Senior Cost Manager for Infrastructure & Data Centers

Accenture PLC; University Park (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Construct is hiring a Lead Consultant for cost management in the United States. You’ll prepare cost estimates and cost plans, develop value engineering and lifecycle costing, and help optimize project efficiency across data centers, infrastructure and large-scale programs.

You’ll work with project managers, engineers and strategists, attend client meetings, maintain risk registers, manage change orders, and create standardized cost reports and templates for documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in cost/construction focus.
• 7+ years of cost management experience.
• Experience with cost estimation, value engineering and lifecycle costing.
• Experience attending client meetings and documenting actions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates and cost plans using benchmarking data.
• Develop value engineering and lifecycle costing options.
• Identify risks and maintain the project Risk Register.
• Participate in design team meetings and document cost implications.
• Create and manage cost control reports.
• Attend client meetings and document key decisions and actions.
• Develop standardized project templates for documentation.
• Prepare and manage change order logs and invoice logs.
• Oversee measurements and pricing research for appraisals.
• Flexible: mix of remote/onsite/office work.

Skills

Cost management

Cost estimation

Life cycle costing

Risk management

Cost control reporting

Client meetings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management

Tools

CostX

Microsoft Office

Job description

Accenture Construct is hiring a Lead Consultant for cost management in the United States. You’ll prepare cost estimates and cost plans, develop value engineering and lifecycle costing, and help optimize project efficiency across data centers, infrastructure and large-scale programs.

You’ll work with project managers, engineers and strategists, attend client meetings, maintain risk registers, manage change orders, and create standardized cost reports and templates for documentation.