Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Requirements

• Advise the client on procurement strategies for large-scale data center construction packages.
• Lead vendor prequalification; evaluate proposals; prepare bid leveling documents; make final recommendations; chair or participate in bid interviews; and manage the full appointment process through contract award.
• Provide commercial input into design optioneering and value-engineering exercises.
• Lead full-project estimating, including construction costs, fees, and direct costs.
• Produce and present full cost plans, estimates, and value-engineering packages at key design milestones.
• Review and reconcile estimates prepared by junior team members, including quantities, assumptions, and pricing.
• Meet with general contractors and trade partners to validate, challenge, and benchmark costs; inform design and engineering priorities based on commercial impact.
• Establish reporting schedules and oversee cost reports, forecasts, and budget tracking across multiple project phases.
• Review budget status and spend forecasts with the client; maintain the commercial risk register.
• Host regular cost and commercial review meetings with the project team and vendors.
• Prepare written comments, executive-level summaries, funding data, and support contingency management and value-engineering sessions.
• Review and validate payment application assessments completed by junior staff.
• Guide project managers on contractor entitlements, commercial positions, and contract administration.
• Manage cost checks and valuations on large data center packages.
• Review, negotiate, and make recommendations on vendor change orders; oversee the full change-control process.
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution regarding cost, payment, and contractual issues.
• Ensure strong processes for cost validation, cost audits, approval workflows, and maintenance of commitment/exposure tracking logs.
• Manage and monitor invoicing processes.
• Lead final accounting, post-contract audits, and project close-out activities.
• Compile benchmarking data and built-cost records for future data center commissions.
• Conduct lessons-learned sessions, create handover documentation, and contribute to training materials.
• Coach and mentor junior team members; support talent development and continuous improvement across the team.
• Use bid analysis sheets, cost estimating platforms, take-off tools, and change-control systems.
• Utilize internal business systems for forecasting, fee management, financial reporting, and overall delivery governance.
• Support consistent use of Turner & Townsend methodologies, business management systems, and best-practice frameworks.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Bonuses