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Project Controls Cost Lead, Project & Development Services
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22 August 2026 (20 hours ago)
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19 November 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Job Title
Project Controls Cost Lead Project & Development ServicesJob 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
- Act as the project controls lead for large-scale complex or high-risk capital projects serving as the primary point of contact for project-level cost management delivery.
- Establish and lead cost management programs tools technologies processes and procedures to support large capital projects and portfolios.
- Coordinate and integrate contractor consultant engineering and third-party cost inputs into a comprehensive and integrated project cost plan.
- Lead cost management workstreams across multiple project phases ensuring consistency with project controls standards and client requirements.
- Interface directly with client stakeholders project managers construction managers and project teams to provide strategic cost guidance and recommendations.
- Identify analyze and communicate project cost risks opportunities and mitigation strategies to senior project leadership and clients.
- Lead detailed cost trend variance and performance analysis providing actionable insights to support project decision-making.
- Drive project accrual budgeting forecasting and cash flow processes including monthly bi-weekly and weekly reporting requirements.
- Support and facilitate project risk management processes including quantitative risk assessments and cost contingency analysis where required.
- Develop implement and lead earned value management practices on complex capital programs.
- Support development and continuous improvement of project controls plans project execution plans and governance frameworks.
- Coordinate inputs from project controls analysts schedulers and other project team members to ensure timely and accurate reporting deliverables.
- Review and approve invoices from subcontractors vendors consultants and third-party service providers.
- Support procurement activities including development of RFPs RFQs bid evaluations contractor selection and commercial negotiations.
- Lead the development validation and maintenance of project estimates throughout the project lifecycle.
- Drive value engineering initiatives and cost optimization efforts to maximize project outcomes while maintaining project objectives.
- Support the development implementation and continuous improvement of cost management procedures standards and best practices for both Cushman & Wakefield and clients.
- Provide guidance mentoring and technical leadership to junior project controls professionals and support delivery oversight in partnership with Project Controls Managers and senior leadership.
- Ensure all cost reporting forecasting and project controls deliverables are completed accurately consistently and in accordance with established standards.
Education / Experience / Training
- Bachelors degree in Architecture Engineering Construction Management Project Management or related field.
- Eight (8) or more years of related experience working as a cost management expert on capital projects including design construction and testing/commissioning phases.
- Demonstrated experience leading cost management or project controls workstreams on large complex or high-risk projects.
- Direct experience working within complex matrixed project environments and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Expertise using cost management project controls and reporting software including advanced Excel capabilities.
- Experience within one or more of the following industries required: construction life sciences data centers industrial manufacturing or other related technical sectors.
- Demonstrated experience interacting directly with clients and senior project stakeholders.
- Proven ability to identify communicate and mitigate project cost and schedule risks.
- Must possess exemplary written and verbal communication skills.
Competencies
- Leadership
- Cost Management
- Project Controls
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Problem Solving
- Communication
- Strategic Thinking
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 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 candidates experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $ 110500.00 - $130000.00Cushman & 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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