Principal, Cost Management

Fleet Data Centers designs, builds and operates mega-scale data center campuses. Fleet provides its customers with flexibility and predictability to meet their upside demand forecasts, addressing a key need in the market as traditional leased models are struggling to keep pace with the demand for new Cloud and AI infrastructure. Fleet is led by a team of industry veterans that have already made a lasting imprint on the evolution of global digital infrastructure and are committed and uniquely capable of upleveling data center development scale and operations in the face of rising demand. Fleet is well positioned to bring in-house design, engineering, and operational capabilities to collaborate with customers on tailored solutions for campuses of 500MW+. This unique model enables Fleet to provide the world’s largest and most sophisticated customers with a seamless extension of their own data center fleets with constant access to design innovation. Fleet is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with satellite offices in Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA. 

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced procurement professional driving program-level cost management for large-scale data center build programs. This includes cost planning and control, progress measurement, risk mitigation, and costed-schedule development. 

The successful candidate will report to the Director of Procurement Cost Management and collaborate closely with the Contracts Management team on all Request-For-Information / Quotation / Proposal (collectively “RFx”) process(s), in addition to participating in preparing, reviewing, negotiating, and executing contracts with various parties, such as, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and consultants. The successful candidate will bring deep knowledge of construction economics, commercial negotiations, and cost control within mission-critical or technically complex environments. 

Job Responsibilities 

The successful candidate will have transactional experience to perform the following responsibilities: 

• Sourcing: Request-for-Information / Quotations / Proposals (collectively RFx) processes including bid-leveling, cost (including lump sum/GMP, NTE) negotiations, and financial planning.  

• Cost Management and Cost Control:  

• Facilitating effective communication on project status(s), monitoring project finances, working with construction on deliverables and associated payments, tracking payments, and managing any variations or claims that may arise during the construction process.  

• Driving cost control, risk mitigation, and the overall status of the data center build program(s). Reviewing/driving design/general contractors in the development of cost estimates.  

• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan (for customer engagement(s), vendor assessments, and internal reporting).  

• Communicating with vendors (e.g., general contractor(s) and the owner to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update).  

• Managing cost checks and conducting valuations on larger projects. Completing timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes. Participating effectively in post contract cost variances and the change control processes. Managing cost impact / contingency management and commitment tr