Project Controls Manager

Description:

Job Title: Project Controls Manager
Location: New York, USA

Client
A specialist construction and project advisory consultancy supporting developers, investors and owners in delivering complex, high-value construction and infrastructure projects across the US.

The business provides end-to-end project delivery expertise across cost management, estimating, project controls, programme management and commercial oversight, helping clients maintain control over budgets, schedules, risk and overall project performance.

With an established presence in the data centre and mission-critical infrastructure market, the consultancy supports major client programmes and large-scale data centre developments where cost certainty, financial control and delivery performance are critical.

Role Overview
The Project Controls Manager will play a key role in strengthening cost management, financial reporting and project controls across large client programmes. Working closely with an established 25-person data centre cost management team, the successful candidate will take ownership of budgets, cost reporting, forecasting and change control.
Reporting to the Director of Scheduling, this is an excellent opportunity to join a growing consultancy, take on significant responsibility and contribute to the continued development of its project controls offering.

Key Responsibilities
▪ Own and manage project budgets, cost reports and financial forecasts across large client programmes.
▪ Monitor project commitments, change orders, contingency and overall cost performance.
▪ Prepare and deliver monthly cost reports, dashboards and management information for clients and senior stakeholders.
▪ Support the development of estimates, risk registers and cash-flow projections.
▪ Identify cost variances, potential risks and financial trends, providing clear recommendations to support decision-making.
▪ Work closely with project teams, clients and senior stakeholders to maintain financial control and reporting discipline.
▪ Collaborate with the wider project controls function and support the future development of the scheduling practice.
Ideal Candidate Profile
▪ Strong experience in project controls, cost management or cost consultancy, ideally gained within a recognised project or cost management consultancy.
▪ Proven experience in cost reporting, budget management, forecasting and change control.
▪ Experience working on large-scale development programmes. Data centre experience is beneficial but not essential.
▪ Background in commercial, mixed-use, institutional or infrastructure developments would be highly relevant.
▪ Confident producing cost reports and presenting financial information to owners, executives and senior stakeholders.
▪ Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients and wider project teams.
▪ Comfortable working with project controls and reporting systems.