Linesight
Associate Director, Cost Management
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Associate Director, Cost Management
Associate Director – Data Centre
About the Role
As an Associate Director at Linesight, you’ll lead a team of highly experienced, diverse, and passionate professionals who thrive on collaboration and shared success. Your extensive industry expertise will accelerate your career, expand your skillset, and broaden your perspective. We’ll empower you with ownership, dedicated mentorship from industry leaders, and the resources to grow both personally and professionally.
Beyond individual development, you’ll contribute strategically to the business’s evolution. Our vision is built on trusted relationships—with your teams as much as with our clients.
The Opportunity
In this role, you’ll:
- Manage multiple teams and accounts across the business
- Serve as the key account manager for Linesight’s data centre team, cultivating partnership-based client relationships rooted in trust
- Apply your business development skills to secure new clients and repeat projects with existing ones
- Oversee strategic client projects, ensuring they align with both commercial goals and performance metrics
- Leverage your cost management expertise to deliver all contract objectives within budget and contractual obligations
- Negotiate complex commercial agreements and contract terms with third parties
- Mentor and lead high-performing teams, fostering continuous growth and excellence
- Drive a culture of impactful outcomes, delivering top-tier quality and client value
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Requirements
We’re looking for a candidate who:
- Demonstrates strong operational management, with experience in dynamic environments
- Can apply structured pre- and post-contract cost management specific to data centres (essential)
- Offers 10+ years in construction, with prior cost management expertise in the data centre sector
- Has the confidence to take the lead in client meetings and negotiations
- Possesses either a degree in a relevant field, such as cost management or quantity surveying, or comparable experience
- Ideally is chartered with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)—previous membership is appreciated
- Communicates clearly and persuasively both verbally and in writing
- Thrives on building purpose-driven relationships, nurturing collaboration between teams and clients
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Our Culture: Why Join Linesight?
Linesight is a trusted, global cost and project management consultancy known for delivering exceptional results that drive repeat client engagement. What sets us apart?
- We challenge industry norms—pushing creative solutions to create sustainable built environments.
- We support open, empathetic leadership with a flat organisational structure, where genuine care and respect shape everyday interactions.
- Our work spans the world’s prestigious projects and innovative sectors—always delivering a more responsible future.
- Together, we harness the power of teamwork.
We believe that fostering diversity, inclusion, and accessibility helps us cultivate a happier, stronger workforce. Our organisation is committed to being inclusive of all individuals, including those with disabilities—reasonable accommodations will be provided throughout recruitment and employment.
If you’d like assistance or accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know—we’re here to support your journey.
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