Senior Cost Manager | Data Centres | €120,000 | Dublin | PQS

Acmrec; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Pension contribution

Career progression

Job summary

Acmrec, a leading Irish QS and cost management consultancy in Dublin, is seeking an experienced Cost Manager to lead cost management on major data centre schemes from feasibility to delivery.

Based in an office setting in Dublin, you will prepare cost plans, budgets and tender reports, provide strategic cost advice, and support tender analysis while mentoring junior staff within a growing team.

Qualifications

• Experience as Cost Manager or Senior QS in a consultancy or PQS environment.
• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics or related field.
• MRICS/MSCSI (or working towards) preferred.
• Strong grasp of Irish contract forms and cost planning methodology.
• Confident client-facing communicator with analytical and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management on large-scale data centre projects from feasibility through to completion.
• Prepare cost plans, feasibility budgets and tender reports for client-side stakeholders.
• Provide strategic cost advice throughout the project lifecycle.
• Carry out tender analysis and contractor selection support from a client perspective.
• Manage client budgets and advise on cost risk and mitigation strategies.
• Conduct lifecycle cost analysis on complex, high-spec builds.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across a growing data centre portfolio.
• Mentor and support junior cost management staff within the team.

Skills

Cost management

Client-facing

Analytical skills

Reporting

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying or Construction Economics

Job description

Jul 15

Fancy shaping cost strategy on some of Europe's biggest data centre schemes, without the site-based grind of a contractor role?

This is a leading Irish QS and cost management consultancy, well known for its client-side work on major data centre, pharma and commercial projects across Ireland. With a track record built over years of high-profile instructions and a genuinely collegiate office culture, they've built a reputation as one of the most respected PQS practices in the Dublin market. They work with blue-chip developers and operators, and their cost managers are trusted advisors from feasibility through to delivery, not just number crunchers.

The Role

• Lead cost management on large-scale data centre projects from feasibility through to completion
• Prepare cost plans, feasibility budgets and tender reports for client-side stakeholders
• Provide strategic cost advice throughout the project lifecycle
• Carry out tender analysis and contractor selection support from a client perspective
• Manage client budgets and advise on cost risk and mitigation strategies
• Conduct lifecycle cost analysis on complex, high-spec builds
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across a growing data centre portfolio
• Mentor and support junior cost management staff within the team

What They're Looking For

• Strong experience as a Cost Manager or Senior QS within a consultancy/PQS environment
• Third-level qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics or related discipline
• MRICS/MSCSI (or working towards) preferred
• Strong grasp of Irish contract forms and cost planning methodology
• Confident client-facing manner, able to advise not just report
• Commercially sharp with strong analytical and reporting skills

The Package

• Performance-related bonus
• Pension contribution
• Genuine progression into more senior client-facing roles
• Office-based, Dublin, no site-based travel required