Senior Cost Manager – Data Centre

Overview

In this role you drive cost management for data centre projects, collaborating with global tech clients and cross-functional teams. You’ll lead cost planning, tendering, value engineering and post-contract reporting to ensure financial control and value delivery. The role sits within a broader cost management function, shaping processes and templates for greater efficiency. You will act as a key interface with clients and consultants, delivering accurate cost insight and opportunities for improvement. This is a hands-on position with impact on project outcomes and client success.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working environment
• focus on work-life balance
• inclusive culture
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Assist with feasibility studies and procurement reports
• Estimate and plan costs, present the final cost plan
• Manage tendering, pre-qualification, tender list, preliminaries, analysis and reports
• Handle post-contract cost variances and change control
• Conduct cost checks and valuations, ensuring accuracy
• Produce and present monthly post-contract cost reports
• Input into value engineering
• Negotiate and agree on final accounts
• Interface with clients and consultants at all project stages
• Lead cost management team, ensuring accountability
• Identify new business opportunities with existing clients
• Assist in producing bid documentation
• Improve cost management procedures, templates, and products
• Ensure key information and learnings are input into the internal database
• Track financial management using FMS
• Identify and refer ideas for process improvement
• Assess commission management quality and efficiency

Key requirements

• MRICS qualified or working towards
• UK Cost Management experience within the Real Estate/Property sector
• Experience working on larger projects
• Experience working on new build and fit-out projects
• Excellent communication skills and client facing

• strong communication
• client-facing
• leadership
• FMS (Financial Management System)
• cost estimation and planning
• value engineering

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