Cost Engineer for the Project Unit at the Property Office

Stockholm – our capital city with millions of dreams, expectations, and ambitions. We work for everyone living here today and in the future. We are now looking for someone who wants to think big, new, and differently with us – for the people of Stockholm. The Property Office manages and develops a unique property portfolio that is important for the residents, businesses, and visitors of Stockholm. The property portfolio includes everything from well-known Stockholm buildings to public facilities for culture and sports, office buildings, fire stations, food markets, castles, farms, and cottages. We also manage natural and outdoor areas outside the city limits. Our office is located in the Tekniska Nämndhuset at Fleminggatan 4, about a 5-minute walk from Central Station. Welcome to us The mission of the Project Department is to execute larger and smaller construction projects within the office's property portfolio. The annual project volume is approximately 3 billion SEK. Many projects span several years and take place in some of the city's most famous buildings, such as the City Hall and the Culture House, Liljevalchs, Östermalmshallen, and Medborgarhuset. The department is responsible for the implementation of all ongoing projects, both in terms of investments and planned maintenance, ensuring that the execution is optimized based on time, cost, and quality. The department is organized into three units: Project Unit 1 to 3 and a Project Support Unit. We are now seeking an experienced Cost Engineer to join our Project Support Unit. We offer An exciting assignment and a workplace where you will have a lot of responsibility, while also receiving support from many experienced and knowledgeable colleagues. Here, you will have the opportunity to help develop Stockholm. We have a creative and inclusive work environment, and our shared goal is to create value for the people of Stockholm through attractive environments that leave positive impressions. You will also receive: - The opportunity to help develop Stockholm. - Work with exciting and unique properties. - Good opportunities for professional development within your role and within the City of Stockholm. - Great freedom to plan your work. - A manager who engages, supports, and challenges you. - Helpful and competent colleagues who contribute to a positive atmosphere in the office. - A centrally located workplace. - Benefits such as Edenred lunch vouchers, wellness grants, and vacation exchange. - An employer that actively addresses its challenges. Your role The role of Cost Engineer is a newly established position within our organization, where you will have the opportunity to shape the role and its content from the ground up. As a Cost Engineer, you will act as a support function to our project managers and unit managers within the project unit, as well as cross-functionally with other departments in the Property Office, such as technical managers and the operations unit. As a Cost Engineer, you will work on quality assurance of cost estimates and production calculations from our framework consultants and contractors, reviewing and analyzing these, and assessing their reasonableness and risks. A significant part of your work will focus on quality assurance of our estimates. You will also contribute your expertise by working on cost tracking, including improving and developing our work with key performance indicators. Your qualifications and experience For this role, you are required to have: - A university degree in construction and civil engineering or other education deemed equivalent by the employer. - Several years of experience as a cost estimator/cost engineer in the real estate/construction industry. - Experience in quality assurance of estimates. - Experience in preparing cost estimates for various types of projects. - Very good knowledge of the different stages of the construction process from investigation/feasibility study, through design and production, to final completion. Meritorious: - Experience in working with climate calculations. - Experience in working with key performance indicators. To be successful in the role of Cost Engineer, you need to be self-driven, pushing the work forward and making decisions based on available information. We also see that you are structured as a person and can work methodically. You are proactive and development-oriented, which means that you not only work with existing estimation models but also contribute to improving methods, processes, and tools. With a creative mindset, you see opportunities for cost-effective solutions that can add value to our projects. Other Selection and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis. In this recruitment process, you do not need to attach a cover letter; however, we would like you to answer the questions you will encounter when submitting your application. Your responses to the questions will form the basis for the initial selection. We ask that you answer the questions concretely and succinctly, ensuring a clear connection between your answers and your CV. We warmly welcome your application! The City of Stockholm works with competency-based recruitment aimed at recognizing each person's skills and thereby counteracting discrimination.