Sr. Cost Manager – OFCI / LLE (On-site) - Corsicana, TX or Sweetwater, TX

The role

This person will lead cost management and financial control for OFCI and long-lead equipment packages across large capital projects. They will maintain an accurate equipment cost position and integrate it into the overall campus cost report.

What you will do

• Lead cost management and financial control for OFCI and long-lead equipment packages.
• Establish and maintain budgets, cost codes, commitments, purchase orders, actual costs, accruals, cash flow forecasts, contingency, and EAC.
• Maintain the OFCI/Long-Lead Equipment cost position within the consolidated campus cost report.
• Coordinate with various teams to validate cost data and forecast commercial exposure.
• Reconcile budgets, purchase orders, vendor invoices, payment status, procurement records, and ERP financial data.
• Review vendor quotations, invoices, milestone payments, retention, freight, storage, duties, and taxes.
• Track commitments, actual costs, accruals, forecasted costs, contingency usage, and remaining budget.
• Evaluate cost impacts from design changes, procurement delays, manufacturing issues, and logistics.
• Develop and maintain cash flow forecasts aligned with manufacturing and delivery milestones.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly cost reports.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in cost management, cost engineering, cost control, project controls, procurement cost management, or commercial management on large capital construction projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Engineering Management, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience managing OFCI packages, owner-direct procurement, long-lead equipment, or other major capital equipment purchases.
• Experience supporting large construction, EPC, industrial, infrastructure, power, semiconductor, mission-critical, or hyperscale data center projects.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, commitments, purchase orders, accruals, invoicing, forecasting, contingency management, cash flow, change management, and EAC.
• Experience reviewing vendor quotations, invoices, milestone payments, change requests, and purchase order documentation.
• Ability to reconcile procurement records, project cost reports, vendor invoices, and ERP/accounting systems.
• Strong commercial judgment to identify scope gaps, unsupported costs, escalation risks, and forecast inconsistencies.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, EcoSys, Unifier, Power BI, or similar project controls platforms.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, or other MEP-intensive construction programs.
• Experience managing major electrical and mechanical equipment, including transformers, switchgear, generators, UPS systems, chillers, cooling systems, controls, and technology infrastructure.
• Experience with OFCI, OFOI, free-issued materials, or owner-direct procurement models.
• Familiarity with manufacturing milestones, FAT, shipment, delivery, installation, SAT, and final equipment acceptance processes.
• Experience with logistics, freight, customs, duties, taxes, storage, warehousing, and oversized equipment costs.
• Professional certification such as AACE Certified Cost Professional (CCP), PMP, RICS, CIPS, or equivalent.

Before you apply

• Current US work permit required.
• This position does not offer sponsorship for employment (e.g., H-1B visa sponsorship or transfer not offered).

About the company

Decima International is a professional services company providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East.