Role OverviewWe are seeking a Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to lead cost management across a multi-phase data center program, ensuring governance, compliance, and alignment with organizational standards. The role involves developing and implementing cost strategies, frameworks, and reporting structures for multi-billion-dollar budgets, and advising senior stakeholders on commercial strategy, procurement models, and contract negotiations.
What You Will Do
As a Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor, you will provide strategic leadership for cost management, develop and implement cost strategies, and oversee full lifecycle cost management, including quantity surveying, cost controls, change management, and contingency tracking.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This role requires exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, as well as expertise in cost planning, budgeting, financial reporting, and cost control systems at a program level. You will work on-site in the Coal City, IL area with hybrid flexibility, and travel or relocation support is available.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of cost management or project controls experience
- Proven experience managing large-scale, mission-critical, or industrial construction programs
- Expertise in cost planning, budgeting, financial reporting, and cost control systems at a program level
- RICS accreditation or similar professional certification
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills
- Advanced analytical skills with strong attention to detail
- Proficiency in industry-standard cost management tools and software
Benefits
- Base salary range: $140K-$165K USD
- Bonuses
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Relocation assistance
- Travel support
- Flexible working environment
- Work-life balance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
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