Commercial Lead - Data Centre Construction

Linesight; Farciennes; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight is seeking a Commercial Lead to manage key client relationships, develop new business, and oversee major cost-management projects. You will lead large teams, prepare cost plans, and drive QAQC and procurement activities across global projects.

The role requires a consultancy background with extensive cost management and Cost X experience. You will engage with diverse clients, mentor leaders, and ensure delivery of high-quality client value while fostering a collaborative, dynamic work

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of cost management experience, preferably in consultancy.
• At least 4 years of Cost X experience or equivalent tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key account manager, developing client relationships based on partnership and trust.
• Use business development skills to engage new clients and repeat projects.
• Oversee key strategic client projects and create estimates and cost plans.
• Lead QAQC planning and ensure quality assurance for projects.
• Contribute to procurement knowledge and lead in preparing QTO for cost plans/BoQs.
• Mentor leaders and team members to drive high performance.

Skills

Key account management

Business development

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Cost X proficiency

QAQC planning

MEP knowledge

Procurement understanding

Proposal drafting

Mentorship

Education

Degree in cost management or construction

Tools

Cost X

Planswift

Cubicost

Candy

ZW CAD

Job description

Overview

As a Commercial Lead at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Act as the key account manager, developing client relationships based upon partnership and trust
• Use your business development skills to engage new clients as well as repeat projects with existing clients
• Oversee key strategic client projects
• Create estimates and cost plans for key client developments
• Express high proficiency in Cost X & databooks
• Have experience managing large teams
• Actively lead in the preparation of QTO for Cost Plans / BoQs
• Actively prepare a QAQC Plan / Manual and implement the same for the quality assurance for the project
• Express high proficiency in MEP packages and moderate knowledge of MEPF works
• Express basic knowledge of Procurement of global projects
• Handle multiple projects and stakeholders from various time zones
• Actively help support Sales and Marketing
• Participate in drafting proposals to Clients
• Contribute to developing good client relationships that supports the business
• Impart training to the Leaders & other team members
• Foster top performance and growth for your employees via excellent mentorship and leadership
• Lead your team to deliver impeccable quality and client value.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have a minimum 15 years of experience in cost management especially pre cons works, ideally from a consultancy background, on large scale construction projects ideally in data center, oil and gas, or life sciences projects
• A minimum of 4 years of past work experience required on Cost X (or Planswift / Cubicost /Candy / ZW CAD)
• Have experience and confidence to lead a business, build a team and develop trusted client relationships
• Have a degree or comparable experience in a cost management or construction discipline
• Are currently living or looking to move to Farciennes (you must have the legal right to work already)
• Are chartered or are on the path to complete it. We can help
• Are savvy in understanding the business model and pursuing market opportunities
• Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing
• Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines
• Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we're not like the others. We're different. Unique. It's our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment.We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!