Senior Cost Control Consultant - Data Center Construction

Requirements

• Monitoring and controlling costs to ensure the financial health of projects.
• Managing cash flow, pay applications, and change management.
• Budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Implementing cost-saving measures to meet project goals and client requirements.
• Building strong working relationships across stakeholders through clear communication, constructive challenge, reliability, and a collaborative attitude.
• Demonstrating a professional, respectful, and solutions-oriented approach when engaging with clients, contractors, and internal teams, particularly in high-pressure project environments.
• Leading the review and commercial challenge of general contractor and trade partner pay applications, change requests, and supporting backup to ensure accuracy, entitlement, and value for money.
• Maintaining a clear and auditable cost control environment across commitments, changes, accruals, invoices, and forecasts, ensuring all records are accurate and decision-ready.
• Providing exception-based reporting to the client and project leadership, highlighting key risks, aging change, unfunded exposure, forecast variances, and items requiring escalation.
• Developing and maintaining project budgets, forecasts, and cost control systems.
• Tracking and reporting all project expenditures, preparing and analyzing cost reports.
• Monitoring cost performance, identifying risks and providing mitigation strategies.
• Collaborating with project managers, finance, and procurement teams for accurate invoicing, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Overseeing contract administration and ensuring compliance.
• Conducting risk assessments and implementing management protocols.
• Providing regular project status updates and detailed progress reports.
• Ensuring all cost management activities adhere to industry standards and legal regulations.
• Managing cash flow process with the general contractors and reviewing variances and providing detailed feedback.
• Preparing detailed monthly cash flow reports/narratives for client to review.
• Preparing and submitting pay applications review to clients, resolving discrepancies and tracking their status.
• Reviewing and verifying subcontractor and vendor invoices.
• Documenting and assessing changes to project scope, schedule, or budget.
• Implementing change management protocols and preparing change order requests.
• Performing SOX control responsibilities, adhering to industry standards and legal regulations.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Relocation Assistance