Cost Manager

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next Cost Manager!

Your work environment at EXP

We are seeking a skilled Cost Manager with a strong background in life science construction projects to join our growing team. You will play a key role in managing project budgets, cost reporting, estimate reviews, and financial controls across large-scale capital projects in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and advanced manufacturing sectors.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Manage project budgets from concept through closeout
• Conduct cost estimate reviews, reconciliations, and value engineering exercises
• Track and forecast committed and actual costs against budget
• Prepare and maintain detailed cost reports and dashboards
• Support procurement, bid leveling, and contract cost analysis
• Review and manage change orders, invoices, and payment applications
• Provide risk and trend analysis related to cost impacts
• Collaborate with project teams, vendors, and clients to drive financial performance

The Skills, Knowledge and Abilities We Seek

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in construction cost management
• Proven experience on life science or pharmaceutical projects (CDMO, biotech, cGMP facilities, etc.)
• Strong understanding of cost controls, capital planning, and project lifecycles
• Proficiency with Excel and cost systems (e.g., Unifier, Procore, or Prism)
• Familiarity with SAP or ERP systems is a plus
• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills

The pay range for this role is $100,000 to $160,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

Our story

With a mission to understand, innovate, partner and deliver, EXP provides engineering, architecture, design and consulting services to the world’s built and natural environments.

Our heritage dates back to 1906, when the earliest of EXP’s predecessor companies started its engineering infrastructure practice. Today, thousands of creative professionals across EXP work together to deliver extraordinary experiences year after year.

What makes us different

The passion, enthusiasm, diversity and industry-leading capabilities of our employees make us who we are. We’re committed to providing a challenging work environment that cultivates career growth, encourages creativity and rewards excellence.

Find out more about life at EXP by visiting www.exp.com.