Cost Manager

Zachry Group • San Antonio, TX

2d

About The Position

The Cost Manager manages and executes the cost control function for an assigned project, ensuring accurate budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and data integrity to support informed decision-making. The role oversees cost reporting and trend analysis, provides actionable insights to project leadership, and supports cost accountability across the project team. It aligns cost-control work with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) practices, planning and scheduling, progress measurement, estimate development, and contract commercial terms.

The position generates standard and ad hoc reports, performs cost analytics and commercial analysis, communicates project health using standardized tools and methods, and identifies cost-control measures that support project financial performance and deliverables. The work is performed in a general office environment with occasional exposure to construction-site conditions. The employee must be willing and able to relocate to a project location anywhere within the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of industry experience, or 10 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years in scheduling or project controls.
• Advanced knowledge of CPM scheduling and earned value reporting.
• Proficiency in scheduling software, including Primavera and Oracle, and the Microsoft Office Suite.

Nice To Haves

• Acumen Fuse.
• Work Packaging Software.
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain system accuracy and data integrity across cost systems.
• Perform analytics including Bill of Quantities (BOQ), Earned Value Management, forecasting, and scenario evaluation.
• Generate standard cost reports for project stakeholders and develop ad hoc reports to support project decision-making.
• Conduct contract and commercial analysis to assess financial impacts.
• Lead or participate in meetings with Project Management Teams to communicate cost performance.
• Support the development and refinement of reporting to reflect project health.
• Communicate project status effectively using standardized tools and methods.
• Apply historical and current project trends to inform cost-related decisions.
• Identify and implement cost-control measures that drive accountability across the project team.
• Support team coordination and task execution to meet project deliverables.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and disability coverage.
• Other ancillary benefits through Zachry’s Total Employee Rewards Program.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.
• Company-provided paid time off and holidays, in accordance with company policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior