Senior Cost Manager – Logistics

Senior Cost Manager - Logistics
Berlin, Frankfurt, or Munich
€60-90k dependant on experience

Kenton Black International is excited to be supporting one of the world's leading consultancies in the expansion of their European Cost Management team. There currently exists an opportunity for a degree qualified and (ideally) chartered Senior Cost Manager in Germany.

We're keen to hear from people with a proven track record of delivering high quality cost management/quantity surveying/scheduling across the full lifecycle of schemes. A consultancy background and experience on Logistics construction projects is highly desirable.

Responsibilities:

1. Pre- and post-contract duties, including preparation of cost estimates, RFPs, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
2. Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
3. Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
4. Tendering and procurement activity, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, preliminaries, tender analysis, tender report and compiling the contractual documents.
5. Taking responsibility for timely and accurate cost checks and valuations.
6. Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client.
7. Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
8. Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
9. Perform cost risk analysis and provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts.
10. Maintain central feedback and learning on cost estimating from prospects and projects and contribute to updating of best practices in estimating.

An EU passport/right to work in Germany is essential for consideration.
German / English bilingual.

If you have a stable career history and can demonstrate a collaborative and outgoing approach, please get in touch - dave.butler@kentonblack.com.