Senior Quantity Surveyor MEP (m/f/d) - Data Centre Construction

Linesight; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight is seeking a Senior Cost Manager MEP in Amsterdam to lead cost reporting, budgeting, and value engineering for major projects. You will guide commercial risk management, oversee procurement, and ensure client value through disciplined cost control.

The role calls for deep cost-management experience, MEP reading of schematics, and ownership in a fast-paced consultancy environment. You will collaborate with senior management and multidisciplinary teams across Europe, contributing to

Qualifications

• Have extensive cost management experience, ideally from a consultancy background working on large and complex projects.
• Have an understanding of MEP Systems and ability to read services drawings and schematics.
• Are RICS chartered or are on the path to complete it - we can help.
• Have a degree or comparable qualification in construction, quantity surveying, mechanical or electrical engineering.
• Have a strong sense of ownership and accountability, and thrive in a fast paced environment.
• Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing.
• Are detail oriented and quality focused.
• Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines.
• Right to work in Europe.

Responsibilities

• Analyse cost reports and regularly review with senior management
• Conduct budget preparation including detailed cost modelling and benchmarking analysis, and reviews with senior management
• Manage project costs against budget throughout your project, including cost reviews, value engineering, and cost saving initiatives to increase client value
• Monitor the financial close-out on all projects including settlement of all vendors
• Oversee and provide guidance on commercial change management and change evaluation efforts
• Oversee the RFPs through to procurement for project services and products
• Proactively lead all commercial risk management efforts
• Review analytics for project portfolio cash flow and earned value analysis

Skills

Cost management

Communication

Attention to detail

Ownership & accountability

Verbal & written comms

Education

Construction degree

Quantity surveying background

MEP engineering background

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Cost Manager MEP at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Analyse cost reports and regularly review with senior management
• Conduct budget preparation including detailed cost modelling and benchmarking analysis, and reviews with senior management
• Manage project costs against budget throughout your project, including cost reviews, value engineering, and cost saving initiatives to increase client value
• Monitor the financial close-out on all projects including settlement of all vendors
• Oversee and provide guidance on commercial change management and change evaluation efforts
• Oversee the RFPs through to procurement for project services and products
• Proactively lead all commercial risk management efforts
• Review analytics for project portfolio cash flow and earned value analysis

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have extensive cost management experience, ideally from a consultancy background working on large and complex projects
• Have an understanding of MEP Systems and ability to read services drawings and schematics
• Are RICS chartered or are on the path to complete it - we can help
• Have a degree or comparable qualification in construction, quantity surveying, mechanical or electrical engineering
• Have a strong sense of ownership and accountability, and thrive in a fast paced environment
• Are an excellent communicator verbally and in writing
• Are detail oriented and quality focused
• Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines
• Right to work in Europe

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we're not like the others. We're different. Unique. It's our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world's most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment.We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!