Senior CSA Quantity Surveyor

We are looking for a Senior CSA Quantity Surveyor to join GagaMuller. You will collaborate with experienced, diverse, and passionate teams, fostering a strong social dynamic and collective sense of achievement. This role offers you extensive industry exposure, helping you broaden your skills, open doors to new opportunities, and expand your perspective. We are committed to empowering you, providing real responsibility, and supporting your career growth through mentorship from industry leaders and the tools you need to succeed. You will also contribute to shaping our business strategy as we continue to grow. At GagaMuller, building lasting, trusted relationships with our teams and clients is at the core of what we do. 

With a market-leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on strategic commissions and high-profile projects, this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with GagaMuller. 

The Opportunity 

GagaMuller is supporting the delivery of a major hyperscale data centre development in Kouvola, Finland. Acting on behalf of the client, the Senior CSA Quantity Surveyor will provide commercial leadership and cost management oversight across Civil, Structural, and Architectural (CSA) work packages throughout the project lifecycle. 

Working closely with the Client, Project Managers, Contractors, Design Teams, Construction Teams, and wider PMC team, you will be responsible for managing project costs, valuations, change control, contractor commercial performance, and final account activities while ensuring commercial governance and reporting requirements are achieved. 

This role will play a key part in protecting project value, supporting informed commercial decision-making, and ensuring the successful commercial delivery of a complex mission-critical project. 

1. Scope & Delivery Management

• Lead the commercial management of CSA packages from procurement through to final account settlement. 
• Prepare and review cost plans, estimates, benchmarking exercises, forecasts, and commercial reports. 
• Monitor project costs against approved budgets and identify commercial risks and opportunities. 
• Review contractor valuations, applications for payment, and commercial submissions. 
• Support procurement activities including tender documentation, tender evaluations, and contractor recommendations. 

2. Stakeholder Coordination 

• Act as a key commercial interface between the Client, Project Managers, Contractors, Consultants, and Project Controls teams. 
• Participate in commercial meetings, project reviews, and stakeholder workshops. 
• Support commercial negotiations with contractors and consultants. 
• Collaborate with Design, Construction, Scheduling, and Commissioning teams to ensure commercial alignment. 
• Provide commercial advice and support to project stakeholders throughout project delivery. 

3. Risk & Compliance Management 

• Manage change control processes and assess commercial impacts of design changes, variations, and compensation events. 
• Identify, evaluate, and mitigate commercial and contractual risks. 
• Review contractor claims and support resolution of commercial disputes. 
• Ensure compliance with project contracts, commercial procedures, and governance requirements. 
• Monitor contractor performance against contractual obligations and commercial targets. 

4. Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare monthly cost reports, forecasts, cashflow reports, and earned value analysis. 
• Maintain commercial registers including variations, risks, claims, and change events. 
• Produce commercial dashboards and reporting for client and project leadership teams. 
• Support preparation of executive reports and commercial presentations. 
• Ensure accurate record keeping and maintenance of commercial documentation throughout the project lifecycle. 

5. Collaboration & Integration 

• Work collaboratively with Project Management, Construction, Commercial, Scheduling, BIM, and Design teams. 
• Support integration of commercial reporting with wider project controls functions. 
• Contribute to value engineering and cost optimisation initiatives. 
• Support project governance and continuous improvement activities. 
• Promote a proactive and solutions-focused commercial culture across the project. 

In Country Requirements

• On-Site Requirement: Full-time site-based role in Kouvola, Finland.

Qualifications 

• Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Commercial Management, or a related discipline. 
• RICS, SCSI, or equivalent professional accreditation preferred but not essential. 
• Strong understanding of CSA construction methodologies and commercial management practices. 
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills. 
• Strong commercial awareness and contract administration knowledge. 

What Experience We Are Looking For

• 7+ years of post-qualification experience in Quantity Surveying or Commercial Management roles. 
• Strong experience managing Civil, Structural, and Architectural (CSA) packages on large-scale construction projects. 
• Experience working on Data Centre, Pharmaceutical, Industrial, Infrastructure, or Mission Critical projects is highly desirable. 
• Experience within a Main Contractor, Consultancy, PMC, or Client-side environment. 
• Strong understanding of cost reporting, forecasting, change management, valuations, and final accounts. 
• Experience reviewing and administering construction contracts and subcontract agreements. 
• Experience using CostX, Cubit, Excel, and other commercial management software. 
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.