Power BI Cost Manager
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Job Description
Cost Manager at Cumming Group responsible for construction cost management and Power BI analytics. Transforming project data into actionable insights in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain Power BI dashboards that visualize project budgets, forecasts, commitments, accruals, change orders, trends, and risk exposure
- Integrate data from multiple sources into clean, reliable Power BI models
- Automate recurring reports and manual workflows using Power BI to streamline cost reporting and reduce admin time
- Develop DAX measures, calculated columns, and data transformations to support forecasting, performance tracking, and scenario modeling
- Present data insights to project managers, executives, and stakeholders
- Maintain data governance, version control, and data quality standards for all Power BI-based reporting
- Prepare and manage detailed project budgets, cost plans, and forecasts throughout design and construction
- Track actual costs vs. budget and analyze variances
- Manage cost logs, including commitments, POs, change orders, contingencies, and allowances
- Produce monthly cost reports summarizing performance, forecast-to-complete, cashflow, and trends
- Support procurement reviews and subcontractor bid evaluations; ensure pricing accuracy and alignment with scope
- Collaborate closely with project managers, engineers, finance teams, and contractors to ensure full visibility into cost status
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years experience in construction cost management, project controls, or similar discipline
- Advanced Power BI proficiency: Able to build end-to-end dashboards from data ingestion to modeling to visualization
- Strong DAX, Power Query, data modeling, and data transformation skills
- Experience integrating financial and project-control data sets
- Strong skills in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, formulas, macros preferred)
- Solid understanding of construction cost structures, estimating processes, contract language, and change-order workflows
- Ability to explain complex data or cost issues to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with ERP or project controls tools (Procore, SAP, Oracle, PMWeb, Unifier, etc.) is a plus.
Benefits:
- Medical
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) Matching
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Short and long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
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