Quantity Surveyor (M&E QS and CSA QS) – Data Centre, Milan, Italy

Overview

Our client, a specialist data centre delivery contractor, is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor (M&E QS and CSA QS) for a major data centre project in Milan, Italy. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in the commercial management of the project, taking ownership of cost control, subcontractor management, and client engagement. As a senior member of the commercial team, you will lead on procurement, oversee multiple complex subcontract packages, and provide strategic commercial guidance to ensure project success. This is a key leadership role, requiring strong technical, financial, and people management skills. Our client is recruiting on a confidential basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Subcontractor procurement - Developing subcontract tender packages from contract information, analysis of received tenders, presenting options to senior management, negotiating with subcontractors, pre-let meetings, developing subcontract orders
• Subcontract package management – Managing multiple subcontract packages from order through to final account to include remeasurement where required, monthly payments, claims management
• Monthly Reporting – Maintaining and submitting accurate monthly cost reporting including end of project projections in collaboration with the site team
• Stakeholder management - Attending periodic meetings with stakeholders as required including clients, subcontractors, designers, internal collaborators. Negotiating and closing out final accounts with subcontractors and clients in a timely and professional manner.
• Claims management – Dealing with subcontractor claims in a timely manner, ensuring claims with the client are submitted in a timely and professional manner in line with contract requirements
• Valuations – Development and submission of external valuations as required, engaging with client representatives and agreeing monthly values, ensuring certification and trackers are updated and communicated to internal accounts team for invoicing
• Responsible for measuring work packages from drawings and applying rates to work up package pricing
• Manage the project budget as directed by the Project Director
• Manage relevant client communications
• Compile monthly reports in accordance with procedure
• Attend monthly commercial and subcontractor meetings
• Resolve client/subcontractor disputes effectively
• Timely submission of claims/notices in accordance with contract provisions
• Document cost changes to the work scopes and prepare monthly valuations and final accounts

Requirements

• Experience with a main/general contractor is key
• Teamwork and mentoring within the commercial and site team
• Focused on results
• Can do attitude in fast paced delivery centric environment
• 7+ years’ experience in a similar role
• Bachelor's degree or relevant qualification in Quantity Surveying
• Excellent organisation, communication, and time management skills
• Attention to detail and analytically proficient
• Data Centre experience would be advantageous but not essential

Package

Typical market salary €38,000–€49,000 per year, depending on experience. Supportive career development. Collaborative team environment. Pipeline of project growth.

Email lee@cxrecruit.com quoting CXR-266, or upload your CV below.