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Senior Cost Manager (m/f/d) - Data Centers

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, deFull-time2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Senior Cost Manager responsible for pre and post-contract cost management, procurement, tendering, and final account negotiation for data centre projects.

Role type

Senior IC cost manager (construction/infrastructure)

Builds

Cost plans, procurement reports, tender documents, and final accounts for data centre facilities

Domain

Construction / Data Centre Infrastructure

Required skills

Cost estimation, procurement management, contract administration, tender analysis, cost planning, variation management, final account negotiation, cost risk analysis, value engineering, spreadsheet/database management

Preferred skills

Data centre technical knowledge, construction methods knowledge, team management of estimating tools, consultancy environment experience

Technologies

Spreadsheets, databases, estimating tools

Responsibilities

Prepare cost estimates and procurement reports, manage tendering and pre-qualification, produce cost plans and tender documents, perform cost checks and valuations, present monthly post-contract cost reports, manage cost variances and change control, negotiate final accounts, maintain cost estimating best practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC