About the Role
The role involves leading cost management and quantity surveying functions on mission-critical data center builds, providing strategic cost advice, managing procurement, and ensuring financial performance across design and construction phases.
Responsibilities
- Lead cost planning and cost control processes for data center developments
- Manage preparation of detailed cost estimates and lifecycle cost analyses
- Oversee tender documentation and contractor bid evaluations
- Provide regular cost reporting to project stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with contractual and financial obligations
- Lead risk assessment related to project cost variables
- Support value engineering initiatives without compromising performance
- Manage subcontractor valuations and progress payments
- Coordinate with design teams to maintain cost efficiency
- Lead final account negotiations and closeout procedures
- Develop and maintain cost management plans
- Monitor actual expenditures against forecasts
- Advise on procurement strategies for complex technical systems
- Ensure alignment with client sustainability and efficiency goals
- Mentor junior team members in cost management best practices
- Facilitate cost workshops with engineering and construction teams
- Review design documentation for cost implications
- Manage change control processes for scope variations
- Ensure accurate measurement and pricing of construction works
- Support client decision-making through financial insight
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of construction market trends
- Apply international cost benchmarking standards
- Coordinate with multi-disciplinary project teams
- Deliver cost certainty in fast-track delivery programs
- Ensure adherence to project timelines and budget constraints
Compensation
Competitive salary and benefits package
Work Arrangement
Hybrid working arrangement with site and office presence
Team
Part of a global cost management team delivering complex construction projects
Project Focus
- Projects involve hyperscale data centers with high power density and resilient infrastructure
- Work spans multiple geographic regions with coordinated delivery models
- Emphasis on speed of delivery and operational readiness
Technology Environment
- Use of advanced cost management platforms and digital tools
- Integration with BIM and project information systems
- Reliance on real-time data for decision-making
Client Engagement
- Direct interface with client leadership and technical teams
- Regular presentation of cost performance and forecasts
- Proactive identification of cost-saving opportunities
Available for eligible candidates
