Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Senior Cost Manager, ANS

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects • Denver, CO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Accenture Infrastructure & Capital Projects is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to provide on-the-ground commercial management support for data center projects. This role ensures clients are financially and contractually protected by managing and reporting on all commercial issues. The Senior Cost Manager will lead the Cost Trend Management (CTM) process, identify scope changes, market shifts, and risks impacting project budgets, and ensure EPC teams understand baseline estimates. The role involves setting up cost reporting, integrating CTM data, chairing bi-weekly CTM meetings, updating the CTM log, participating in design reviews, and capturing client-driven changes. Additionally, the position supports cost estimation, QA cost trend reports, and provides feedback for CTM tools and processes. The work location is flexible, involving a mix of remote, client site, and Accenture office work, with an emphasis on in-person collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying or related field
• 5+ years of related experience
• 5+ years of experience managing the estimating or commercials on a major construction portfolio
• 5+ years of experience of commercial management during pre-construction of major construction projects
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience collaborating with all other areas of the datacenter program
• Ability to think strategically
• Ability to build the trust of our construction partners needed to agree very large construction contracts and final accounts

Nice To Haves

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) full membership or equivalent
• Commercial knowledge of construction internationally
• 5+ years of experience working on construction contracts used internationally

Responsibilities

• Provide on-the-ground commercial management support to ensure the client is financially and contractually protected across all 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 the baseline estimates, including scope, cost, and execution assumptions.
• Set up cost reporting correctly at design kick-off, ensuring accurate budget breakdowns and CTM data integration.
• Chair bi-weekly CTM meetings with key stakeholders, drive actionable outcomes, and document meeting minutes.
• Update the CTM log to reflect cost changes, root causes, and review stages for accurate project tracking.
• 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 the CTM process.
• Support cost estimation, QA cost trend reports, and provide quarterly feedback to improve CTM tools and processes.

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

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