Experienced Cost Engineer at Skanska Stockholm South

Skanska's housing operations in Stockholm South focus on new production and renovation of hospitals, offices, industries, schools, and housing, with the ambition to continue being a role model in Swedish business regarding sustainable community building, safety, and profitability. We look forward to continuing to build Stockholm sustainably with you and are now seeking an experienced cost engineer who can take on varied, complex, and interesting projects! Does this sound like a job for you? Then we want you to apply today!

We are now looking for an experienced cost engineer

The cost estimation work is the foundation of our bids and crucial for the customer to choose us. Therefore, at Skanska, we invest significantly in modernizing and developing the cost estimation work. We have a well-established collaboration across the country, where we regularly meet for training and knowledge exchange.

The Stockholm South Housing Region has focused strongly on digitalization in recent years, particularly on developing the connections between models, schedules, and estimates. We are driving several development projects in this area.

Skanska also strives to be the leading green construction company. This means that our cost engineers must be at the forefront of climate calculations and climate declarations. As a cost engineer with us, you will calculate costs for projects at various stages, as many of our projects involve working with our customers early in the process. You will also have the opportunity to participate in various development projects within your area of expertise to ensure that we continuously improve together. We welcome you to a team with a strong team spirit that supports each other in the challenges of the business.

Your main tasks in the role are to:

• interpret drawings and models
• extract quantities in various ways
• calculate
• follow up on cost estimation work
• prepare documentation for final reviews
• manage bid projects from start to finish, and thereafter support the project with follow-ups, reconciliations, budgets, and forecasts
• assist with your expertise to provide second opinions on others' bidding work and participate in various forums both internally and externally to become even sharper in your expertise in the estimation area

Are you the one we are looking for?

The position suits you who are analytical, enjoy numbers, and are pedagogical. You have at least five years of experience in cost estimation or equivalent and have worked with the entire estimation process from start to finish. You master the craft well, are structured, and feel confident working in estimation programs. You are motivated to lead and develop others, as this is sometimes a supervisory position. It is therefore important that you feel comfortable presenting your estimates to managers, colleagues, customers, and other external stakeholders. If you are also a communicative and unpretentious person who maintains good structure, we believe this is the right workplace for you!

You have an academic education or have acquired equivalent knowledge in other ways. We are looking for someone with production experience and experience from the construction industry. Furthermore, it is important that you master both Swedish and English in speech and writing.

We place great importance on your personality as we have close collaboration within the estimation area, and you will have the opportunity to participate in various forums to develop our work with a focus on climate and technical development. We want you to thrive and find your place with us! We therefore believe it is important that you enjoy a role with varied and challenging tasks and have a genuine interest in learning to work with climate calculations. Furthermore, we want you to be a good representative of Skanska and share our values, both in your professional role and personally.

Our values (https://www.skanska.com/about-skanska/our-values/)

Does this sound like a job for you? Apply today!

You are welcome to submit your application including CV and cover letter by January 27, 2025.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact the recruiting manager Jasmina Ibisevic at 010–4480377.

Warm welcome with your application!

Skanska uses its knowledge and foresight to contribute to how people live, work, and collaborate. We are one of the world's largest project development and construction companies with a revenue of 157 billion SEK in 2023. Skanska operates in selected markets in the Nordic countries, Europe, and the USA. Together with our customers and a combined expertise of approximately 27,000 employees, we create innovative, sustainable solutions that promote health and well-being beyond our lifetime.