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Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Chicago, Illinois, usFull-time$135k2026-09-29 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · United States

Core

Senior Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor acting as the key client interface for a mission-critical hyperscale data center construction project, delivering value-added cost management services.

Role type

Senior IC cost management professional (construction)

Builds

Hyperscale data center construction projects

Domain

Construction / Data Center Infrastructure

Required skills

Estimating and negotiation, cost planning, change order management, quantity surveying, cost controls, change management, financial management, contract price negotiation, value engineering, cost auditing

Preferred skills

Data center or mission-critical infrastructure project experience, construction consultancy experience, RICS accreditation

Technologies

Internal Business Management Systems, internal software for margin tracking

Responsibilities

Estimating and negotiating change orders, producing final cost plans, reconciling changes with general contractors, managing cost checks and valuations, preparing monthly cost reports, leading negotiations on behalf of the client, mentoring talent, managing post-contract cost variances

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities