SENIOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR DATA CENTRE INTERIOR FIT-OUT

Location: Noida, India
Employment: Full-time
Salary: 12 to 18 LPA CTC, depending on experience and capability
Exceptional candidates: Up to 20 LPA+
Projects: International
Sector: Data Centres / Mission Critical / Technical Fit-Out

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Quantity Surveyor to join our Noida-based commercial team, supporting the delivery of international data centre interior fit-out projects.

The role will have responsibility for the commercial management of projects from contract award through to completion, including cost control, valuations, variations, procurement, subcontract management, forecasting and final accounts.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Quantity Surveyor who wants to develop specialist expertise in the rapidly growing data centre and mission-critical infrastructure sector.

The successful candidate will ideally have 6 to 10 years experience in quantity surveying, with a strong background in commercial fit-out, technical fit-out, data centres, industrial, pharmaceutical, clean-room or other complex construction environments.

Direct data centre experience is highly desirable, but robust international commercial/fit-out experience will also be considered.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Management

Take commercial responsibility for assigned projects and work packages.
Establish project budgets and cost control systems.
Monitor project expenditure against budget.
Prepare regular cost reports and forecasts.
Identify commercial risks and opportunities.
Maintain accurate cost/value reporting throughout the project.
Monitor committed costs, actual costs, forecast costs and final outturn costs.
Support project managers with commercial decision-making.
Ensure contractual and commercial procedures are followed.

Subcontract Management

Prepare and manage subcontract packages.
Review subcontractor scopes and commercial terms.
Assist with subcontractor procurement and tender analysis.
Prepare subcontract orders and contracts.
Review subcontractor applications for payment.
Assess subcontractor variations and claims.
Monitor subcontractor costs against budget.
Manage subcontractor final accounts.
Maintain appropriate commercial records and audit trails.

Valuations & Payment

Prepare monthly client valuations.
Measure and value completed works.
Review progress against programme and contract requirements.
Prepare payment applications and supporting documentation.
Assess client payments and manage payment certification.
Monitor cash flow and payment timelines.
Reconcile valuations against project budgets.
Variations & Change Management
Identify, record and value variations.
Review drawings, specifications and instructions to establish changes in scope.
Prepare variation quotations.
Maintain variation and change registers.
Assess subcontractor variation claims.
Negotiate variations with clients, consultants and subcontractors.
Ensure changes are properly documented and commercially recovered.

Cost Control & Forecasting

Maintain project cost plans and control budgets.
Prepare monthly cost reports.
Track committed and actual expenditure.
Prepare cost-to-complete forecasts.
Identify potential cost overruns at an early stage.




Report commercial risks and opportunities to project management.
Analyse project performance against original estimates.
Provide feedback to the estimating team to improve future tenders.
Final Accounts
Prepare and negotiate client final accounts.
Agree subcontractor final accounts.
Ensure all variations and claims are captured.
Reconcile final project costs against the original budget.
Complete post-project commercial reviews.
Capture lessons learned and cost data for future estimating.
Data Centre & Technical Fit-Out

The QS will work across technically complex interior fit-out packages, potentially including:

Data halls
Technical rooms
Raised access flooring
Partitions and drylining
Suspended and specialist ceilings
Doors and ironmongery
Fire-rated construction
Fire stopping
Specialist flooring
Acoustic treatments
Internal finishes
Builders' work associated with MEP
Equipment supports
Containment interfaces
Security and access control
Fire and life-safety systems
Temporary works and protection
Site logistics
A good understanding of MEP interfaces and mission-critical construction is highly desirable.
The QS is not expected to be an MEP specialist but must understand how MEP systems
affect the architectural and interior fit-out scope and commercial position.

International Projects

Projects will be located internationally and may involve working with clients, consultants, contractors and subcontractors across multiple jurisdictions.

Experience with the following will be advantageous:

- UK construction contracts and commercial practices
- NEC
- JCT
- FIDIC
- International subcontract agreements
- International measurement standards
- Different currencies
- International procurement
- International labour and material markets
- Experience working on projects in the UK, Europe, Middle East,
- Australia, Asia or North America is highly desirable.
- Estimating & Pre-Construction Interface
- The QS will work closely with the estimating team to ensure a smooth transition from tender to delivery.

Responsibilities will include:

Reviewing the original estimate following contract award.
Checking tender assumptions and qualifications.
Reviewing subcontractor quotations and scope.
Establishing the project cost baseline.
Identifying estimating risks that need to be managed during delivery.
Providing feedback on actual costs versus estimated costs.
Developing historical cost data for future tenders.
Supporting value engineering exercises.
Assisting with future tenders where required.

What We Are Looking For

Essential

6 to 10 years Quantity Surveying experience.
Strong commercial management experience.
Experience with interior fit-out, technical construction or complex building projects.
Strong measurement and valuation skills.
Experience managing subcontractors commercially.
Experience with variations, claims and final accounts.




Strong Excel skills.
Excellent numerical and analytical ability.
Strong understanding of construction contracts.
Excellent attention to detail.
Ability to work independently.
Excellent written and spoken English.

Highly Desirable

Data centre or mission-critical experience.
International project experience.
UK or European QS experience.
Experience with NEC, JCT or FIDIC.
Commercial fit-out experience.
MEP-intensive construction experience.
Experience with high-specification technical environments.
Experience using CostX, Bluebeam or similar software.
BIM / digital measurement experience.
Degree or professional qualification in Quantity Surveying or a related
construction discipline.

The Person

We are looking for a QS who is commercially robust and understands how construction projects actually make or lose money.

You should be comfortable taking ownership of the commercial position of a project rather than simply processing valuations.

You should be able to identify:

Where the project is making or losing money
Where scope has changed
Where costs are likely to increase
Where contractual entitlement exists
Where subcontractor claims require challenge
Where commercial risks need to be escalated
The successful candidate should be confident dealing with clients, consultants, project managers and subcontractors.

In particular, we want someone who is:

Commercially minded
Analytical
Proactive
Highly organised
Detail-oriented
Contractually aware
Confident negotiating
Strong with numbers
Comfortable challenging costs and claims
Able to work independently
Comfortable working with international teams
An excellent communicator

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to build specialist experience in the international data centre and mission-critical sector.

You will work on projects across international markets and gain exposure to:

- Major data centre developments
- International clients
- International contractors
- Specialist subcontractors
- Complex commercial arrangements
- International procurement
- High-value technical fit-out
- There will also be opportunities to progress into Commercial Manager / Senior
- Commercial Manager positions as the business develops.

Location & Working Environment

The position is based in Noida, India.
You will work as part of an international commercial and pre-construction team, supporting projects outside India.

The role will involve regular interaction with international clients, consultants, contractors and subcontractors.

International travel may be required depending on project requirements.
Compensation: 12L to 18 LPA CTC, depending on experience and capability.

For an exceptional candidate with significant international and/or direct data-centre experience, 20 LPA+ may be considered. Performance-based salary progression will be available as responsibility and project involvement increase.

Application

Please submit your CV and include:

Total years of QS experience
Fit-out experience
Data centre experience, if applicable
International project experience
Countries/markets worked in
Typical project values
Types of projects
Contract forms worked with
Commercial software used
Current CTC
Expected CTC
Notice period

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