Senior Cost Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor – Data Centres

About the role

DARA People is recruiting, on behalf of Gleave Partnership, an experienced Senior Cost Manager / Senior Quantity Surveyor in Singapore. The role supports a major international data centre programme across the APAC region, working with client stakeholders and Gleave's senior cost management team. It offers genuine responsibility for regional cost delivery, the freedom to challenge assumptions and a path toward broader team and regional leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare feasibility estimates, budgets and detailed cost plans, and advise on design options, value engineering and cost risk
• Prepare and review tender documentation, analyse contractor submissions and provide commercial recommendations
• Manage changes, variations and contractor claims, and monitor budgets, contingencies and cost movements
• Produce cost reports, forecast-to-final-cost information and project cash-flow forecasts
• Advise client stakeholders on commercial risks and decisions, and manage several projects or workstreams concurrently
• Support final accounts and closeout, and contribute to regional cost-management processes and reporting tools

Required profile

• Experienced Senior Quantity Surveyor, Senior Cost Manager, Lead QS or associate-level cost professional with a strong consultancy, PMC, developer or client-side background
• Strong pre- and post-contract cost management, estimating, cost planning, reporting, forecasting and tender analysis experience
• Broad construction knowledge across civil, structural, architectural and building-services packages
• Knowledge of the Singapore and/or wider APAC construction market; MRICS, MSISV or equivalent chartership preferred
• Data centre experience is not essential but is advantageous

What we offer

• Permanent, full-time position in Singapore with regional exposure and limited travel
• Package negotiable depending on experience
• Target start Q1 2027; reasonable notice periods can be accommodated