Senior Associate, Cost Management, Global
Core
Owns the cost dimension of project controls for North American data center projects and global level coordination, including business case inputs, underwriting model CAPEX updates, estimating, budgeting, forecasting, and cost-focused change governance.
Role type
Senior Associate, Cost Management (Infrastructure/Data Centers)
Builds
Scalable, repeatable, and agile tools and processes for global data center development
Domain
Real Estate / Data Center Infrastructure / Construction Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
CAPEX cost planning, contingency management, cost-focused change control, estimating, budgeting, forecasting, cost reporting, financial modeling (Excel), managing third-party cost consultants, variance analysis, business case modeling
Preferred skills
Quantity surveying, commercial management, Procore cost modules, ERP systems (Yardi), investment/underwriting partnership
Technologies
Procore, Yardi, Yardi Construction Manager, Excel
Responsibilities
Support development of top-down cost targets and benchmarking assumptions; Provide estimating support to optimize global design standards; Drive consistent cost management practices across assigned projects; Maintain discipline around cost evolution from underwriting through delivery; Partner with Business Intelligence to ensure data quality and reporting cadence; Develop cost-focused KPI views and executive-ready summaries; Support North America Delivery teams with project-level budget governance; Validate escalation/inflation and regional market assumptions impacting CAPEX; Support Investment, PMG, and Delivery teams with underwriting cost inputs; Help with review and validation of scope change costs and contingency drawdown; Coordinate with regional teams to visualize variance analysis; Oversee and manage day-to-day outputs from third-party cost consultants; Contribute to continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and developing standard templates
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC