Katie Ann McGavin

Data Center Project
Phoenix, Arizona

• Senior cost manager for a new data center construction project, delivering comprehensive cost control services to the client.
• Oversee change management processes, ensuring timely and cost-effective implementation of project adjustments.
• Implement value engineering strategies to optimize project value and reduce costs.
• Negotiate contracts and manage relationships with contractors, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Provide cost control support for a global technology client’s large-scale data center program.

Quantity Surveyor
Various Contracts

• Manage multiple projects from client enquiry to completion and handover, ensuring timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Working on a variety of contracts which included Design and Build, JCT Standard Building Contracts and Minor Works Building Contracts to guide project execution.
• Provide commercial, financial, and contractual support for all projects, ensuring accurate and efficient project management.
• Review contract documents for accuracy and compliance with project requirements.
• Estimate tenders and collaborate with subcontractors for quotations, ensuring competitive pricing.
• Oversee procurement of all materials for construction projects, maintaining budget control.
• Attend pre-start and progress meetings with clients to monitor project status and address concerns.
• Track variations to the contract works and adjust pricing accordingly.
• Prepare monthly Cost Value Reconciliation (CVR) reports and present to the board of directors.
• Agree final accounts with the client’s team, exceeding target margins.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, design teams, and the supply chain.

• Carried out a wide range of different roles while working at Linear Projects, including dealing with all sub-contractors' information, ensuring no data protection is breached, and adhering to government legislation
• Provided support to the estimating department by ensuring tender deadlines were met, updating the estimating tracker and ensuring that all documentation received was correct and issued the appropriate documents onto the estimators