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Sr. Manager, Cost Controls

Crusoe - San Francisco, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-10-05

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Salary: USD 160,000 - 240,000 / annual

Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company building the energy and compute backbone for the world's most ambitious AI workloads. The company owns and operates each layer of the stack—from electrons to tokens—to power AI at scale, with an energy-first approach. The Senior Manager, Cost Controls will lead cost and project controls across multiple large-scale construction projects supporting Crusoe's rapidly growing AI and energy infrastructure platform. This role operates at both the project execution and program/area governance levels, driving accountability, consistency, and best practices across cost, schedule, risk, and reporting. Key responsibilities include: - Provide area-level leadership across multiple concurrent construction projects, ensuring alignment to program goals, budgets, and schedules - Lead and manage a team of cost managers responsible for monthly cost reporting, cash flow forecasting, change and risk management, pay application review, and client billing submissions - Drive standardization, consistency, and best practices across cost management, scheduling, change management, risk management, and reporting - Assess overall cost and schedule health across an area or program, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities early - Develop and communicate clear, actionable financial and schedule insights to senior leadership and Crusoe clients - Manage critical deliverables and performance of onsite vendors providing cost management and scheduling services - Support program-level governance by ensuring accurate, timely, and consistent reporting across all projects - Partner cross-functionally with construction, engineering, procurement, and leadership teams to support successful project execution Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field - 12+ years of experience in Project Controls and Construction Cost Management - Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects with area- or program-level accountability - Proven leadership of program- or area-wide initiatives focused on standardization and continuous improvement - Advanced financial and analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate cost and schedule performance holistically - Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders and clients - Experience leading teams and managing external vendors delivering cost and scheduling services - Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, large-scale construction environments

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