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.

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
Data Center construction experience is required.
8–10+ years of experience in cost management or project controls on large‑scale capital projects.
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.

Associate Director Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

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