Cost Engineer, Data Center IT Fit-Out

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A fast-paced and dynamic environment working with next-gen technology. You’ll be operating at the intersection of sustainability and artificial intelligence – helping to transform an industry.

- Develop and maintain project cost reports, forecasts, and budget tracking tools.
- Monitor actual costs against approved budgets and committed spend.
- Track project expenditures across procurement, logistics, installation, deployment, and related project activities.
- Support cost allocation across multiple workstreams and project phases.
- Identify budget variances and recommend corrective actions.
- Work closely with procurement and project teams to track purchase orders, vendor quotations, and committed costs.
- Review and validate vendor quotations, invoices, and payment applications.
- Track cost movements, freight costs, taxes, duties, and escalation risks.
- Maintain visibility of long-lead procurement items and project commitments.
- Support commercial evaluations and bid comparisons.
- Prepare weekly and monthly cost forecasts and cash flow reports.
- Provide financial status updates to the Project Manager and stakeholders.
- Monitor forecast accuracy and update estimates based on project progress.
- Track accruals, committed costs, and pending variations.
- Support project financial reporting and earned value tracking where applicable.
- Track project change requests and variation orders.
- Assess commercial impact of scope changes and technical revisions.
- Maintain change logs and ensure approval workflows are followed.
- Support claims analysis and cost impact assessments.
- Coordinate with project management, procurement, logistics, deployment, and finance teams.
- Support schedule-driven cost planning aligned with project milestones.
- Participate in project review meetings and risk discussions.
- Assist in identifying commercial and supply chain risks affecting project cost.
- Monitor vendor commercial compliance and contractual obligations.
- Track delivery milestones tied to payment schedules.
- Support reconciliation of invoices, delivery records, and received goods.
- Assist with contract administration and vendor performance tracking.
- Accurate project cost reports and forecasts.
- Budget variance analysis and mitigation plans.
- Timely change order and variation tracking.
- Cost visibility across procurement and project activities.
- Financial support to maintain project delivery within approved budget.
- Combination of office and active project site environment.
- Coordination with vendors, logistics providers, and project teams.
- Fast-paced, schedule-driven project environment.
Permanent full-time

- 5–10 years of experience in cost engineering, quantity surveying, project controls, commercial management, or related project cost functions.
- Experience in construction, infrastructure, technology, engineering, or fit-out projects.
- Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and financial reporting within project environments.
- Experience managing vendor costs, procurement tracking, and change management processes.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel for cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting.
- Familiarity with ERP and project management systems such as:
  • Procore
  • MS Project
  • NetSuite
- Experience using project cost tracking, procurement, and reporting tools is advantageous.
- Strong analytical and commercial skills.
- High attention to detail and financial accuracy.
- Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
- Proactive problem-solving and risk identification capability.
- Strong reporting and presentation skills.
- Experience in data center, mission-critical, or IT infrastructure projects.
- Good understanding of compute, server, storage, and network environments.
- Familiarity with hardware procurement and deployment lifecycle.
- Exposure to fast-paced project delivery environments.