Cost Manager

Rider Levett Bucknall; Sweden; On-site; SEK 717,280 - 772,456; Full time

Job summary

Rider Levett Bucknall is seeking a Cost Manager in Stockholm to join our Cost Management team. The role focuses on commercial performance across data centre projects and related sectors within our European operations.

The successful candidate will bring quantity surveying qualifications and solid experience in cost management, with a proven ability to manage client accounts and deliver deadlines in a collaborative, hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar construction related technical discipline.
• Experience in Mechanical & Electrical and Cost Management.
• Data Centre experience.
• Proven technical / project delivery experience.
• Previously employed by a consultancy, contractor, developer, or client-side organisation.
• Stakeholder management with a focus on developing client accounts.
• Track record of working with teams and delivering deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Be integral to the commercial and contractual performance of a project.
• Support delivery of value for money in all circumstances.
• Carry out duties efficiently per established processes and procedures.
• Comply with commercial/procurement/contractual strategies.
• Take responsibility for Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards.
• Cost planning and estimating, post contract and procurement duties.

Skills

Cost management

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Team collaboration

Education

Quantity Surveying degree

Tools

CSA Cost Management

Job description

Cost Manager

Application Deadline: 31 December 2026

Department: Cost Management

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Stockholm

Compensation: €65,000 - €70,000 / year

Description

Title: Cost Manager/Quantity Surveyor

Discipline: Quantity Surveying/Cost Management

Industry: Data Centre (Construction)

Why RLB?

At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.

We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.

Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.

We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.

You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.

What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.

Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.

Role Overview

We are currently recruiting Cost Managers in Sweden. This is an exciting opportunity to join and strengthen RLB’s team while working in a supportive environment, on interesting projects.

The role presents an opportunity to work across Data Centre projects as well as commercial, life sciences and industrial among others in the future while the team continues to develop, diversify and as RLB’s European business continues to grow.

Key Responsibilities

• The candidate will be an integral part of a team that is accountable for the commercial and contractual performance of a project.
• To support business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstances.
• To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures.
• Comply with established commercial/procurement/contractual strategies.
• Take responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards.
• Cost Planning and estimating, post contract and procurement duties.

Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar construction related technical discipline.

Experience

• Mechanical & Electrical and Cost Management experience.
• CSA Cost Management experience.
• Data Centre experience.
• Proven technical / project delivery experience. Previously employed by a consultancy, contractor, developer, or client-side organisation.
• Stakeholder management with a clear focus on developing client accounts.
• A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines.

Behaviours

• Recognised as a positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support. Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn.
• Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment

We believe in building a diverse and inclusive environment where each person can be themselves, feel valued for their contribution and be challenged and supported to reach their full potential. We have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work, and that our workforce should reflect these communities and our clients. Our talent strategy should enable us to overcome bias in the construction industry by recruiting, retaining, developing, and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce. Find out more here: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - RLB | Europe