Cost consultant

TMC; Bunnik; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rijkswaterstaat in Utrecht seeks an experienced Cost Expert to connect numbers, engineering and project management on complex infrastructure projects.

You will develop cost estimations, models and business cases, advise on procurements and cost management, and translate financial outcomes into clear guidance for the project teams.

Join a multidisciplinary group dedicated to reliable cost products, probabilistic analyses, and value-for-money outcomes.

Qualifications

• What candidates must have: strong cost estimation and financial analysis skills for infrastructure programs.
• Ability to develop models and business cases and translate financial implications for project teams.
• Experience with probabilistic analyses and Monte Carlo methods in large projects.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and developing cost estimations and other cost products at key decision points;
• Evaluating and assessing contractors’ budgets and cost products from external parties;
• Advising on project-related issues, procurements, changes, and cost management;
• Setting up, executing, evaluating, and improving cost products and related processes;
• Working with the SSK methodology and analyzing probabilistic results, including Monte Carlo analyses;
• Collaborating with cost advisors, cost specialists, cost analysts, and other disciplines within the project;
• Participating in cost, procurement, and other project meetings;
• When relevant, joining meetings of Rijkswaterstaat’s Cost Pool.

Skills

Cost estimation

Financial analysis

Monte Carlo analysis

SSK methodology

Job description

About this vacancy

Do you want to work as a cost expert on complex infrastructural projects that literally impact the Netherlands? For Rijkswaterstaat in Utrecht, we are looking for an experienced Cost Expert / Cost Engineer who effortlessly connects numbers, engineering, and project management.

As a Cost Expert, you will be part of the cost expertise team within one or more project teams of Rijkswaterstaat. You are the specialist when it comes to costs, estimations, and financial analyses within complex infrastructural projects.

You will evaluate contractors' budgets, develop estimations, models, and business cases, and advise the project team on procurements, changes, and cost management. You don't just focus on numbers: you understand the technical content and can translate financial consequences clearly to the project team.

Your tasks include:

• Preparing and developing cost estimations and other cost products at key decision points;
• Evaluating and assessing contractors’ budgets and cost products from external parties;
• Advising on project-related issues, procurements, changes, and cost management;
• Setting up, executing, evaluating, and improving cost products and related processes;
• Working with the SSK methodology and analyzing probabilistic results, including Monte Carlo analyses;
• Collaborating with cost advisors, cost specialists, cost analysts, and other disciplines within the project;
• Participating in cost, procurement, and other project meetings;
• When relevant, joining meetings of Rijkswaterstaat’s Cost Pool.

The specific projects you will support will be determined in consultation and depend partly on the current project priorities within Rijkswaterstaat.