Senior Cost Manager (EMEA)

Department: EMEA Consultancy - Building & Places

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Frankfurt

Description

About the opportunity

We are looking for a CSA Cost Manager / Senior Cost Manager to join our growing team. You’ll be joining Soben at an exciting time, playing a key role in helping us achieve our ambitious growth targets. Supporting one of our key Construction clients in the region, you will be responsible for developing and implementing key procurement and commercial strategies across a range of projects in our business.
Ideally we're looking for someone in Frankfurt or London, but we are also open to candidates in Paris or Berlin.

In this role you will:

Lead cost planning and control for all CSA (civil, structural, architectural) packages across preconstruction and construction phases.
Prepare and update detailed cost estimates at each design milestone (30%, 60%, 90%, 100%) in line with AWS Global Bid Template (GBT).
Manage CSA-specific Bills of Quantities (BOQ) and ensure alignment with design documents, contractor inputs, and procurement strategies.
Provide CSA value engineering proposals, including cost-benefit analysis and implementation tracking.
Support GC RFQ stage with detailed CSA scope reviews, bid clarifications, and cost reconciliations across contractor submissions.
Conduct bid analysis reports comparing CSA elements between GC submissions and internal benchmarks; highlight risks, cost drivers, and deviations.
Ensure change order management for CSA scope, including review, negotiation, independent QS estimates, and recommendation letters.
Oversee monthly progress valuations, CSA-related Pay App reviews, and confirm accurate allocation of costs to scope and phase.
Support contingency spend tracking for CSA scope, validating contractor requests against contract terms and actual site conditions.
Lead CSA input into project status reports, cost dashboards, and senior stakeholder updates.
Coordinate with design, procurement, and construction teams to maintain cost control, mitigate risks, and ensure scope compliance.
Ensure CSA scope meets AWS standards, safety requirements, and integrates smoothly with MEP and IT infrastructure packages.
Contribute to final account closeout process for CSA trades, ensuring full documentation, reconciliations, and claim resolution.

About you

Bsc Hons in Quantity Surveying
MRICS (preferred but not mandatory)
Data Centre experience
Cost planning & estimating
Change management
Client facing

About life at Soben

We’re on a mission to rewrite the rules.
We’re a diverse team of professionals who consider our work a vocation, not just a job. This sense of purpose and affinity for what we do is what fuels our ambition, driving us to keep learning and seeking new challenges. Inclusion is at the heart of our company’s culture. We’re proud of our unique personality, and we know that our diverse team brings a wealth of perspectives that enrich our work.

Grow with us
Our people are our greatest asset, so you’ll get ongoing training and personal development to help you flourish, building a long-term and successful career with us. We’re small but mighty – you’ll have opportunities to progress quickly and be trusted with responsibilities you could only dream of in a larger organization, including the chance to work on some of the industry's most exciting projects

What you’ll get in return
Soben’s start-up mentality means every person has the autonomy to make a difference within a fast-paced dynamic organization. As well as market-leading pay and conditions, we provide an environment where everyone can flourish. We value work-life balance. Flexible schedules and remote work opportunities give you the opportunity to thrive at work and in your personal life.

Our Leadership Principles
Soben’s Leadership Principles are at the heart of our culture. They guide how we engage with each other and with our clients, and how we help our talented employees flourish in their careers.

1. We always deliver on our promises, no matter how small

2. We are driven to solve our clients’ problems as if paying our rent or mortgage depends on it

3. We have a bias for action. Actions make things happen

4. We employ the best people who are ambitious, hardworking, humble, and open to feedback. We empower them to “proceed until apprehended”

5. We have a business owner mentality to cost management

6. We are open, honest, and direct in our communications

7. We have a growth mindset

8. We reinvest our profits to create a sustainable business for the long term

About us
Soben offers something different: world-class construction consultancy, paired with hands-on commercial experience. We increase certainty in our clients’ investments through cost, schedule, risk, and project management. With a track record of successfully delivering major construction projects, we pride ourselves on going the extra mile. And we always deliver on our promises.

An obsessive commitment to excellence, and forensic attention to detail are the cornerstones of our culture. They’re how we help our clients deliver on time, on budget and with certainty, every time.

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