Senior Commercial Manager - Construction & MEP

Equinix, Inc.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Equinix, a global digital infrastructure company, seeks a senior Commercial Manager to oversee commercial management for India’s major expansion and construction projects. Lead cost control, budgeting, and risk management across multiple programs, aligning with internal controls and procurement strategies.

The role involves coordinating with cross-functional teams, driving VE exercises, and delivering accurate cost data to support funding and decision making for strategic projects in India.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying, construction, business, financial, Engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of experience in commercial management.
• Proven Data Center and strong MEP experience.
• Preferably RICS accreditation.
• Detail oriented, with accurate input and proofreading skills.
• Able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong sense of accountability, ownership and urgency.
• Strong computer skills, particularly with Excel, Power BI, Cost Management Tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial management oversight across Equinix's portfolio of major expansion and construction projects in India.
• Develop budgets for design stages including feasibility estimation, detailed cost modelling, benchmarking analysis and presentation to senior management.
• Prepare annual and quarterly cashflow forecasts and monthly cost reports.
• Input and manage VE exercises with clear cost evaluations to support decision making.
• Negotiate General Contractor contracts including terms with Legal and COE.
• Monitor adherence to budgets and implement cost-saving initiatives and value engineering.
• Monitor project cash flow and report monthly/quarterly on budget, risk and change management.
• Prepare and oversee monthly cost reports and close-out activities for all projects.

Skills

Proven Data Center experience

MEP experience

Excel

Power BI

Cost management tools

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Detail oriented

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying, construction, business, financial, Engineering or related field

RICS accreditation

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Cost Management Tools

Job description

Who are we?

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.

A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

A career at Equinix means being at the center of shaping what comes next and amplifying customer value through innovation and impact. You'll work across teams, influence key decisions, and help shape the path forward. You'll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you're empowered to do your best work.

Job Summary

This position reports directly to the Director, Commercial Management, India, within the Global Design & Construction organization. The primary responsibility of this role is to provide commercial management oversight across Equinix's portfolio of major expansion and construction projects throughout India. The incumbent will work closely with cross-functional internal project teams and stakeholders at various levels of seniority to support successful project delivery.

The role is expected to provide strategic and day-to-day leadership specifically focused to drive down construction costs, provide assurance against internal financial controls, reporting processes and help manage all major contract risks.

Responsibilities

Pre-Contract

• Procurement of third-party consultants including Design, Commercial and Pre-Construction Services
• Development of detailed Request for Proposals (RFP) and service deliverables for the commercial management services
• Day to day management of third-party commercial consultants to ensure deliverables are met in a timely manner and to a high standard
• Development of General Contractor and supplier procurement strategies in conjunction with the Construction Management (CM) team
• Working with Legal and Procurement Centre of Excellence (COE) to prepare General Contractor Contracts including negotiation of Contract terms
• Collation and presentation of market insights for the construction industry in the relevant country including market activity, comparative builds, construction cost indices, key suppliers and benchmarking information
• Preparation of budgets for all design stages including feasibility estimation, detailed cost modelling, benchmarking analysis and presentation of this to senior management throughout funding approval stages
• Advice on the most economical design and construction delivery strategy including budget comparisons
• Identification of market and region-specific commercial risks and development of practical mitigation strategies
• Ensuring that all cost data is prepared and presented in the Equinix WBS throughout the Project lifecycle
• Input and action of Value Engineering (VE) exercises at all stages of design. The output must include clear cost evaluation to support decision making
• Prepare annual and quarterly cashflow forecasts for active and pipeline projects
• Prepare and oversee monthly reports for budget, cashflow, risk and change management

Post Contract

• Day to day management of third-party commercial consultants to ensure deliverables are met in a timely manner and to a high standard
• Monitor adherence against budget throughout the project lifespan including cost checks and reviews, value engineering and cost saving initiatives and evaluation of alternates
• Oversee and provide guidance on commercial change management and change evaluation efforts on all projects
• Monitor and report monthly and quarterly on project portfolio cash flow for the region
• Provide Construction in Place (CIP) data to Finance
• Pro-actively lead all commercial risk management efforts including commercial audits, contingency analysis and management
• Prepare and oversee monthly cost reports for budget, cashflow, risk and change management
• Monitor the financial close-out on all projects including settlement of all vendors
• Prepare lessons learned cost analysis and detailed Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) analysis of outturn costs

Qualifications

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in quantity surveying, construction, business, financial, Engineering or related field
• Minimum 12 Years of experience in Commercial Management
• Proven Data Center and strong MEP experience
• Preferably RICS accreditation
• Must be detail orientated, with accurate input and proof-reading skills
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Must have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must have strong sense of accountability, ownership and urgency
• Must have strong computer skills, particularly with Excel, Power BI, Cost Management Tools

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This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.