Associate Director – Cost

GEDON™ | Precision Search for Complex Construction; Dublin; On-site; EUR 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

GEDON™ | Precision Search for Complex Construction is seeking a senior cost management and project controls lead to drive cost reporting, forecasting and risk management on hyperscale data centre programmes in Dublin, Ireland. You will act as a trusted adviser to clients at a senior level and mentor the cost teams.

The role offers circa €130,000 plus benefits, with a fast-tracked path to Director level in a dynamic, internationally focused consultancy.

Qualifications

• Extensive cost management experience within data centre projects or similar sectors.
• Senior-level experience leading cost and project controls on large, complex programmes.
• Strong understanding of mission-critical design, procurement and delivery.
• Excellent client-facing communication and reporting skills.
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams.
• MRICS, MSCSI or equivalent professional qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management services across hyperscale data centre and mission-critical projects.
• Oversee project controls, including cost reporting, forecasting, change control and risk management.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, providing strategic commercial advice.
• Lead, mentor and develop cost management and project controls teams.
• Establish and improve reporting standards, tools and processes across engagements.
• Support business development, proposals and the growth of the service line.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the business as part of the senior team.

Skills

Cost management

Project controls leadership

Client-facing communication

Team leadership

Reporting

Education

MRICS/MSCSI

Tools

Cost reporting tools

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing engineering and construction consultancy specialising in hyperscale data centres and mission-critical infrastructure. The business provides a range of client-side and delivery-focused services, supporting some of the world's leading technology and infrastructure organisations.

Operating across Europe and internationally, the consultancy has built a strong reputation for technical depth, responsiveness and a genuine understanding of how mission-critical facilities are designed, procured and delivered.

The business remains entrepreneurial in spirit, with a flat structure and senior team that encourages ownership and fresh thinking. Rapid growth means there is real opportunity for ambitious professionals to shape service lines and progress quickly.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT & PROJECTS

You will work at the heart of an expanding cost and project controls offering, leading teams and engagements on large, technically complex data centre programmes. Projects move quickly, carry significant capital value and demand a sophisticated, data-driven approach to cost and risk.

Client relationships are direct and long-term. You will be a trusted adviser at senior level, providing the clarity and insight that clients rely on to make investment decisions across their portfolios.

The culture is collaborative and high-performing, with a team of specialists who share a passion for the sector. There is strong support for professional development and a clear route to Director level for those who make an impact.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead cost management services across hyperscale data centre and mission-critical projects
• Oversee project controls, including cost reporting, forecasting, change control and risk management
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, providing strategic commercial advice
• Lead, mentor and develop cost management and project controls teams
• Establish and improve reporting standards, tools and processes across engagements
• Support business development, proposals and the growth of the service line
• Contribute to the strategic direction of the business as part of the senior team

WHAT YOU NEED

• Extensive cost management experience within the data centre sector, either client-side, consultancy or contractor
• Senior-level experience leading cost and project controls on large, technically complex projects
• Strong understanding of mission-critical design, procurement and delivery
• Excellent client-facing communication and reporting skills
• Proven ability to lead and develop teams
• MRICS, MSCSI or equivalent professional qualification is desirable

WHAT YOU'LL GET IN RETURN

This role offers a salary of circa €130,000 plus benefits. More significantly, it is a senior platform within one of the most dynamic consultancies in the data centre market, offering direct client engagement, an international portfolio and a clear, accelerated pathway to Director level.