Senior Cost Manager: Infrastructure Projects (Hybrid)

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects is seeking a seasoned commercial manager to support data center projects on-site and with remote collaboration. You will protect client interests financially and contractually, lead CTM efforts, and drive accurate cost reporting across designs and changes.

Role requires a Bachelor’s degree in construction-related field plus 7+ years in similar roles, including pharmaceutical industry exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering related field.
• 7+ years in a similar or related role with pharmaceutical experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-the-ground commercial management support to protect client financially and contractually across data center projects.
• Manage and report on all commercial issues regularly to maintain transparency and accountability.
• Lead the Cost Trend Management (CTM) process by identifying scope changes, market shifts, and risks impacting project budgets.
• Ensure EPC teams understand baseline estimates, including scope, cost, and execution assumptions.
• Set up cost reporting at design kick-off with CTM data integration.
• Chair bi-weekly CTM meetings with stakeholders and document minutes and CTM log updates.
• Participate in design reviews to track cost changes from concept to final design stages.
• Capture and log client-driven changes for review and approval in CTM.
• Support cost estimation, QA cost trend reports, and improve CTM tools and processes.

Skills

Financial management

Cost control

Contract management

Project reporting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Job description

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects is seeking a seasoned commercial manager to support data center projects on-site and with remote collaboration. You will protect client interests financially and contractually, lead CTM efforts, and drive accurate cost reporting across designs and changes.

Role requires a Bachelor’s degree in construction-related field plus 7+ years in similar roles, including pharmaceutical industry exposure.