Capital Projects Cost Manager

The role

The Capital Projects Cost Manager supports the planning, procurement, and finance evolution of manufacturing facilities and factory expansions. This person will partner with Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, and Facilities to translate technical requirements into cost estimates and investment recommendations.

What you will do

• Work with engineers to define early project scope, layouts and infrastructure needs
• Build conceptual estimates and full project budgets
• Document assumptions, exclusions, risks and confidence levels
• Compare facility options and delivery approaches
• Prepare estimates across civil, structural, architectural, MEP and industrial utility work
• Refine budgets from feasibility through 60–100% design
• Flag scope gaps, constructability issues and value engineering opportunities
• Track estimates against bid results and final project costs
• Build cost models for capital needs, cash flow and spending forecasts
• Prepare bid packages and level contractor and supplier proposals

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of construction estimating or preconstruction experience, including industrial or technically complex facilities
• Experience estimating projects from early concept through final construction documents
• Comfortable reading drawings, specs, equipment requirements and construction schedules
• Advanced Excel skills for building cost models, cash-flow forecasts and scenario analyses
• Solid grasp of capital budgeting, investment evaluation and basic accounting
• Experience leveling bids and evaluating contractor proposals
• Clear communicator who can turn complex cost data into a recommendation

Nice to have

• Background in advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defense, or other capital-intensive industries
• Experience estimating large factory builds, expansions or renovations inside operating facilities
• Experience supporting feasibility studies and capital investment decision
• Familiarity with design-build and GMP (guaranteed maximum price) contracts
• Experience with NetSuite, SAP or similar ERP systems
• Experience with SQL, Power BI or Tableau for cost reporting
• Experience building estimating processes and cost databases at a fast-growing company

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the

About the company

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. They help aerospace and defense companies build mission-critical systems faster and at lower cost.