Project Controls Manager (Cost)

Arcadis U.S.Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

401K

Paid parental leave

Wellbeing benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Nine paid holidays

Job summary

Arcadis U.S. Inc. is seeking an experienced Construction Cost Controls Manager to support data center and mission-critical programs.

This primarily remote role will manage cost controls across tenant fit-outs, retrofits, technology modernization, connectivity projects, and ground-up construction. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in cost controls, strong forecasting, cash flow, and financial reporting skills, and the ability to coordinate with multiple teams to deliver accurate insight in a

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in construction cost controls or project controls.
• Experience with data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Strong forecasting, cash flow, and variance analysis skills.
• Advanced Excel and analytical abilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Manage budgets, commitments, actual costs, forecasts, cash flow, accruals, and EAC reporting.
• Review invoices, change orders, labor rates, markups, and supporting docs.
• Maintain cost risk registers and escalate concerns.
• Prepare monthly cost reports and variance explanations.
• Ensure data accuracy across project controls, finance, procurement, and reporting systems.
• Support purchase orders, contract administration, compliance, and financial closeout.
• Partner with delivery teams to resolve cost issues.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Business

Tools

Unifier

eBuilder

Procore

Power BI

Tableau

Primavera P6

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Construction Cost Controls Manager to support data center and mission critical capital programs. This primarily remote role will manage cost controls across tenant fit-outs, retrofits, technology modernization, connectivity projects, and ground-up construction. The ideal candidate can deliver accurate financial insight, identify risks early, and support informed decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Role accountabilities:

• Manage budgets, commitments, actual costs, forecasts, cash flow, accruals, work-in-place, and estimate-at-completion reporting.
• Review contractor and vendor invoices, payment applications, change orders, labor and unit rates, markups, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain cost risk registers, monitor mitigation actions, and escalate budget or forecast concerns.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, variance explanations, executive summaries, and ad hoc financial analyses.
• Ensure data accuracy across project controls, finance, procurement, and reporting systems.
• Support purchase orders, contract administration, compliance documentation, audit readiness, and financial closeout.
• Partner with construction, project controls, finance, procurement, estimating, scheduling, and delivery teams to resolve cost issues.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in construction cost controls, project controls, cost management, commercial management, or capital project delivery.
• Experience supporting complex construction programs, preferably within data centers, mission critical facilities, industrial, technology, or infrastructure environments.
• Strong knowledge of forecasting, cash flow, change management, invoice review, accruals, purchase orders, variance analysis, and financial reporting.
• Advanced Excel and analytical skills, paired with strong communication, organization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, systems, workflows, and deadlines in a high-volume environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with tenant fit-outs, retrofits, technology modernization, connectivity projects, or ground-up data center construction.
• Familiarity with Unifier, eBuilder, Procore, Power BI, Tableau, Primavera P6, Oracle, SAP, or similar PMIS and ERP systems.
• Professional certification such as CCP, CEP, PSP, PMP, MRICS, CCM, or another AACE credential.

Key Success Measures

Accurate and timely invoice and change reviews, dependable forecasting and accrual reporting, strong data quality, proactive risk identification, and consistent cost controls support across the program portfolio.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• EAP
• 401K
• STD
• LTD
• AD&D
• life insurance
• paid parental leave
• reward & recognition program
• wellbeing benefits
• adoption assistance
• tuition reimbursement
• nine paid holidays
• 15 days PTO that accrue per year

The salary range for this position is $130,000 - $165,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.