Manager, Cost & Contract

On-site
- Great World City, Central Singapore, Singapore
K2

Job description

K2 is an international developer, owner and operator of hyper-scale digital infrastructure assets. We are the specialists in providing critical digital infrastructure in the form of Data Centre environments to leading technology companies, we lay the physical foundations of the internet, cloud services and tomorrow's digital solutions, today.

With a proven track record operating to world leading service levels, we pride ourselves in being technically focused long term partners, providing our customers peace of mind when investing in significant physical network, storage and computing resources that provide the digital solutions to millions of users around the world everyday.

We seek to hire the best talent in the industry, who has the passion and motivation to join the growing team in K2.

Tasks and 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.

Job requirements

Experience and skills

8-10 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

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Manager, Cost & Contract

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