Senior Manager Product Cost Optimization - Construction (all genders)

GROPYUS AG; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited contract

Flexible work

Pension scheme

Language courses

Virtual Shares Program

Job summary

GROPYUS AG is seeking a Senior Cost Optimization Manager - Building Systems to drive cost competitiveness across innovative building systems. The role sits at the intersection of product development, engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and construction, and focuses on identifying and realising cost optimization opportunities throughout the building lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have strong construction experience, expertise in prefabricated building systems, and a proven track record

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in cost engineering and value engineering.
• Construction cost management and design optimisation.
• Cross-functional project delivery experience in construction.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Building Systems Cost Optimization strategy.
• Apply design-to-cost, should-cost, value engineering, and target costing across functions.
• Identify and prioritise cost optimisation opportunities for building systems and interfaces.
• Develop and maintain cost models and benchmarks for learning from cost performance.
• Drive cross-functional cost optimisation initiatives and implement improvements.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Construction, and R&D teams to embed cost awareness.

Tools

Digital costing tools

Job description

About The Company

GROPYUS is a technology-based construction company focused on building multi-story residential buildings. Thanks to its prefabricated building system with a wide range of design options, automated offsite construction, and fully digitalized processes, the company is able to create resilient timber housing quickly and cost-effectively. GROPYUS is using scalable construction and manufacturing solutions to tap into a future market, strengthen Europe's innovation capacity, and play a substantial role in improving sustainability. The company delivers its multi-family houses as a complete and turnkey solution. The combination of technology, construction, robotics, and manufacturing expertise means buildings can be created in a fully digitalized end-to-end process. The building system is based on versatile wall and slab elements, making it easier to optimise land use, customise plans, and build fast with both off-site construction and on-site assembly. This system is complemented by the Building Operating System-developed in-house.

About the Role

Join GROPYUS and help drive cost competitiveness across our innovative building systems. Working at the intersection of product development, engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and construction, you will identify and realise cost optimization opportunities throughout the building lifecycle.

As Senior Cost Optimization Manager - Building Systems, you will play a key role in developing transparent cost structures, challenging technical solutions, and driving value engineering initiatives across our product portfolio.

This role is particularly suited to candidates with strong construction, prefabricated building systems, and project delivery expertise who can identify practical and scalable cost-saving opportunities within building design, construction methods, and system integration.

Your area of responsibilities include:

• Support the development and implementation of the Building Systems Cost Optimization strategy, ensuring cost competitiveness and value creation across the product portfolio
• Apply design-to-cost, should-cost, value engineering, and target-costing methodologies across product development, manufacturing, procurement, and construction functions
• Identify, analyse, and prioritise cost optimisation opportunities for building systems, components, materials, and construction interfaces
• Develop and maintain transparent cost models and cost benchmarks, ensuring continuous learning from estimated versus actual cost performance
• Drive cross-functional cost optimisation initiatives and support implementation of improvement measures
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Construction, and R&D teams to embed cost awareness into decision‑making processes

About You

Must-Have Skills

• Extensive experience in cost engineering, value engineering, construction cost management, design optimisation, or technical project delivery within the construction industry
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, materials, contractor interfaces, and project cost drivers
• Proven track record of delivering measurable cost reductions and business impact through cross-functional initiatives
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate technical solutions into financial outcomes
• Usual business travel between our sites expected
• Fluent English language skills

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with industrialised construction, modular building systems, prefabrication, or high-volume manufacturing environments
• Familiarity with timber construction, German-speaking construction markets, and digital costing tools
• Lean Six Sigma certification and/or demonstrated experience applying continuous improvement methodologies
• Fluent German language skills

What we offer

• An unlimitedcontract with 30 vacation days.
• Flexible work: We value regular in-person collaboration in the office, while also offering working from home and the opportunity to work up to 40 days a year from abroad.
• Attractive perks and benefits: We offer a company pension scheme, language courses (English/German), and employee discounts with selected sustainable brands. Furthermore, our external partners in mental health support you in strengthening your mental health through anonymous private/group sessions.
• Virtual Shares Program: Participate in the success of GROPYUS through our Virtual Share Program.
• Ownership: You can truly make your mark with your work and contributions - on all our organizational levels. Find your solutions, drive and test them.
• The chance to be part of something big: Our mission is to rethink an entire industry. Join us in reinventing construction and fostering sustainable, affordable living.
• A diverse and enriching work environment: Become a valued member of a wonderfully diverse team of individuals from over 50 countries. At GROPYUS we value inclusion above all, ensuring that everyone feels they belong - no matter their background. In this way, our differences become strengths that help us grow as a team.

Join us on our mission to design buildings as continuously evolving products to create the most exciting and affordable experience for all. We build for people and conserve the resources of our planet.

We can’t wait to get to know you.