Associate - Cost Management - Data Centres

Job description

Overview: As Associate Cost Manager (Lease Portfolio Europe) at Linesight, you will operate within highly experienced, culturally diverse teams focused on delivering strategic cost control across a multi-country lease portfolio. This role places a strong emphasis on commercial performance, cost optimisation, and financial governance across leased assets, rather than traditional single-project delivery. You will work in a hybrid/remote capacity, collaborating across European stakeholders, supporting programme level cost management, and influencing key financial decisions across a dynamic and evolving portfolio. The Opportunity In this role you will: - Lead cost management across a European lease portfolio, ensuring effective budget control, forecasting, and cost optimisation across multiple sites - Manage and oversee operational and capital expenditure (OPEX/CAPEX) within leased environments, ensuring alignment with client financial objectives - Actively participate in tender/bid processes for lease related works, including analysis, benchmarking, and commercial evaluation - Drive the change management process, identifying, analysing, and implementing cost impacts across lease agree...