Calculator/ Work Preparer

The Member Company; Nijmegen; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Member Company in Nijmegen is seeking a dedicated planner who ensures that each project is technically, organizationally, and financially solid from day one. You focus on work preparation, calculating budgets, and preparing quotations based on drawings and client requirements, with close collaboration from the very start.

You determine materials and subcontractors, create work plans and schedules, and handle price inquiries and deliveries, while ensuring permits are in place to begin.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to plan projects and manage workflow.
• Strong budgeting and estimating skills.
• Experience coordinating procurement and subcontractors.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Prepare calculations, budgets and quotations based on drawings, specifications, and client requirements.
• Determine necessary materials, resources, and subcontractors.
• Create work plans and schedules and gather all required drawings, calculations, and documents.
• Handle price inquiries, orders and deliveries, and arrange with suppliers/subcontractors.
• Ensure permits and prerequisites are in place to start the project.
• Hand over the well-prepared project to the supervisor.
• Process changes during execution and regularly visit the site.

Skills

Project planning

Budgeting

Estimating

Procurement

Communication

Job description

About this vacancy

The emphasis of your role lies in work preparation, but you are involved right from the very start. You ensure that a project is technically, organizationally, and financially solid.

Specific tasks:

• you prepare calculations, budgets, and quotations based on drawings, specifications, and client requirements;
• you determine the necessary materials, resources, and subcontractors;
• you create work plans and schedules, and gather all required drawings, calculations, and documents;
• you handle price inquiries, orders, and deliveries, and make arrangements with suppliers and subcontractors;
• you also ensure permits and other prerequisites are in place to start;
• you hand over the well-prepared project to the supervisor;
• you process changes during execution and regularly visit the site yourself.

You work on a diverse mix of projects: think of heavily loaded terrains, foundations and concrete structures, and tasks related to energy infrastructure. In these environments, safety and thorough preparation are crucial.

You don’t just work behind your desk. By regularly visiting project sites and staying in touch with the execution team, you gain practical insights and incorporate them into your next preparations. You collaborate closely with project managers, supervisors, clients, and suppliers.