Controls Manager, Cost – Data Center Construction

Arcadis

Construction Cost Controls Manager handling cost management for data center deliveries and overseeing budget activities. Responsible for coordinating with cross-functional teams and ensuring accuracy in financial reporting.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $130,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s 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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision
EAP
401K
STD
LTD
AD&D
life insurance
paid parental leave
reward & recognition program
wellbeing benefits
adoption assistance
tuition reimbursement
nine paid holidays
15 days PTO that accrue per year

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Hard Skills & Tools

construction cost controlsbudget setupcost trackingforecastingaccrualsvariance analysisfinancial reportingdata QA/QCchange managementinvoice review

Soft Skills

analytical skillswritten communicationattention to detailcommitment to data accuracyability to work with multiple stakeholders

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Construction ManagementBachelor’s degree in EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Quantity SurveyingBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in Business