Overview As a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor, you will lead cost control and commercial management on a major data center program for a global tech client. You'll partner with design teams, contractors, and owners to forecast costs, assess risks, and guide commercial decisions. The role combines client-facing communication with rigorous financial oversight across pre- and post-contract activities. You'll shape value through cost optimization while maintaining schedule and quality. This is a chance to impact large-scale, mission-critical projects within a collaborative, global firm.
Compensation / Benefits- flexible working environment
- healthy work-life balance
- inclusive, equal-opportunity employer
- opportunity to affect change
- global project exposure
Responsibilities- Act as a client-facing commercial partner and communicate cost status, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders
- Prepare and present cost plans, estimates, funding summaries, and cash flow forecasts for large-scale data center projects
- Collaborate with design teams, engineers, and general contractors to support cost development and design progression
- Influence engineering and design decisions by evaluating cost, risk, and schedule impacts
- Lead pre- and post-contract cost management, forecasting, contingency handling, and commercial reporting
- Coordinate all cost inputs (supplier pricing, subcontractor data, direct procurement) for transparency and accuracy
- Validate contractor and subcontractor cost submissions, including quantities and pricing
- Estimate, negotiate, and reconcile change orders and variations per contract terms
- Maintain commitment, contingency, and forecast models; track performance against budgets
- Manage interim valuations, cost checks, and payment support to ensure accurate administration
- Support post-contract cost variance analysis and final accounts
- Participate in value engineering and cost optimization while maintaining performance, quality, and schedule
- Resolve cost, scope, and schedule issues with minimal supervision
- Prepare executive-level cost reports and commentary on contractor submissions, risks, and trends
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable
Key requirements- Experience in cost management or quantity surveying in construction
- Experience on large-scale, complex, or mission-critical projects (data centers, industrial facilities, infrastructure)
- Strong post-contract administration and change management background
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities
- Proficiency with Procore, Bluebeam, Sage, or similar tools
- Strong understanding of construction contracts, procurement strategies, and commercial risk management
- Familiarity with data center construction including MEP and structural systems is advantageous
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
- strong communication
- stakeholder-management
- negotiation
- Procore
- Bluebeam
- Sage
