Lead Cost Manager – Data Center Projects

Currie & Brown Holdings; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k Matching

Paid Vacation

Relocation Opportunities

Job summary

Currie & Brown Group is seeking a skilled Cost Manager to support Data Center projects in the Baltimore, MD area. You will work with project leaders to ensure budget adherence, cost control and value optimization across the life cycle.

Responsibilities include budgeting, change management, cost reporting, risk tracking, cashflow forecasting, and stakeholder communications. The role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and delivering excellence for high-profile clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a related technical field preferable.
• A minimum of eight years' cost engineering, management and/or estimating experience.
• Quantity surveying background preferable.
• Experience of working on large complex capital projects.
• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite of products (MS Word, Excel, Project).
• Ability to self-manage, requiring minimal supervision.
• Good time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Desire to lead, mentor and develop a successful team.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining budgets and tracking project costs throughout the life of projects.
• Undertaking change management, estimating impacts of changes and contingency drawdown.
• Dealing with monthly cost reporting and budget reconciliation.
• Developing risk register and tracking impacts.
• Handling cashflow forecasting and monitoring.
• Undertaking payment recommendations and reviewing contractor/consultant invoices.
• Developing WBS and cost breakdowns.
• Conducting cost estimating through various design stages using past experience, historical data and parametric ratios.
• Supporting client account management.
• Communicating details effectively to internal and external stakeholders including presentations.
• Establishing new and maintaining existing project controls tools.

Skills

Budgeting

Cost estimation

Project cost control

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Self-management

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in related field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

Currie & Brown Group is seeking a skilled Cost Manager to support Data Center projects in the Baltimore, MD area. You will work with project leaders to ensure budget adherence, cost control and value optimization across the life cycle.

Responsibilities include budgeting, change management, cost reporting, risk tracking, cashflow forecasting, and stakeholder communications. The role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and delivering excellence for high-profile clients.