Cost and Contract Manager

Sourceo Pte Ltd; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

STACK Infrastructure in Malaysia is hiring a Cost & Contract Manager to oversee all commercial, contractual, and cost aspects of data centre projects from pre-contract through completion. This role supports budgeting, procurement, and contract administration across STACK’s Malaysia developments.

The position requires diligent cost control, claims management, and adherence to contractual obligations to achieve project objectives while delivering 100% uptime and concierge-level customer service.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Law, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost analysis, estimates, and cost control across projects.

Skills

Cost analysis

Contract management

Procurement

Vendor negotiation

Budgeting

Risk management

Stakeholder mgmt

Team leadership

Communication

Tender evaluation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying / Construction Management / Engineering / Law

Tools

FIDIC

PAM

NEC

Job description

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STACK Infrastructure builds, owns, and operates hyperscale and colocation data centers that power the world’s most ambitious technology companies. With a rapidly expanding footprint across APAC, STACK combines deep development expertise, flexible capital, and operational discipline to deliver critical digital infrastructure at scale.

Our clients include the largest hyperscale cloud platforms. We are building a regional platform defined by speed of delivery, power reliability, and long-term partnership — and we are assembling the team to lead that effort.

Summary/Objective

The Cost & Contract Manager is responsible for managing all commercial, contractual, and cost-related aspects of projects from pre-contract through project completion. This position is also responsible for cost management and procurement support across STACK’s data centre development projects in Malaysia.

The Monday–Friday role includes budgeting, cost control, contract administration, procurement support, claims management, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations to achieve project and business objectives, and supporting STACK’s unwavering commitment to 100% uptime and concierge-level customer service.

Essential Functions

Cost management

• Perform cost analysis for data center projects
• Develop conceptual cost estimates and cost plans
• Prepare cost breakdown structures
• Analyze market pricing
• Support facility budgeting and cost control
• Review contractor estimates and negotiation
• Verify quantities and pricing
• Check consistency between scope of works documents and bids
• Confirm scope coverage
• Evaluate cost reasonableness

Contract management

• Draft, review, negotiate, and administer contracts and subcontracts.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms, company policies, and legal requirements.
• Manage contract execution throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain proper documentation of all contractual correspondence and records.
• Advise facility teams on contractual rights, obligations, and risks.
• Handle claims, disputes, and extension of time (EOT) assessments.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and administer contracts and subcontracts.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms, company policies, and legal requirements.
• Manage contract execution throughout the project lifecycle.
• Maintain proper documentation of all contractual correspondence and records.
• Advise project teams on contractual rights, obligations, and risks.
• Handle claims, disputes, and extension of time (EOT) assessments.

Procurement Support

• Prepare and issue RFP / RFQ documents
• Prepare bid comparison analysis
• Support bid evaluation
• Support contractor selection
• Develop procurement packaging and strategy
• Review construction contracts and commercial terms
• Support negotiations with contractors and vendors for contract execution
• Ensure alignment between contract terms and commercial conditions
• Support contract execution processes and internal approval procedures

Soft Services Management Support

Operation

• Manage daily operation including:
• Cleaning and housekeeping
• Pest Control
• Landscaping and grounds maintenance
• Ensuring all soft services are delivered according to agreed SLA and KPIs
• Conduct regular inspections and audits of service quality

People

• Model outstanding safety behaviour, operational discipline and professional conduct.
• Provide coaching, uplift and technical mentoring to Senior Data Centre Specialists, Senior Technicians and Technicians to strengthen team capability and execution consistency.
• Reinforce high-quality communication, including clear escalation structures, accurate procurement, cost and contract context.
• Ensure clear and accurate transfer of information between stakeholders and support consistent decision-making across the team.
• Collaborate effectively with Security, Projects, Operations and Vendors to support procurement, cost and contract for critical operations.
• Contribute practical insights and recommendations during vendors performance reviews and operational meetings.
• Ability to analyze information and make decisions using logical and numerical reasoning.
• Strong ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions.
• Ability to anticipate potential challenges and proactively manage risks.
• Ability to execute plans effectively and deliver results.
• Ability to lead and engage stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for successful project completion.
• Ability to build trust and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Maintains consistent work performance and professional reliability.
• Eager to acquire new knowledge [SK1]

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Law, or related field.
• Minimum 5–10 years of relevant experience in cost and contract management.
• Experience in construction, infrastructure, property development, or engineering projects preferred.
• Familiarity with standard forms of contract such as FIDIC, PAM, NEC, or equivalent.
• Experience in Data Centre or mission-critical projects is highly desirable.
• Experience working in hyperscale or colocation data centre environments is an advantage.
• Knowledge of Soft services requirements for data centres.