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About the Role
The D.A. Collins Family of Companies is seeking a reliable Cost Manager to join their dedicated team in Wilton, NY. This role is crucial for leading cost engineering functions, ensuring accurate financial reporting, consistent forecasting, and strong cost controls across all projects. The Cost Manager will oversee the Cost Engineer team and provide direct financial oversight, especially for complex projects.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the Cost Engineer I–III team, including workload coordination, performance oversight, and professional development
- Review and validate project cost reports and revenue projections for accuracy and consistency
- Oversee cost controls execution across all active projects
- Lead or support cost engineering efforts on large, complex, or high-risk projects
- Develop, review, and challenge project cost and revenue forecasts
- Identify financial risks, trends, and opportunities across the project portfolio
- Ensure alignment between cost, quantities, production, and schedule
- Support and participate in project and executive-level financial review meetings
- Maintain and oversee project cost records, including contracts, change orders, budget transfers, and cost adjustments
- Ensure timely and accurate weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting
- Establish and enforce standard processes for cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting
- Identify and implement improvements to increase efficiency and consistency in cost controls workflows
- Collaborate with estimating, accounting, and operations to ensure alignment across project financial functions
- Support development and implementation of reporting tools, dashboards, and system improvements
- Mentor and develop Cost Engineer team members, promoting consistency and continuous improvement
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, accounting, or related field required
- 7+ years of experience in cost engineering, project controls, or construction financial management
- Demonstrated experience leading cost engineering or project controls staff
- Strong understanding of cost tracking, forecasting, and project financial management
- Experience supporting large, complex construction projects
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial information clearly
- Proficiency in construction management and financial software systems
Skills
- Cost engineering
- Project controls
- Construction financial management
- Cost tracking
- Forecasting
- Project financial management
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Decision-making skills
- Communication skills
- Financial reporting
- Cost controls
- Construction management software
- Financial software systems
Location
- Wilton, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
Salary/Compensations
- $120K – $155K
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Company-funded retirement plan
- Company paid health insurance
- Company paid dental insurance
- Company paid vision insurance
About the Company
- The D.A. Collins Family of Companies has brought safety, quality and productivity to industrial, infrastructure, highway, and bridge construction for over 75 years.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.