Senior Cost Manager – Pharma Projects Lead

Currie & Brown Holdings; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking a Sr. Cost Manager to support pharmaceutical projects in San Francisco. The role focuses on delivering high-quality service, knowledge sharing, and driving innovation across project teams.

The successful candidate will develop budgets, manage costs, lead cost estimating activities, and mentor team members while communicating with stakeholders and client account teams. Jointly, you will reinforce Currie & Brown’s reputation for excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related technical field preferable.
• Eight years’ cost engineering, management and/or estimating experience.
• Quantity surveying background preferable.
• Experience on large complex pharmaceutical projects.
• Extensive knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Project).
• Ability to self-manage with minimal supervision.
• Strong time management, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Desire to lead, mentor and develop a team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain budgets and track project costs.
• Conduct change management and assess change impacts.
• Perform monthly cost reporting and budget reconciliation.
• Develop risk registers and track impacts.
• Forecast cashflow and monitor cash movements.
• Review contractor/consultant invoices and make payment recommendations.
• Develop WBS and cost breakdowns.
• Conduct cost estimating across design stages using historical data.
• Support client account management and stakeholder communications.
• Establish and maintain project controls tools.

Skills

Cost engineering

Budgeting

Change management

Cost estimating

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related technical field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

MS Project

Job description

Currie & Brown is seeking a Sr. Cost Manager to support pharmaceutical projects in San Francisco. The role focuses on delivering high-quality service, knowledge sharing, and driving innovation across project teams.

The successful candidate will develop budgets, manage costs, lead cost estimating activities, and mentor team members while communicating with stakeholders and client account teams. Jointly, you will reinforce Currie & Brown’s reputation for excellence.