Job Summary

K2 APAC technical and delivery team urgently needs a Senior Executive with experience in cost control for our data centre projects coming up in the APAC region.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Executive, Cost & Contract, your role will assist the Cost & Control, Senior Manager on 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.

Working environment entails

• Walking job sites which have areas of uneven terrain.
• Work at heights.
• Work in a noisy environment.
• Work in confined spaces.
• Work environment applicable to operation team
• Regularly lift and/or move items and participate in group lifts.
• Work shifts longer than eight hours in duration.
• Co-ordinate body movements when using tools or equipment.
• May require bending or twisting the body to access equipment while working.
• Involves performing physical tasks all day.
• Use hands to manipulate small wires and objects.
• Push or pull objects into position.

Key Requirements

• 3-5 years’ minimum relevant working experience as quantity surveyor and/or in data centre industry preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Building Management or its equivalent
• 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.

Interpersonal Requirements

• Committed to the delivery of excellent customer service.
• Calm Manner, able to work under pressure.
• Self-motivated, ability to work on own initiative.
• Punctual and reliable.
• Good attention to detail.

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