Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Senior Cost Manager, ANS

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects•Houston, TX

7d•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 CTM meetings, updating the CTM log, participating in design reviews, capturing client-driven changes, and supporting cost estimation and QA processes. This is a flexible role with a mix of remote, client site, and Accenture office work, emphasizing collaboration and relationship building.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying or Civil Engineering related field
5+ years of related experience
Must have pharmaceutical experience
At least 7 years in a similar or related role
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.