Lead Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

About the Role

The firm is hiring a Lead Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to provide strategic leadership and commercial governance for a large‑scale, multi‑phase data centre development programme. The role will oversee cost planning, budgeting, procurement strategy and risk management across several packages and phases, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and delivering executive‑level reporting. • Lead cost management strategy and governance across multi‑phase data centre programs, ensuring compliance and alignment with client objectives. • Develop and implement cost frameworks for multi‑billion‑dollar budgets, including early‑stage estimates, detailed cost plans, procurement strategies, and risk mitigation. • Serve as the primary client interface, maintaining strong communication with stakeholders and consultants throughout all project stages. • Advise on commercial strategy, procurement models, and contract negotiations for complex packages, including MEP and energy infrastructure. • Oversee full lifecycle cost management activities: quantity surveying, cost controls, change management, and contingency tracking. • Deliver executive‑level reporting on cost performance, forecasts, and risk assessments. • Drive value engineering and design optimization initiatives to identify cost‑saving opportunities without compromising quality or performance. • Mentor and develop cost management teams, ensuring capability growth and succession planning. • Enhance internal cost management tools, templates, and processes for continuous improvement. • Manage financial performance, including margin tracking, fee/resource forecasts, and compliance with internal systems. • Support preconstruction activities, feasibility studies, and early‑stage cost modeling for future phases. • Build strong relationships with clients, contractors, and vendors, acting as a trusted advisor and identifying opportunities for business growth. • Ensure adherence to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost planning
• ▸procurement strategy
• ▸risk management
• ▸value engineering
• ▸executive reporting
• ▸client interface

What You Bring

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in construction management, quantity surveying, engineering or a related field, with an advanced degree preferred, and possess at least ten years of cost‑management or project‑control experience, including three to five years in a leadership capacity. Proven experience managing multi‑billion‑dollar, mission‑critical construction programmes such as data centres, strong knowledge of procurement, commercial contracts, and RICS accreditation are highly desirable.

Requirements

• ▸bachelor's
• ▸advanced degree
• ▸10+ years
• ▸leadership
• ▸data centres
• ▸rics

Work Environment

Onsite