Associate Director Cost Management (Data Centre)

Role Overview

As an Associate Director in Cost Management you will lead the delivery of cost management services across large-scale data centre and mission-critical developments overseeing projects from inception to completion.

You will be responsible for driving commercial strategy governance client engagement and team leadership ensuring projects meet cost quality and performance objectives in highly complex fasttrack environments.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Strategy

• Lead the delivery of end-to-end cost management services for complex data centre projects.
• Define and implement cost strategies benchmarks and control frameworks to support successful project delivery.
• Act as Commission Manager overseeing multiple high-value or complex commissions. 

Cost Planning & Project Controls

• Lead cost planning estimating and financial forecasting across CSA MEP and mission-critical systems.
• Oversee preparation and presentation of cost plans reports and financial updates to clients.
• Drive value engineering and life cycle costing initiatives to optimise project performance.
• Implement robust controls across cost schedule risk and change management. 

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary client interface ensuring delivery of value-added commercial solutions. 
• Lead multidisciplinary teams including clients consultants contractors and vendors. 
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to ensure project alignment and successful outcomes. 

Commercial Financial & Risk Management

• Monitor and manage project budgets cost drivers and financial performance. 
• Lead contract administration commercial negotiations and variation management. 
• Identify and mitigate cost and commercial risks across data centre developments. 
• Ensure compliance with financial controls governance frameworks and client reporting standards. 

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and mentor Cost Managers and project teams driving performance and career development. 
• Foster a high-performing collaborative team culture.
• Manage team resourcing in line with project pipeline and business needs.

Business Development & Growth

• Contribute to business development client engagement and proposal activities. 
• Identify new opportunities within the data centre and mission-critical sectors.
• Support market growth through strategic insight client relationships and solution development. 

Qualifications :

Qualifications

• Degree in Quantity Surveying Cost Management Construction Engineering or related discipline
• Masters degree or professional accreditation (MRICS or equivalent) is preferred
• 15 years experience in cost management or construction
• Proven track record delivering data centre mission-critical or MEP-intensive projects
• Strong experience in cost consultancy / professional services environments
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and complex project portfolios
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic thinking
• Expertise in cost planning procurement and contract management
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage large-scale fast-track and complex environments
• Strong leadership and people management capability

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time