Manager, Cost - Delivery, AMERS (Data Center Infrastructure)

Location: US; hybrid role based in North America with approximately 20–40% travel to active data center project sites and contractor offices

Salary: $110,000–$180,000 USD base salary per year, with potential bonus, equity, and/or commission programs

Company

Nscale delivers large-scale, high-density data center infrastructure campuses across North America.

What you will do

• Build and maintain project budgets, cost breakdown structures, commitments, actuals, accruals, and forecasts.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, variance analyses, cash flow projections, and trend assessments.
• Manage cost trends, change logs, contractor change order evaluations, and commercial negotiations.
• Review contractor and vendor payment applications against progress, contract terms, retainage, and lien waiver requirements.
• Support procurement, bid leveling, and commercial evaluation for major trade packages and long-lead equipment such as generators, switchgear, UPS, and cooling systems.
• Support contingency management, estimating improvements, claims resolution, final accounts, and capitalization documentation through project close-out.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in cost management, quantity surveying, or project controls for commercial, industrial, or mission-critical construction projects.
• Strong understanding of lump sum, GMP, cost-plus, and unit-rate contracts, including change order evaluation.
• Experience preparing cost reports, forecasts, and cash flow projections for projects valued at $100M or more.
• Advanced Excel skills, strong analytical ability, and close attention to detail.
• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Working knowledge of cost management platforms, ERP and finance systems, Power BI, and Primavera P6 for cost-schedule integration.

Nice to have

• Experience with data centers, power infrastructure, or MEP-intensive projects.
• AACE CCP/CCT, RICS MRICS, or an equivalent professional credential.
• Owner-side cost management experience.
• Familiarity with earned value management principles.

Culture & Benefits

• Integrity, ownership, respectful conduct under pressure, transparent communication, and reliable follow-through are emphasized.
• Work in a deadline-driven environment aligned with monthly reporting and financial close cycles.
• Site visits require compliance with Nscale and contractor safety programs and use of appropriate PPE.
• Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.