Associate / Associate Director (MEP Cost Management) – Data Centre

Overview

As Associate Director in the MEP Real Estate team, you will lead cost consultancy across a diverse real estate portfolio, guiding feasibility, cost planning and procurement to deliver high-quality outcomes. You’ll work closely with project teams to drive value engineering, post-contract management and client satisfaction, while promoting safe, collaborative, and high-performance environments. This role offers scope to influence multiple projects, mentor colleagues and contribute to the growth of the Real Estate sector. You’ll operate within a values-driven culture that supports balance and inclusion.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working environment
• healthy, productive work culture
• focus on work-life balance

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate cost consultancy activities: feasibility estimating, cost planning, contract procurement, tender docs, tender evaluation, value engineering, commercial management, fee generation, dispute resolution and post-contract management
• Promote a safe and secure working environment while upholding the organisation’s values and culture
• Foster team engagement, collaboration and high performance
• Drive performance standards through effective communication, coaching and performance management
• Contribute to projects requiring technical evaluation, analysis and problem solving
• Provide technical guidance and support to team members on project and technical matters
• Clearly communicate project scope, roles and responsibilities for successful delivery
• Oversee and manage service delivery to achieve high-quality outcomes and client satisfaction

Key requirements

• Proven track record delivering high-quality cost management/quantity surveying across the full project lifecycle
• Professionally qualified (RICS or similar) or working towards a degree or HNC
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects
• Experience delivering MEP elements of work for clients
• Knowledge & contacts within the MEP supply chain (tier 1 and below)
• Commercially astute with good negotiation skills

• leadership and people management
• excellent communication
• stakeholder management
• cost management
• quantity surveying
• feasibility estimating

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