Associate Director – Cost Management – Data Center Construction

About the Role

The position offers the opportunity to lead cost management on one of the region’s most significant technology infrastructure programs and to contribute to early‑stage feasibility studies and pre‑construction activities. • Provide strategic leadership for cost management across multi‑phase data centre programs, ensuring governance and compliance. • Develop and implement cost strategies, frameworks and reporting for multi‑billion‑dollar budgets, including early‑stage budgeting and risk mitigation. • Act as the primary client interface, maintaining communication with stakeholders and consultants throughout all project stages. • Advise senior stakeholders on commercial strategy, procurement models and contract negotiations for complex energy and sustainability packages. • Oversee full‑lifecycle cost management activities such as quantity surveying, cost controls, change management and contingency tracking. • Lead executive‑level reporting of cost performance, forecasts and risk assessments to leadership teams. • Drive value engineering and design optimization initiatives to identify cost‑saving opportunities without compromising performance. • Mentor and develop cost management teams, ensuring capability growth, succession planning and performance reviews. • Enhance internal cost management tools, templates and processes for continuous improvement. • Manage financial performance, including margin tracking, fee/resource forecasts and compliance with Business Management Systems. • Support pre‑construction activities, feasibility studies and early‑stage cost modelling for future phases. • Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, contractors and vendors, acting as a trusted advisor and identifying business growth opportunities. • Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities where required.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸cost management
• ▸value engineering
• ▸cost reporting
• ▸cost tools
• ▸pre‑construction
• ▸stakeholder liaison

What You Bring

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred. • Bring 10+ years of cost management or project controls experience, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership role. • Demonstrate proven experience managing large‑scale, mission‑critical construction programs such as hyperscale data centres. • Exhibit expertise in cost planning, budgeting, financial reporting and program‑level cost control systems. • Possess strong knowledge of procurement strategies, commercial management, construction contracts, change management and risk allocation. • Maintain RICS accreditation or an equivalent professional certification (strongly preferred). • Show exceptional leadership, communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• ▸rics
• ▸cost management
• ▸project controls
• ▸leadership
• ▸construction management
• ▸procurement

Benefits

Turner & Townsend promotes a healthy, productive and flexible work environment that respects work‑life balance, celebrates diversity and provides equal opportunity for all employees.

Work Environment

Onsite