Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction
Core
Senior Cost Manager leading change management, cost control, and commercial governance for a large-scale data center construction program.
Role type
Senior IC cost manager / quantity surveyor
Builds
Data center construction program
Domain
Construction / Infrastructure / Data Centers
Required skills
Change management, cost control, change order negotiation, cost planning and estimating, commercial governance, dispute avoidance, cost auditing, valuations, forecasting, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Data center or industrial construction experience, construction consultancy background, value engineering, procurement routes
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Lead and manage change management processes across the program; Review, evaluate, and negotiate change orders; Maintain change logs, contingency tracking, and commitment registers; Establish and enforce change control procedures; Provide detailed cost analysis and recommendations; Support dispute avoidance and resolution; Provide cost planning and estimating; Reconcile changes and validate contractor cost data; Communicate with the general contractor and project team; Prepare written comments on contractor submissions; Coordinate cost inputs from subcontractors and suppliers; Inform and drive construction priorities based on cost impact; Manage cost checks and carry out valuations; Lead post-contract cost variance analysis; Prepare funding updates and support value engineering sessions; Develop cost plans through design; Review contractor pricing and support negotiations; Ensure cost auditing and reporting processes; Produce monthly cost reports; Support final account closeout; Maintain cost benchmarking data; Mentor team members; Manage financial tracking and forecasting.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
