Senior/Associate MEP Cost Manager

Kenton Black; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking consultancy as a Senior MEP Cost Manager, where you will lead cost management on cutting-edge Data Centre projects across the UK and Europe. This role offers the chance to engage in both pre and post-contract duties, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. You'll collaborate with clients and consultants, leveraging your expertise in cost estimating and risk analysis to drive efficiencies and enhance project outcomes. If you have a stable career history and a passion for high-tech construction, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing field.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in cost management across project lifecycles.
• Experience in Data Centre construction and MEP systems.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates, RFPs, and manage procurement processes.
• Produce monthly post-contract cost reports and present to clients.
• Conduct cost risk analysis and negotiate final accounts.

Skills

Cost Management

Quantity Surveying

Scheduling

Data Centre Construction

Contract Administration

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field

Job description

Senior / Associate MEP Cost Manager - Data Centres
London preferred, but flexible - office/site/hybrid
65-90k DOE

Kenton Black International is excited to be supporting one of the world's leading consultancies in their search for a Data Centre experienced MEP cost professional.

The successful candidate can expect to take a leading role on UK and European Data Centre construction projects, whilst supporting the business in the next phase of its growth.

We're keen to hear from people with a proven track record of delivering high quality cost management/quantity surveying/scheduling across the full lifecycle of schemes.
A consultancy background and experience of Data Centre construction projects, with a strong MEP background is preferable. However candidates with experience of schemes such battery giga plants, semiconductor plants, and similar high-tech manufacturing projects are also welcomed to apply.

A snapshot of some of the responsibilities -

- Pre and post-contract duties, including preparation of cost estimates, RFPs, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
- Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
- Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
- Tendering and procurement activity, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report and compiling the contractual documents
- Taking responsibility for timely and accurate cost checks and valuations
- Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
- Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
- Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
- Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts
- Maintain central feedback and learning on cost estimating from prospects and projects and contribute to updating of best practices in estimating

If you have a stable career history and can demonstrate a collaborative and outgoing approach, please get in touch - (url removed) .