Commercial Leader

Zerra DC; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Zerra DC in Brisbane, Australia, is seeking a Commercial Leader to own the cost and commercial position for Western Downs Digital Park. You will lead cost planning for the campus across building, enabling infrastructure and future phases, and provide a single, trustworthy view of cost exposure to the Executive Project Director.

The role covers forecasting, contract administration, progress-claims, variations, change control, and risk management, with close collaboration with finance, PMO,

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in commercial management, cost management, quantity surveying or capital project controls in construction or infrastructure.
• Direct ownership of cost plans across multiple project stages, packages or concurrent assets.
• Strong contract-administration capability across progress claims, variations, change orders and claims.
• Forecast-to-complete, variance-analysis and executive-reporting experience.
• Advanced cost planning, benchmarking and commercial-risk capability.

Responsibilities

• Own the campus cost plan across the building, enabling infrastructure and future phases.
• Provide monthly forecast-to-complete, committed-cost and variance reporting to leadership.
• Oversee contract administration for general contractor and owner-supplied packages.
• Review progress-claims, valuations and change control with accuracy and speed.
• Manage cost and commercial risk with clear exposure estimates and mitigation.
• Support procurement inputs for financial close of future buildings.
• Direct cost consultants and quantity surveyors to maintain benchmarks and rigour.
• Align the cost plan with PMO master programme and capital forecasting.

Skills

Cost management

Commercial leadership

Quantity surveying

Contract administration

Forecasting

Risk management

Executive reporting

Multiphase capital projects

Education

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Own the cost, commercial and capital-governance discipline behind a multi-phase hyperscale campus.

Location:

Brisbane, Queensland, with regular travel to the WDDP site near Dalby

Reports to:

Executive Project Director, WDDP, with a matrix line to Capital Project Controls Director, APAC

About Zerra DC

Zerra DC develops and operates hyperscale data centre campuses across Australia, Japan and India, delivering capacity at scale into markets being reshaped by the growth of cloud and AI. Zerra DC is part of AGP, an independently owned investor and asset manager that develops and operates real assets across energy, digital infrastructure and real estate.

Western Downs Digital Park

Western Downs Digital Park is a major new hyperscale data centre campus at Kogan in Queensland. Planned across multiple delivery phases, it brings together AI-ready data centres, energy infrastructure and a purpose-built campus environment. This is an opportunity to help shape a critical new digital infrastructure asset from the ground up.

The role

The Commercial Leader will own the campus-wide cost and commercial position for Western Downs Digital Park. The remit spans construction of the first leased building and commercial planning for enabling infrastructure and future buildings as they progress through design, approvals, procurement and financial close.

You will give the Executive Project Director one coherent and trustworthy view of cost and commercial exposure across the campus. This includes cost planning, forecasting, contract administration, progress claims, variations, change control, commercial risk and the direction of cost consultants and quantity-surveying support.

What you will lead

• The consolidated campus cost plan across the building in delivery, enabling infrastructure and future phases.
• Monthly forecast-to-complete, committed-cost, contingency and variance reporting for project, Finance and executive leadership.
• Construction-phase contract administration across general contractor and owner-supplied equipment packages.
• Progress-claim review, valuation, payment certification, variations and change control.
• Cost and commercial risk management, including clear exposure estimates, ownership and mitigation.
• Cost-plan readiness and procurement inputs supporting the financial close of future buildings.
• Cost consultants and quantity surveyors, with consistent standards for benchmarking, reporting and commercial rigour.
• Alignment between the campus cost plan, PMO master programme, procurement strategy and capital forecasting.

What you will bring

You will be an experienced Commercial Director, Senior Commercial Manager, cost or quantity-surveying leader who has owned the cost position on major capital projects. You will be comfortable moving between detailed commercial analysis, contractor negotiations and concise reporting for executive and investment audiences.

• At least 10 years of experience in commercial management, cost management, quantity surveying or capital project controls within construction or infrastructure.
• Direct ownership of cost plans across multiple project stages, packages, phases or concurrent assets.
• Strong contract-administration capability across progress claims, variations, change orders and claims.
• Demonstrated forecast-to-complete, variance-analysis and executive-reporting experience.
• Advanced cost planning, elemental cost modelling, benchmarking and commercial-risk capability.
• Australian construction experience; Queensland delivery experience is an advantage.
• Data centres, mission-critical facilities or comparable complex infrastructure experience is highly regarded.
• A degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering or a related discipline; AIQS, RICS or equivalent membership is preferred.

The opportunity

This role offers genuine campus-wide ownership rather than a single-package remit. You will establish the cost and commercial discipline leadership relies on as WDDP moves from one active building into a multi-phase delivery programme.