CareerPlan

(Senior) Cost Estimating Lead

Netherlands, The Hague, 2511 DPFull-time2026-11-06 → 2026-11-12

Core

Lead the development, validation, and benchmarking of capital investment estimates for global terminal developments and infrastructure projects.

Role type

Senior Cost Estimating Lead (Capital Projects)

Builds

CAPEX estimates, cost models, benchmarking databases, and digital estimating workflows for port and terminal infrastructure.

Domain

Maritime logistics / Port operations / Capital infrastructure

Required skills

CAPEX estimating, cost modeling, benchmarking, quantity surveying, commercial management, data analytics, automation, AI-enabled solutions, risk assessment, project economics

Preferred skills

Experience in ports or marine infrastructure, professional accreditation in quantity surveying or construction economics

Technologies

Estimating systems, data analytics tools, AI-enabled estimating solutions

Responsibilities

Prepare and assure cost estimates from conceptual stages through investment approval; Develop and improve cost models, templates, and structured cost databases; Explore and implement data analytics and automation to improve estimating efficiency; Use historical data and market intelligence to develop reliable benchmarks; Review contractor estimates and support value engineering; Integrate inputs from engineering, procurement, and finance into comprehensive estimates.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership expectations