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Senior Cost Manager

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The Senior Cost Manager oversees construction cost control systems, budget management, forecasting, and financial reporting for construction projects, ensuring effective financial decision-making and project delivery.
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The Senior Construction Cost Manager is responsible for creating controls necessary to lead and administer the complete construction cost control systems. This will include how the company track’s budgets, commitments, expenditures, and forecasts that will ultimately be used to demonstrate competitive project delivery and establish strong benchmarks. This position will support all the data center projects across NTT GCD APAC.
Key responsibilities:
  • Develop control systems that will drive consistent, reliable, and accurate assessment of the financial position for all construction projects. This may include, but not limited to, early phase project budgeting, development of project cost program, cost report functionality, detailed forecasting methods, evaluation of cost changes, procedures for reviewing application for payments, and overall compliance to company financial requirements.
  • Analyzing and formulating meaningful information from large data sets using excel and other Microsoft products 
  • Produce Executive level/ Management level reports necessary to share accurate financial position.   
  • Manage the cost coding system within the construction team and integrate within financial systems.  
  • Develop and implement key performance indicators to demonstrate current state project performance and detect potential issues.   
  • Partner closely with NTT GDC design, engineering, and project management to plan the project and maintain control through the project life cycle.   
  • Work closely with NTT GDC suppliers to meet financial reporting requirements (commits, spends, and forecasts).   
  • Develop program of internal and external benchmarks to enable project decision making.   
  • Proactively manage budgets and potential impact to budgetsIncludes development of budgets pre-design and maintaining those budgets through the project life cycle.   
  • Identify project risks and opportunities and the potential financial impact that should be forecasted.   
  • Manage project cost reports according to company requirements and provide regular updates on financial positions.   
  • Manage detailed forecasting process and analyze data to support cash flow forecasting.   
  • Evaluate supplier invoices and ensure proper payment methods are carried out on the project.   
  • Expert managing complex and detailed spreadsheets to analyze data, identify trades, and enable decision making.   
  • Ensure disciplined change management is implemented across the projectWill require cost analysis and potential auditing when variances arise.  
To thrive in this role, you need to have:
  • Must possess a clear understanding of the full construction life cycle with substantial project experience in APAC. 
  • Proven capability to manage cost control systems on complex projects from pre-design through closeout.   
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving skills beyond estimating practice.
  • Capability to multi-task in a fast paced environment.
  • Ability to clearly set and lead meetings to develop strong project control systems.
  • Ability to be highly confidential. 
  • Proficient with computers to include the utilization of Microsoft Office programs with very strong capabilities in Excel. 
  • Ability to work in a team environment. 
  • Manages stress and/or fast pace effectively. 
  • Excellent analytical, creative thinking, written and verbal communication skills.
Academic qualifications and certifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Construction Management, or related field or equivalent education and/or relevant experience.  
  • 7-10 years experience with construction cost management responsibilities that may include preconstruction planning, cost management strategies, cost coding structures, commits/spends/forecast processes, reviewing contractor’s cost proposals for major engineering and construction projects.
  • Experience with Construction Cost Accounting Software.
Additional Requirements:
  • This role is expected to be primarily remote with regular travel to NTT Offices in region 
  • Ability to travel up to 25%. 

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