Cost Manager MEP for India Data Centre Projects
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 14, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 4, 2026.
Overview
As a Cost Manager (Mechanical or Electrical) at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and talented teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.
The Opportunity
In this role you will:
- Prepare and manage project budgets, forecasts, and cost models using historical data, CostX and other tools
- Perform risk and variance analysis; identify mitigation actions
- Deliver regular dashboards, “cost to complete” (CTC) tracking, and unite stakeholders on cost-performance.
- Create estimates and cost plans for key client developments
- Support nimble project management and clear decisions through excellent cost documentation and timely communication
- Oversee project spend by creating valuations and cost reports and clearly communicate variations to your team
- Actively participate in the tender/bid process--from initial tender/bid documentation through analysis and reporting
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have relevant experience in Data Centre Projects for activities related to Precontracts including Cost Estimates at different design stages
- Have a degree or comparable experience in a cost management or construction discipline
- Are chartered or are on the path to complete it. We can help.
- Happy to travel for short periods to meet with your clients, partners and team
- Have experience in pre- and post-contract cost management on varied projects
- Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines
All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.
About us
Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment. We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!
Diversity, inclusion and accessibility
Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!