Associate Director – Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

Role Overview

• Serve as the primary client‑facing cost leader, providing strategic guidance and ensuring delivery excellence
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders, consultants, and delivery partners
• Prepare and present executive‑level commercial updates, recommendations, and strategic insights
• Lead, mentor, and develop junior and mid‑level team members, fostering a high‑performance, collaborative culture
• Lead the development and maintenance of detailed cost plans, estimates, and forecasts across design and delivery phases
• Produce and present monthly cost reports, executive summaries, and financial updates
• Ensure strong integration of cost, schedule, and scope to support holistic project control and predictability
• Lead the establishment and implementation of cost governance frameworks and assurance processes
• Lead procurement strategy development, advising on contracting approaches and commercial positioning
• Oversee contractor and subcontractor pricing reviews, scope validation, and commercial negotiations
• Manage and reconcile change orders, claims, post‑contract variations, and final accounts
• Provide commercial stewardship throughout the lifecycle, ensuring compliance with internal controls and best practices
• Lead value engineering initiatives and cost optimization strategies across design and delivery
• Drive cost risk analysis, scenario planning, contingency management, and sensitivity testing
• Monitor market trends—including escalation, labor availability, and material pricing—and communicate impacts to stakeholders
• Champion benchmarking, data integrity, and continuous improvement of cost management tools and processes
• Track and manage financial performance across commissions, including margin, forecasting, and resource planning
• Support business development by identifying cross‑selling opportunities, contributing to proposals, and expanding market relationships

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of experience in cost management or project controls on large‑scale capital projects
• Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field; master’s degree preferred
• Data Center construction experience is required
• Proven experience delivering within a construction consultancy environment
• Strong understanding of MEP systems, data center infrastructure, and large‑scale campus‑style developments
• Advanced expertise in estimating, budgeting, financial reporting, cost control systems, and Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Deep experience with procurement strategies and the commercial management of contractor/vendor contracts
• RICS accreditation (or progress toward it) highly desirable
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities while working under pressure
• Proficiency with industry‑standard cost management and project controls software

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Flexible working environment
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities