Project Controls Cost Lead, Project & Development Services

Job Title

Project Controls Cost Lead, Project & Development Services

Job Description Summary

This Lead-level role acts as the project controls lead for large, complex, or high-risk capital projects and programs. The individual is responsible for coordinating all cost management activities, serving as the primary point of contact for project-level controls delivery, and partnering directly with clients, project leadership, and key stakeholders. The role provides leadership across cost management workstreams, ensuring consistent application of project controls standards while delivering strategic insights related to cost performance, forecasting, risk, and project outcomes.

The Lead Cost Manager will drive the development and implementation of integrated cost management strategies from project initiation through closeout, coordinate inputs across project controls teams, and support delivery excellence across complex client engagements. This role represents a key transition point toward management responsibilities, providing oversight, mentoring, and leadership to project controls team members.

Job Description

Essential Job Duties

• Actastheprojectcontrolsleadforlarge-scale,complex,orhigh-riskcapitalprojects,servingastheprimarypointofcontactforproject-levelcostmanagementdelivery.

• Establishandleadcostmanagementprograms,tools,technologies,processes,andprocedurestosupportlargecapitalprojectsandportfolios.

• Coordinateandintegratecontractor,consultant,engineering,andthird-partycostinputsintoacomprehensiveandintegratedprojectcostplan.

• Leadcostmanagementworkstreamsacrossmultipleprojectphases,ensuringconsistencywithprojectcontrolsstandardsandclientrequirements.

• Interfacedirectlywithclientstakeholders,projectmanagers,constructionmanagers,andprojectteamstoprovidestrategiccostguidanceandrecommendations.

• Identify,analyze,andcommunicateprojectcostrisks,opportunities,andmitigationstrategiestoseniorprojectleadershipandclients.

• Leaddetailedcosttrend,variance,andperformanceanalysis,providingactionableinsightstosupportprojectdecision-making.

• Driveprojectaccrual,budgeting,forecasting,andcashflowprocessesincludingmonthly,bi-weekly,andweeklyreportingrequirements.

• Supportandfacilitateprojectriskmanagementprocesses,includingquantitativeriskassessmentsandcostcontingencyanalysiswhererequired.

• Develop,implement,andleadearnedvaluemanagementpracticesoncomplexcapitalprograms.

• Supportdevelopmentandcontinuousimprovementofprojectcontrolsplans,projectexecutionplans,andgovernanceframeworks.

• Coordinateinputsfromprojectcontrolsanalysts,schedulers,andotherprojectteammemberstoensuretimelyandaccuratereportingdeliverables.

• Reviewandapproveinvoicesfromsubcontractors,vendors,consultants,andthird-partyserviceproviders.

• SupportprocurementactivitiesincludingdevelopmentofRFPs,RFQs,bidevaluations,contractorselection,andcommercialnegotiations.

• Leadthedevelopment,validation,andmaintenanceofprojectestimatesthroughouttheprojectlifecycle.

• Drivevalueengineeringinitiativesandcostoptimizationeffortstomaximizeprojectoutcomeswhilemaintainingprojectobjectives.

• Supportthedevelopment,implementation,andcontinuousimprovementofcostmanagementprocedures,standards,andbestpracticesforbothCushman&Wakefieldandclients.

• Provideguidance,mentoring,andtechnicalleadershiptojuniorprojectcontrolsprofessionalsandsupportdeliveryoversightinpartnershipwithProjectControlsManagersandseniorleadership.

• Ensureallcostreporting,forecasting,andprojectcontrolsdeliverablesarecompletedaccurately,consistently,andinaccordancewithestablishedstandards.

Education / Experience / Training

• Bachelor'sdegreeinArchitecture,Engineering,ConstructionManagement,ProjectManagement,orrelatedfield.

• Eight(8)ormoreyearsofrelatedexperienceworkingasacostmanagementexpertoncapitalprojects,includingdesign,construction,andtesting/commissioningphases.

• Demonstratedexperienceleadingcostmanagementorprojectcontrolsworkstreamsonlarge,complex,orhigh-riskprojects.

• Directexperienceworkingwithincomplex,matrixedprojectenvironmentsandmultidisciplinaryprojectteams.

• Expertiseusingcostmanagement,projectcontrols,andreportingsoftware,includingadvancedExcelcapabilities.

• Experiencewithinoneormoreofthefollowingindustriesrequired:construction,lifesciences,datacenters,industrial,manufacturing,orotherrelatedtechnicalsectors.

• Demonstratedexperienceinteractingdirectlywithclientsandseniorprojectstakeholders.

• Provenabilitytoidentify,communicate,andmitigateprojectcostandschedulerisks.

• Mustpossessexemplarywrittenandverbalcommunicationskills.

Competencies

• Leadership

• CostManagement

• ProjectControls

• RiskManagement

• StakeholderManagement

• ProblemSolving

• Communication

• StrategicThinking

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 110,500.00 - $130,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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