Construction Cost Controls Lead – Data Center Programs

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Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Construction Cost Controls Manager to support major data center and mission critical capital programs. This role will provide hands-on construction cost controls support across leased data center facilities tenant fit-outs retrofits technology modernization connectivity work ground-up data center construction and associated infrastructure.

The Construction Cost Controls Manager will support budget management cost forecasting invoice review change order analysis risk documentation financial reporting accruals compliance documentation data quality purchase order support and financial closeout activities.

The ideal candidate is highly organized detail-oriented commercially aware and comfortable operating in a fast-paced high-volume data center delivery environment with multiple platforms deadlines contractors vendors and internal stakeholders.

Program Context

This role supports construction cost controls delivery across complex data center project types which may include:

Leased Data Center / Fit-Out / Retrofit / Modernization Programs

• Leased data center facility fit-outs
• Data center retrofits
• Technology modernization projects
• Connectivity scope
• Projects in various lifecycle stages from planning and pre-construction through closeout

New Build Data Center Programs

• Ground-up data center construction
• Associated campus and utility infrastructure
• New build construction cost controls
• Contractor forecasting and cash flow review
• Change management accruals reporting and closeout support

The role requires dedicated construction cost controls focus while maintaining consistent standards reporting discipline and governance across separate data center workstreams.

Role accountabilities:

Key Responsibilities

• Manage construction cost controls for data center fit-out retrofit modernization connectivity and new build programs.
• Support budget setup cost tracking forecasting cash flow work-in-place accruals and estimate-at-completion reporting.
• Review contractor and vendor invoices payment applications backup documentation and cost submissions.
• Analyze and process change orders including unit rates labor rates markups commercial backup and forecast impacts.
• Maintain alignment between budgets commitments purchase orders actuals pending changes and forecasted final costs.
• Support risk register updates cost risk tracking mitigation actions and escalation of emerging issues.
• Perform data QA/QC across project controls financial procurement and reporting systems.
• Prepare monthly cost reports variance commentary executive summaries and ad-hoc cost analyses.
• Coordinate with construction project controls finance procurement scheduling estimating and delivery teams.
• Support contract purchase order compliance documentation and financial closeout activities.

Role Expectations

The Construction Cost Controls Manager will be expected to:

• Operate as a hands-on construction cost controls professional in a high-volume data center project environment.
• Support project controls leadership with reliable execution quality control and reporting.
• Maintain strong discipline around deadlines data accuracy documentation and workflow follow-through.
• Translate cost and commercial information into clear decision-ready insights.
• Proactively identify cost invoice change accrual and reporting issues before they become project impacts.
• Support consistent service delivery across leased data center retrofit modernization connectivity and new build construction requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management Engineering Quantity Surveying Finance Business or related field.
• 7 years of experience in construction cost controls project controls cost management commercial management or related capital project delivery roles.
• Experience supporting large-scale construction data center mission critical industrial technology infrastructure or complex capital programs.
• Strong knowledge of construction cost control forecasting change management invoice review accruals purchase orders variance analysis and financial reporting.
• Experience reviewing contractor change orders invoices cost reports forecasts cash flows and supporting documentation.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders systems workflows and reporting deadlines.
• Strong Excel analytical and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior data center hyperscale mission critical technology or advanced manufacturing experience.
• Experience with leased data center facilities tenant fit-outs retrofits technology modernization connectivity scope or new build data center construction.
• Familiarity with platforms such as Unifier eBuilder Procore procurement systems Tableau Power BI Primavera P6 Oracle SAP or similar PMIS / ERP / reporting systems.
• Experience with compliance documentation audit readiness financial controls and governance-driven reporting.
• Professional certifications such as CCP CEP PSP PMP MRICS CCM or AACE credentials are a plus.

Key Competencies

• Construction cost controls discipline and commercial judgment
• Data center delivery awareness
• Strong data validation and QA/QC mindset
• Forecasting and variance analysis capability
• Change order and invoice review experience
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Ability to manage deadlines and high-volume workflows
• Comfort working across multiple systems and stakeholders
• Proactive escalation and issue resolution
• Strong service orientation
• Ability to operate independently while staying aligned with program governance

Performance Expectations / Success Measures

Success in this role will be measured by the Construction Cost Controls Managers ability to support:

• Timely invoice reviews aligned with month-end deadlines.
• Change order reviews completed within agreed turnaround periods.
• Accurate cost forecast cash flow work-in-place and variance reporting.
• Clean quarterly accruals with minimal or no defects.
• Accurate risk register maintenance and reporting.
• Timely support of new contract and contract change approvals.
• High-quality data across project controls platforms.
• Clear reliable support to project controls and delivery leadership.
• Consistent delivery across leased data center retrofit modernization connectivity and new build construction requirements.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical dental and vision EAP 401K STD LTD AD&D life insurance paid parental leave reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per salary range for this position is $130000 - $165000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors such as experience education budget internal equity project and location.