Cost Controls Manager

Technical Delivery Specialist at Coalesce Management Consulting

We are supporting a global technology leader on one of the most ambitious capital programmes currently underway — a large-scale data centre expansion spanning multiple sites across Europe and North America.

We are looking for a Cost Controls Manager to join this programme on the owner's side — someone who has built solid EPC cost control foundations and is ready to step into a complex, high-value environment where the numbers matter, the pace is real, and the exposure to senior programme leadership is significant.

What you will be doing

• Cost Control & Budget Management Own the cost control function for one or more EPC packages — maintaining budgets, tracking commitments and expenditure, and ensuring the cost baseline stays defensible from mobilisation through close-out.
• Change & Variation Cost Tracking Support the identification, assessment, and processing of variation orders and change events from a cost perspective. Build a clear audit trail linking scope change to budget impact, and keep forecasts current as positions evolve.
• Forecasting & Cost-to-Complete Assist in the preparation and review of cost forecasts and cost-to-complete analysis — gathering progress data, cross-referencing commitments, and supporting the senior team in forming an accurate view of final cost exposure.
• Reporting & Trend Analysis Maintain accurate cost trackers and produce clear internal reporting that gives programme leadership visibility of budget status, variance, trends, and open cost risk.
• Stakeholder Interface Interface with the client, subcontractors, and internal project teams to keep cost data accurate, timely, and aligned across the full delivery lifecycle.

What we are looking for

• 7–10 years of experience in cost control or cost management within EPC or major capital project environments
• Hands‑on experience with budgeting, forecasting, cost‑to‑complete, and variation/change cost tracking — not just exposure, but ownership
• Engineering, quantity surveying, or construction management background — we need someone who can engage credibly with contractors on technical and commercial matters
• Data centre, critical infrastructure, or large‑scale MEP experience is a strong advantage
• Detail‑oriented and organised — you understand that cost control lives or dies on the quality of the data
• Clear and confident communicator, written and verbal
• Comfortable working in a fast‑moving, multi‑stakeholder programme environment

Duration: 18+ months with strong possibility of extension
Arrangement: Independent Contracting Engagement

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level. Employment type: Contract. Job function: Project Management. Industries: Construction.