Senior Commercial & Project Controls Lead – Data Centre

GEDON™ | Precision Search for Complex Construction; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GEDON seeks a senior commercial and project controls professional to lead cost, programme and risk management on high-value data centre and life sciences programmes. The role combines an Ireland base with European assignments, delivering integrated forecasting, value reconciliations and robust reporting to senior leadership.

You will oversee subcontract administration, change control and risk management, ensuring alignment with NEC/FIDIC forms, while driving continuous improvement across

Qualifications

• Strong contractor-side commercial management on large, technically complex projects.
• Solid project controls expertise including cost control, forecasting, earned value and integrated reporting.
• Experience with NEC/FIDIC forms of contract is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial management and project controls across high-value data centre or life sciences programmes.
• Establish and maintain cost, programme and risk baselines, integrating them into a single view of project performance.
• Prepare cost value reconciliations, forecasts, cash flow projections and monthly reporting to senior leadership.
• Oversee earned value analysis, performance measurement and variance reporting, identifying trends and corrective actions.
• Manage change control, variations and early warnings, protecting the contractor’s commercial position.
• Administer subcontracts, including procurement, valuations and final account negotiation.
• Lead risk and opportunity management, maintaining risk registers and quantified contingency.
• Work closely with planning, engineering and site teams to align commercial strategy with delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement in commercial and controls processes, systems and reporting standards.

Skills

Commercial management

Project controls

Contract types knowledge

Education

Quantity Surveying / Construction Management degree

MRICS or MSCSI desirable

Job description

GEDON seeks a senior commercial and project controls professional to lead cost, programme and risk management on high-value data centre and life sciences programmes. The role combines an Ireland base with European assignments, delivering integrated forecasting, value reconciliations and robust reporting to senior leadership.

You will oversee subcontract administration, change control and risk management, ensuring alignment with NEC/FIDIC forms, while driving continuous improvement across