About the Role
As a Senior Cost Manager at Linesight, you will work with experienced, diverse, and passionate teams, gaining industry experience that will expand your skillset and perspective. We empower you to take responsibility and drive your career progression, supported by industry leaders and tools for growth. You will contribute to business strategy and foster lasting relationships with teams and clients.
Responsibilities
- Actively participate in the tender/bid process, from documentation through analysis and reporting.
- Manage the change management process, including identification, analysis, approval, and implementation of cost-affecting changes.
- Analyze tenders/bids to ensure client value for money.
- Assist in the preparation and agreement of final accounts, including handling claims for optimal client value.
- Create estimates and cost plans for key client developments.
- Oversee project spend through valuations and cost reports, communicating variations clearly.
- Support nimble project management and clear decisions with excellent cost documentation and timely communication.
- Support the transparent settlement of construction disputes/loss and expense claims.
- Foster employee performance and growth through mentorship and leadership.
Requirements
- Experience as a Senior Cost Manager, preferably from a consultancy background.
- Experience in pre-contract cost management, budget control, and cost planning.
- Experience preparing and initiating change forms for discussion with project stakeholders.
- Knowledgeable on alternative construction materials.
- Chartered or on the path to becoming chartered.
- A degree or comparable experience in a project management or construction discipline.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, manage priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to build strong relationships with team and clients.
- Right to work in Germany.
Skills
- Cost management
- Tender/bid process management
- Change management
- Budget control
- Cost planning
- Valuations
- Cost reporting
- Claim handling
- Mentorship
- Leadership
- Communication
Location
- Germany
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree
- Chartered
About the Company
- Linesight is a successful global project and cost management consultancy.
- We focus on fresh thinking and what matters, leading to our evolution.
- We work in exciting, innovative sectors with prestigious companies on major projects.
- We deliver a sustainable built environment.
- We have an open culture and a flat structure.
- We treat our people with genuine care, respect, and empathy.
- Discover the power of team with Linesight.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be.
- Individuals with disability will be provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace.
- If assistance or accommodation is required, mention this in the application.
