Senior Cost Manager

COWI; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 1,000,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

COWI Denmark is seeking a Senior Cost Manager to strengthen our cost management capabilities within the Client Consultancy team. You will join the PMO discipline and work on cost estimating, reporting, and tender analysis for buildings and industry projects across Denmark.

You will mentor junior Cost Managers and collaborate with project teams, customers, and partners to deliver robust cost solutions. Danish market knowledge and procurement experience are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' consulting experience as a Cost Manager in the consultancy industry.
• Cost estimating across all design phases including cost reporting.
• Willingness to mentor junior Cost Managers.
• Familiarity with the Danish construction market (including YBB and YBL standards).
• Knowledge of the contractor and development industry.
• Experience with procurement, tendering, and claims management.
• Proficiency in Danish language.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage detailed cost estimates throughout all project phases, from design through construction incl. follow-up with key stakeholders.
• Assess architectural proposals and tender submissions.
• Collaborate with our Digital Management discipline to develop and refine cost management tools and services for construction and civil engineering projects.
• Generate and present comprehensive cost reports to both internal stakeholders and external clients.

Skills

Cost estimation

Mentoring

Stakeholder collaboration

Pricing MEP-systems

Danish language

Job description

Are you interested in enhancing and advancing a high-performing cost management team? Do you bring extensive experience as a Cost Manager within construction and civil engineering? Join us to help shape the future.

Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

We are looking for a Senior Cost Manager to enhance our cost management capabilities within the Client Consultancy team. You will be part of COWI Denmark's Project Management Office-discipline within Buildings & Industry. We provide comprehensive consulting services for construction and industrial projects, addressing every phase of the construction process. Our holistic approach emphasizes functionality, value, building technology, energy efficiency, and sustainable solutions.

We lead sustainable, high-profile projects across Denmark, aiming to be the most proficient consulting team within PMO in projects working closely with our customers. We are proud to have contributed to a wide range of complex and challenging projects for larger public- and private clients both as client consultants and as well as the design part within multiple sectors e.g. pharma, data centres and health.

Join Denmark’s Largest Client Advisory Environment

In this role, you’ll join a client advisory team of approximately 150 professionals in Lyngby, offering legal and technical consultancy to both private and public sector clients locally and internationally. Reporting directly to the Head of Discipline, your primary focus will be project-based, collaborating closely with project teams, clients, and partners. Some assignments will also require independent client engagement.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Prepare and manage detailed cost estimates throughout all project phases, from design through construction incl. follow-up with key stakeholders
• Assess architectural proposals and tender submissions
• Collaborate with our Digital Management discipline to develop and refine cost management tools and services for construction and civil engineering projects
• Generate and present comprehensive cost reports to both internal stakeholders and external clients

Your Skills. Our Team. Together, We Design the Future.

Success in this role begins with a collaborative mindset and a focus on delivering results with integrity. You are a well-organised, efficient collaborator who is skilled at building effective relationships among project stakeholders and delivering proactive solutions. Work experience covers pharmaceutical, data center, and healthcare sectors as well as knowledge of pricing MEP-systems.

On top of that, you will have:

• 10+ years' consulting experience as a Cost Manager in the consultancy industry
• Cost estimating across all design phases including cost reporting
• Willingness to mentor junior Cost Managers
• Familiarity with the Danish construction market (including YBB and YBL standards)
• Knowledge of the contractor and development industry
• Experience with procurement, tendering, and claims management
• Proficiency in Danish language

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our diligence – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America, and India, we are currently 7,500 people who bring their knowledge in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to our Head of Discipline for Project Management Office, Jesper Ege Krog at [e-mail].

Diversity is fundamental to COWI, inclusion is key.

We aim to create a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equitable opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are seen as strengths. And we take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes and when setting teams and fora. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.