Cost Engineer, Data Center IT Fit-Out

Responsibilities

• Cost Control & Budget Management
• Develop and maintain project cost reports, forecasts, and budget tracking tools.
• Monitor actual costs against approved budgets and committed spend.
• Track project expenditures across procurement, logistics, installation, deployment, and related project activities.
• Support cost allocation across multiple workstreams and project phases.
• Identify budget variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Procurement & Commercial Tracking
• Work closely with procurement and project teams to track purchase orders, vendor quotations, and committed costs.
• Review and validate vendor quotations, invoices, and payment applications.
• Track cost movements, freight costs, taxes, duties, and escalation risks.
• Maintain visibility of long-lead procurement items and project commitments.
• Support commercial evaluations and bid comparisons.
• Forecasting & Financial Reporting
• Prepare weekly and monthly cost forecasts and cash flow reports.
• Provide financial status updates to the Project Manager and stakeholders.
• Monitor forecast accuracy and update estimates based on project progress.
• Track accruals, committed costs, and pending variations.
• Support project financial reporting and earned value tracking where applicable.
• Change Management
• Track project change requests and variation orders.
• Assess commercial impact of scope changes and technical revisions.
• Maintain change logs and ensure approval workflows are followed.
• Support claims analysis and cost impact assessments.
• Project Coordination
• Coordinate with project management, procurement, logistics, deployment, and finance teams.
• Support schedule-driven cost planning aligned with project milestones.
• Participate in project review meetings and risk discussions.
• Assist in identifying commercial and supply chain risks affecting project cost.
• Vendor & Contract Support
• Monitor vendor commercial compliance and contractual obligations.
• Track delivery milestones tied to payment schedules.
• Support reconciliation of invoices, delivery records, and received goods.
• Assist with contract administration and vendor performance tracking.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of experience in cost engineering, quantity surveying, project controls, commercial management, or related project cost functions.
• Experience in construction, infrastructure, technology, engineering, or fit-out pr

Benefits

Additional Information

Firmus Technologies Firmus Technologies is a global leader pioneering the solution to AI's energy challenge, founded in Australia in 2019 by a visionary team of entrepreneurs. Our mission is to create the most energy-efficient AI infrastructure, combining cutting edge technology with a steadfast commitment to sustainability. Through ground-breaking research and development, we invented a verticalized AI Factory - a new class of digital infrastructure that replaces traditional data centres. Built on new approaches to liquid cooling, energy management, water use and modular construction methodology, the Firmus AI Factory delivers low-cost AI tokens across Asia-Pacific. Firmus AI Cloud We provide customers access to energy savings via our large-scale GPU cloud, Firmus AI Cloud. Rated Silver in The GPU Cloud ClusterMAX™ Rating System, our cloud empowers developers, enterprise, education and government users to train AI models with unmatched efficiency and cost savings. With an ever-growing list of services and applications, we are committed to building a cloud experience for our customers that is market-leading, proprietary and built to scale. Why you'll love working here A fast-paced and dynamic environment working with next-gen technology. You'll be operating at the intersection of sustainability and artificial intelligence - helping to transform an industry. Working with and access to colleagues who are true innovators and leaders in their field. As an emerging company, we work as a close-knit team. Work with the founders, grow a strong network, and witness the impact you make first-hand as we democratise AI tools for everyone - more sustainably, and more affordably. We believe that people from diverse backgrounds come together to do their best work, be their authentic selves, and build great things. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Role Summary The Cost Engineer is responsible for project cost control, budgeting, forecasting, commercial tracking, and financial reporting for data center IT fit-out projects. This role supports the Project Manager in monitoring project financial performance across procurement, deployment, logistics, installation, and integration activities. The position will work closely with procurement, vendors, finance, logistics, and project teams to ensure accurate cost visibility, budget control, and timely reporting throughout the project lifecycle. Experience in data center, mission-critical, or IT infrastructure environments is advantageous but not mandatory.

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