Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

We are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager to act as the key day-to-day client interface, delivering cost management services across a large-scale data center program. The role will have a strong emphasis on change management, cost control, and commercial governance, ensuring that all project changes are effectively evaluated, managed, and communicated throughout the construction lifecycle within a fast-paced, high-volume program environment.

What You Will Do

The Senior Cost Manager will lead and manage change management processes across the program, ensuring all changes are properly identified, evaluated, documented, and approved. They will also review, evaluate, and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle, maintain and manage change logs, contingency tracking, and commitment registers, and provide detailed cost analysis and recommendations to support client decision-making on change events.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To be successful in this role, you must have strong communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and experienced in managing complex change processes across multiple stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field
• 5–7+ years of cost management or project controls experience on medium‐ to large‐scale construction programs
• Mission‐critical, industrial, or large campus‐scale experience preferred
• Consultancy experience strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of civil, structural, and MEP construction
• Advanced knowledge of budgeting, financial reporting, cost‐control systems, and Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Proven experience managing full change‐management processes on major construction programs
• Strong cost‐focused project controls background, including forecasting and variance analysis
• Ability to interpret schedules and assess cost impacts across phases and trades
• Expertise in procurement strategy and commercial contract management
• RICS accreditation (or progress toward certification) is advantageous
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder‐management skills
• Strong analytical abilities and attention to detail
• Proficiency with industry‐standard cost management tools and Microsoft Office

Benefits

• Great place to work
• Healthy, productive and flexible working environment
• Respect for work-life balance
• Equal opportunity employer
• Diverse and inclusive environment
• Confidentiality of personal information according to EEO guidelines