Accenture

Senior Cost Manager

Accenture
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $145,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cost estimating and quantity surveying, with proficiency in CostX and Microsoft Office. Capable of delivering capital projects while managing client relationships and supporting procurement processes.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Cost EstimatingQuantity SurveyingCostX ProficiencyProject Close-Out SkillsVerbal And Written Communication

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Prepare cost estimates, cost plans, and benchmarking reports
  • Develop Value Engineering and Life Cycle Costing options
  • Identify risks, support risk registers, and contribute to pre-contract and procurement processes
  • Attend client and design team meetings, advise on cost implications, and capture key actions
  • Assist with lease negotiations, change orders, invoices, cost reports, and development appraisals
  • Contribute to project templates and draft qualification questionnaires
  • Work onsite with clients and partners to enable delivery and cultivate client relationships
  • Deliver capital projects including data centers, power grids, rail networks, factories, and public infrastructure from strategy through construction and handover

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum five (5) years of experience in cost estimating or quantity surveying
  • Proficient in the use of advanced functions in CostX to produce estimates, bills, etc.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint) at an appropriate level
  • Contact preparation skills
  • Post contract administration skills
  • Project close-out skills
  • Team player with clear verbal and written communication skills
  • Organized and detail-oriented

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Basic life and AD&D insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Health savings and flexible spending accounts
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Paid maternity and parental caregiver leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy assistance
  • Supplemental insurance plans
  • Employee assistance program
  • Legal resources
  • Identity theft protection
  • Leadership development
  • Technical upskilling
  • Certification support

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Hard Skills
Cost EstimatingValue EngineeringLife Cycle CostingRisk IdentificationCost ReportingChange Order ManagementDevelopment AppraisalsBenchmarkingContract PreparationPost Contract Administration
Soft Skills
Team PlayerOrganizedDetail-Oriented
Tools & Technologies
CostXMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPoint
Industry Keywords
Capital ProjectsData CentersPower GridsRail NetworksPublic Infrastructure