Senior Manager, Cost

AirTrunk

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Full Time

Posted October 21, 2026

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Job Description

As the Senior Manager, Cost APAC based in Johor Bahru, reporting directly to the Associate Director of Cost Management and working closely with the rest of the Development team, you will make your mark in a number of ways:

Key Responsibilities

Pre-contract cost estimation and benchmarking
Value Engineering and Cost/Function optimization workshops, from design inception through to project close out
Challenge and probe proposed design solution in order to drive best value
Contract Procurement and Award – Assist Construction & Procurement Department in issuing, reviewing and analyzing the Contractor bid returns
Actively take part in post-bid interviews with the goal of identifying the most complete bids which offer the best value. This is done through the bid level process, scope review, rate review and omission analysis
Producing Tender Reports to support bid review and recommendations
Provide on-going Cost Management and Cost Review support to the CM team during the currency of the construction period i.e. Estimates, Claim Review, Value Engineering
Track monthly construction accruals across all region projects, collaborate closely with and report to the APAC Financial Team
In conjunction with Procurement manage QS Vendor Procurement, assessment of tender returns and vendor selection
Manage QS Vendor engagement during project tenure – to include invoicing and payments, key figures and performance review
Provide cost estimating support to internal AirTrunk teams – Construction Managers, Tech, Finance, Procurement
Provide salient and accurate construction cost data as a vital input for strategic decision making process – spanning the full range of AirTrunk’s construction programme
Provide both formal and ad-hoc reporting to various management teams within the AT group

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or similar.
10+years of proven experience in successful deliveries of large scale construction projects (valued at MYR 400m and above) at the right cost and across different jurisdictions.
Successfully delivered high value projects (MYR 400m and above) at the right cost and across different jurisdictions.
Great teammate with the ability to work autonomously.
Excellent communications skills coupled with excellent report and bid writing skills.
Incredibly flexible and adaptable to a dynamic fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Willing to make decisions and be accountable for them.
Ability to deliver effective presentations to customers, peers and management.
Good leadership competence to lead multi-disciplinary teams across multiple geographies.
Prior Data Centre project experience will be preferred.