Strategic Cost Manager for Large-Scale Infra

Accenture; Kokomo (IN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Cost Management professional to lead cost estimates, life cycle costing, and risk tracking for complex projects. You’ll contribute to pre-contract discussions and drive standardized cost documentation across a mix of remote, client-site, and Accenture office environments.

The role requires 2+ years in cost management, a related degree, and proficiency with CostX and MS Office tools. Flexibility in location and travel to client sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in cost/construction fields (e.g., Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Data Analytics).
• Minimum 2+ years of cost management experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates and cost plans with benchmarking data.
• Develop value engineering and life cycle costing options to optimize project efficiency.
• Identify potential risks and maintain the project’s Risk Register.
• Contribute to pre-contract meetings with cost-related insights.
• Create and manage cost control reports to track financial performance.
• Attend client meetings with senior colleagues and document key discussion points and actions.
• Participate in design team meetings, assess cost implications, and implement agreed outcomes.
• Assist in developing standardized project templates for consistent documentation.
• Prepare and manage change order logs, invoice logs, and detailed cost reports.
• Oversee measurements and pricing research for development appraisals and qualification reviews.
• Flexible: work location includes remote, onsite at client, or Accenture office/center.
• Some in-person time for collaboration with clients and teams.

Skills

Cost management

Cost estimation

Value engineering

Risk management

Documentation

Client meetings

Cost control reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in cost/construction fields

Tools

CostX

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Cost Management professional to lead cost estimates, life cycle costing, and risk tracking for complex projects. You’ll contribute to pre-contract discussions and drive standardized cost documentation across a mix of remote, client-site, and Accenture office environments.

The role requires 2+ years in cost management, a related degree, and proficiency with CostX and MS Office tools. Flexibility in location and travel to client sites is expected.