Project Controls Manager (Cost)

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an experienced Construction Cost Controls Manager to support data center and mission critical capital programs. This primarily remote role will manage cost controls across tenant fit-outs, retrofits, technology modernization, connectivity projects, and ground-up construction. The ideal candidate can deliver accurate financial insight, identify risks early, and support informed decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Role accountabilities:

• • Manage budgets, commitments, actual costs, forecasts, cash flow, accruals, work-in-place, and estimate-at-completion reporting.

• Review contractor and vendor invoices, payment applications, change orders, labor and unit rates, markups, and supporting documentation.

• Maintain cost risk registers, monitor mitigation actions, and escalate budget or forecast concerns.

• Prepare monthly cost reports, variance explanations, executive summaries, and ad hoc financial analyses.

• Ensure data accuracy across project controls, finance, procurement, and reporting systems.

• Support purchase orders, contract administration, compliance documentation, audit readiness, and financial closeout.

• Partner with construction, project controls, finance, procurement, estimating, scheduling, and delivery teams to resolve cost issues.

Qualifications & Experience:

• • Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Business, or a related field.

• 7+ years of experience in construction cost controls, project controls, cost management, commercial management, or capital project delivery.

• Experience supporting complex construction programs, preferably within data centers, mission critical facilities, industrial, technology, or infrastructure environments.

• Strong knowledge of forecasting, cash flow, change management, invoice review, accruals, purchase orders, variance analysis, and financial reporting.

• Advanced Excel and analytical skills, paired with strong communication, organization, and attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, systems, workflows, and deadlines in a high-volume environment.