Senior Executive, Cost & Contract

k2 strategic pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

k2 strategic pte. ltd. in Singapore seeks an experienced Quantity Surveyor to support data centre projects across locations.

You will advise on contracts, procurement strategies, tendering, and cost management, while liaising with consultants, contractors, and suppliers to maintain cost databases and reports. The role requires 3–5 years of relevant experience in data centres, strong MS Excel skills, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• 3 - 5 years’ minimum relevant working experience as quantity surveyor and/or in data centre industry preferred.
• Good understanding in building services/data centre project lifecycle.
• Proficiency in MS Office especially Excel
• Strong communications skills and good command of written and spoken English. Additional language will be an advantage.
• Ability to work independently, meticulous, analytical, proactive and able to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support across each data centre project life cycle (across K2 locations).
• Support and advise project team on contract matters, procurement strategy and tendering procedures.
• Engage and liaise with external consultants, contractors, and suppliers including managing a registry of approved external providers.
• Advise project team on construction costs, tender indices, market trends, benchmarking, value engineering and construction related cost risks.
• Maintain development cost database and provide regular cost reports.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings using financial indicators, trends and models.
• Execute procurement of provisional sum items for projects.
• Provide construction cost input for project feasibility studies.
• Drive business process/continuous improvement initiatives.
• Update project cost information/status.
• Safekeeping of contract documents and drawings, statements of final accounts, performance bonds and insurance policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned or instructed.

Skills

MS Excel

Communication skills

Independent worker

English proficiency

Analytical

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Building Management

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Responsibilities

You are required to provide support throughout each data centre project life cycle (across K2 locations) which includes the following:

• Ensure effectiveness and consistency in application of internal policies and procedures for construction contracts and consultancy service agreements.
• Support and advise project team on contract matters, procurement strategy and tendering procedures.
• Engage and liaise with external consultants, contractors, and suppliers including managing a registry of these approved external providers.
• Advise project team on construction costs, tender indices, market trends, benchmarking, value engineering and construction related cost risks.
• Maintain development cost database and provide regular cost reports.
• Using financial indicators, trends and models, identify opportunities for cost savings.
• Execute procurement of provisional sum items for projects.

Other on-going tasks and responsibilities include:

• Provide construction cost input for project feasibility studies.
• Drive business process/continuous improvement initiatives.
• Update of project cost information/status.
• Safekeeping of contract documents and drawings, statement of final accounts, performance bonds and insurance policies (if any),
• Perform other duties as assigned or instructed.

Experience and skills

• 3 - 5 years’ minimum relevant working experience as quantity surveyor and/or in data centre industry preferred.
• Good understanding in building services/data centre project lifecycle.
• Proficiency in MS Office especially Excel
• Strong communications skills and good command of written and spoken English. Additional language will be an advantage.
• Ability to work independently, meticulous, analytical, proactive and able to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management and collaboration skills.

Educational qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Building Management or its equivalent