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Cost Manager - Data Center - Charleston SC

Arcadis

The Role

Overview

Manage cost estimating, budgeting, and control for data center construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • cost estimating
  • change management
  • budget control
  • cost forecasting
  • project reporting
  • financial reconciliation

Tasks

-Assisting with change management and control of total project costs (general contractors, direct suppliers, and professional appointments) -Analyzing projects to ensure that project funding is adequate by performing estimates, cost forecasts, cost trends, and accrual of actual costs -Monitoring and audit compliance -Reconciling program and project controls data with the client’s fiscal and financial controls systems -Providing project-level reports, including a detailed analysis of project cost and changes -Providing support to Project Teams throughout the project lifecycle -Maintaining and controlling budgets from design concept through to project completion -Preparing material, labor, and equipment cost estimates for concept designs, design development documents, bid documents, and change orders -Presenting results of cost analyses to senior staff and clients -Developing cost estimates for civil, structural, architectural, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical disciplines -Completing cost validation and quantity surveying on an as-needed basis -Estimating and negotiating potential change orders

Requirements

  • 5+ years
  • primavera
  • excel
  • power bi
  • construction
  • bachelor's

What You Bring

-5+ years of relevant experience, either with data center construction projects or complex capital construction projects -Strong software skills related to: Primavera P6, Excel, MS Office, Power BI, etc. -Understanding of the construction project process -Ability to engage with the client and key stakeholders at all levels using exceptional written and verbal communication skills -Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying) or equivalent work experience

The Company

About Arcadis

-Evolved into a global design, engineering and consultancy powerhouse. -Excels in major infrastructure, water management, urban building, transport and industrial manufacturing projects worldwide. -Recent standout assignments include flood defences in New York, the Sydney Metro, and sustainable legacy planning for the Paris Olympics. -Structured around core business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience and Intelligence—backed by digital centres of excellence. -Notable for blending data-driven tools with traditional consulting to optimise asset lifecycles and smart infrastructure.

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Water

Environment

Buildings

Transport

Utilities