Senior Cost Analyst

Summary:

Cost Planning & Forecasting: Develop detailed cost models, project budgets, and cash flow forecasts from feasibility to final closeout

Variance & Performance Analysis: Track capital expenditures (CapEx), analyze cost variances against baselines, and report Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to executive leadership

Change & Risk Management: Oversee full change-order workflows, evaluate contractor pricing claims, and mitigate commercial risk

Key Responsibilities

Financial Costing and Analysis

• Review and maintain project budgets and cost forecasts throughout the project lifecycle.

• Monitor and report on project expenditures, cash flow, and financial performance against approved budgets.

• Lead contract administration activities including procurement, change orders, and claims management.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, proactively addressing potential cost overruns and schedule delays.

• Collaborate closely with project managers, engineers, architects, contractors, and other stakeholders to align financial objectives with project delivery goals.

• Implement and maintain best practices for cost management, control, and reporting processes.

• Prepare and present regular cost and financial reports to senior management and relevant stakeholders.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in construction project management, with a focus on data center or colocation infrastructure for a general contractor, colocation provider, or hyperscaler.

• Proven track record of successfully delivering large-scale data center construction projects as an individual contributor or technical lead.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to work independently under pressure.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Work Location and Travel:

At Site Location - Abilene, Texas

At Site location - Rayville, LA

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Black Box is a leading technology solutions provider. Our mission is to accelerate our customers’ business by valuing relationships with our team members, clients and stakeholders. By continuously growing our knowledge, we remain relevant in the market and are in a superior position to help customers design, deploy and manage their IT infrastructure. Through our values, such as innovation, ownership, transparency, respect and open-mindedness, we deliver high-value products and services through our global presence and 2,500+ team members in 24 countries and growing. Black Box is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGC Networks.

Black Box is an equal opportunity employer. Black Box does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status, and endorses those policies and practices which seek to recruit, hire, train and promote the most qualified persons into available jobs.