Top skills for Cost Manager jobs
Based on 802 active Cost Manager postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Cost Manager postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Procurement81%
- Real Estate72%
- Natural Resources71%
- Supply Chain71%
- Commercial Real Estate67%
- Construction64%
- Change Orders39%
- Design38%
- Construction Projects37%
- Value Management33%
- Cost Estimates32%
- Benchmarking28%
- Cash Flow24%
- Tendering21%
- Driven21%
- Funding19%
- Supervision17%
- Business Management Systems15%
- Scheduling15%
- NEC312%
- Bid Analysis12%
- Accounting12%
- Financial Reports12%
- Manufacturing11%
- Plan Review11%
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