams with underwriting cost inputs, sensitivities, and updates through development phases
• Help with review and validation of scope change costs, track contingency drawdown, and ensure auditabilityCoordinate with regional teams to visualize variance analysis and budget bridge data presentations
• Oversee and manage day-to-day outputs from third-party cost consultants in North America (e.g., Turner & Townsend, Soben, Linesight); ensure deliverables meet internal and external reporting standards
• Contribute to continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and helping develop standard templates, playbooks, and training materials for cost management

Skills

Cost management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost controls

Excel modeling

Executive communication

Vendor management

Underwriting support

Tools

Procore

Yardi

Job description

Ada Infrastructure is seeking a Senior Associate, Cost Management (Global) to own cost controls for NA projects and coordinate across regions. This role oversees budgeting, underwriting inputs, CAPEX updates, and cost governance, working with external consultants to deliver accurate cost data.

You will help develop cost frameworks, KPIs, and reporting, supporting regional delivery teams and the Cost Management CoE; strong Excel modeling and Procore/Yardi experience are essential.