Cost Control Manager – Data Center Portfolio

🕒 December 17, 2025

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👔 Manager

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QTS Data Centers

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1001 - 5000 employees

QTS Realty Trust, LLC. is a leading provider of data center solutions across a diverse footprint spanning more than 9 million square feet of owned mega scale data center space throughout North America. Through its software-defined technology platform, QTS is able to deliver secure, compliant infrastructure solutions, robust connectivity and premium customer service to more than 1,100 leading hyperscale technology companies, enterprises, and government entities.

📋 Description

• Examine construction contract documents and ensure continuous compliance with the contract and relevant laws • Evaluate contractors' requests to award (RTA) to subcontractors, provide recommendations to the project management team for review, and monitor buyout savings • During the monthly review of the pay application, ensure that contractors' schedule of values aligns with the contract, verify the required monthly documentation, reconcile the project budget as needed, and inform the project management teams • Initiate purchase orders for vendors and ensure invoices comply with the agreed terms • Obtain detailed monthly cash flow projections from the contractor, reconcile projections with actual figures, and provide these projections to the capital and investment teams • Evaluate potential change order events by thoroughly reviewing contract documents and relevant cost information and offer well-informed recommendations to project management teams including substantiating claim positions • Maintain a log of potential change orders and their approximate costs, track approved change orders, manage the internal approval process for change orders according to the delegation of authority, and ensure review by the legal department as necessary • Support the finance team with the monthly loan draw process as required, including acquiring any necessary documentation from the contractor or its subcontractors • Conduct weekly and biweekly meetings with external construction managers, internal project management teams, and consultants to review pay applications, required documentation, and change order status • Ensure that all teams adhere to the specified review timelines • Manage third party change management or cost auditing teams that are assigned to the project • Mentor and support growth of internal Cost Engineers

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, financing, or accounting; or relevant professional experience • Advanced knowledge in construction contract documents and change management • Proficiency in financial and project management software (e.g., Workday, e-Builder, Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud) • Ability to work within dynamic and diverse team and environment • Ability to lead and mentor others • Seven or more years of experience in construction or project management • Ten or more years of experience in construction or project management preferred is nice to have • Prior experience in a leadership or management role a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance • 401(k) retirement plan • flexible spending and HSA accounts • paid holidays • paid time off • paid volunteer days • employee assistance program • tuition assistance • parental leave • military leave assistance • QTS scholarship for dependents • wellness program • other company benefits • This role is bonus eligible