Accenture

Accenture Construct - Senior Cost Manager, ANS

Accenture • $130K — $160K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in cost estimating or quantity surveying
  • 5+ years using advanced functions in CostX
  • 5+ years proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

  • Prepare cost estimates, plans, and benchmarking reports
  • Develop Value Engineering and Life Cycle Costing options
  • Identify risks and support risk registers
  • Advise on cost implications in client and design meetings
  • Assist with lease negotiations, change orders, and cost reports
  • Contribute to project templates and take on additional duties

Benefits

  • Work on major projects like hyperscale data centers and transit systems
  • Ownership of project outcomes
  • Use and influence emerging AI tools on-site
  • Collaborate in a global team with personalized connections
  • Investment in leadership and technical development
  • Create lasting impacts with your work
  • Earn recognition in a leading global firm
Full Job Description
  • You'll prepare cost estimates, cost plans, and benchmarking reports.
  • You'll develop Value Engineering and Life Cycle Costing options.
  • You'll identify risks, support risk registers, and contribute to pre-contract and procurement processes.
  • You'll attend client and design team meetings, advise on cost implications, and capture key actions.
  • You'll assist with lease negotiations, change orders, invoices, cost reports, and development appraisals.
  • You'll contribute to project templates, draft qualification questionnaires, and take on additional duties as required.
  • Flexible: The work location for this role will include a mix of working remotely, onsite at a client or in an Accenture office or center.
  • With all our roles, there is some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.


HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

  • Minimum five (5) years of experience in cost estimating or quantity surveying
  • Minimum five (5) years of experience using of advanced functions in CostX to produce estimates, bills, etc.
  • Minimum five (5) years of experience in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & PowerPoint) at an appropriate level


BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE:

  • Experience working with data centers or similar mission-critical projects
  • Degree in Quantity Surveying or a similar cognate qualification
  • MRICS status
  • Knowledge of relevant construction technologies and trends (e.g., Sustainability)
  • Field experience
  • Contact preparation skills
  • Post contract administration skills
  • Project close-out skills
  • Team player with clear verbal and written communication skills
  • Organized and detail-oriented


$130,000 - $160,000 a year

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia or Washington as set forth below.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
  • The biggest builds going. Hyperscale data centers, grid and generation, transit and rail, chip fabs, mines, water. If it's complex and it matters, it's on our list.
  • You own the outcome. Not a workstream. Not a deliverable. Whether the program lands.
  • AI that shows up on site. Program control that predicts instead of records. You'll use it, and you'll help shape it.
  • Scale without the distance. More than 5,000 practitioners across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, on a team small enough that people know your name.
  • Serious investment in you. Leadership development, technical upskilling and certification support.
  • Work that outlasts you. People will use what you build for forty years without knowing your name. That's the point.
  • Recognition that means something in this industry. Accenture Construct is ranked #6 globally in ENR's 2026 Top 50 Program Management Firms and #4 in Building Design + Construction's Top 80 Construction Management Firms for 2026.

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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