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MEPS Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Manufacturing / Data Center Construction

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, us💼 Full-time💰 $150,000–$150,000🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor leading cost management, estimation, and change control for MEPS, process utilities, and critical infrastructure in manufacturing and data center projects.

Role type

Senior IC cost manager / quantity surveyor

Builds

Cost plans, estimates, budgets, and financial reports for mission-critical industrial and data center facilities

Domain

Construction / Manufacturing / Data Center / Industrial Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

cost estimation, change order negotiation, budget preparation, contract administration, value engineering, quantity surveying, cost auditing, stakeholder management, commercial insight, leadership, mentoring

Preferred skills

RICS accreditation, multi-billion dollar capital program experience, semiconductor/battery/pharma project experience, construction consultancy background

Technologies

internal forecasting systems, financial reporting tools

Responsibilities

Estimate and negotiate change orders for MEPS and utility systems; prepare and present cost plans and budgets; partner with design teams to validate cost estimates; review and reconcile cost changes; coordinate cost data from suppliers and vendors; support engineering decisions via cost analysis; manage post-contract variances and change control; produce monthly cost reports and executive summaries; support final account negotiations and project closeout; compile benchmark cost data; mentor team members.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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