Senior QS - Data Centre - FIDIC

In this role you will lead commercial aspects of major data centre projects, applying FIDIC Yellow Book contract knowledge to maximise value and minimise risk. You will work with a cross-functional project team to maintain cost control, contract administration, and timely commercial decisions. The position offers exposure to high-profile sectors and complex contracts, with a focus on governance, variations, and claims management. You will help shape project outcomes by delivering robust commercial insights and proactive risk mitigation.

• matched pension contribution up to 5%
• private medical insurance
• health & leisure allowance
• professional subscription up to 500
• 27 days holiday plus Christmas/New Year
• life insurance at four times salary

• Administer FIDIC Yellow Book contracts and provide contractual guidance to the project team
• Interpret contract provisions related to payment, variations, claims, delays, and dispute resolution
• Maintain contract notices, records, and correspondence in prescribed timelines
• Manage all commercial aspects from start to final account, including cost reporting and cash flow
• Produce monthly commercial reports highlighting opportunities, risks, and mitigations
• Lead evaluation, pricing, and negotiation of variations; assess quotations and substantiation of costs
• Prepare independent cost estimates and commercial assessments; manage change control and registers
• Assess entitlement under FIDIC provisions and prepare EOT/cost claim related assessments
• Support employer responses to contractor claims and assist in dispute avoidance

• Experience in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management
• Significant experience administering major projects under FIDIC Yellow Book
• Experience in infrastructure, energy, utilities, oil & gas, renewables, process engineering, or industrial sectors
• Proven track record managing projects valued in excess of 50m
• Strong experience in variation management, claims assessment, and contract administration
• Proficiency in cost reporting, forecasts, and commercial risk assessments
• Strong knowledge of change control and project controls processes
• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, or related discipline
• MRICS or equivalent professional qualification preferred

• strong communication and stakeholder management
• commercial awareness and decision-making
• problem-solving and proactive risk mitigation
• FIDIC Yellow Book
• cost reporting, forecasting and cash flow
• variation management and pricing