Job opening: COST ESTIMATOR AND COORDINATOR (m/f)

We are a family-owned company with a clear vision and a long-standing tradition of creating high-quality prefabricated homes. We build our projects on precise calculations, reliable processes, and close collaboration within our expert team.

We are inviting a cost estimator and coordinator (m/f) to join our team—someone who enjoys analytical work, working with numbers, and contributing to projects that become our customers’ homes.

Job description:

Preparing offers, pro forma invoices, cost estimates, and cost analyses.
Preparing additional charges for customers.
Creating and preparing sampling protocols.
Collecting and analysing data on the costs of materials, labour, transport, and other variable costs.
Cooperating with suppliers and contractors to obtain quotations and set prices.
Developing and maintaining databases for material prices, labour hours, and other project elements.
Preparing price analyses and forecasting potential cost risks.
Carefully reviewing technical drawings and specifications to ensure compliance with required standards and quality.
Communicating with designers, project managers, and suppliers to align project requirements and costs.
Coordinating and monitoring project activities and ensuring projects are completed on time.
Communicating with project managers, employees, customers, and external contractors.
Preparing and maintaining schedules, work plans, and overseeing their implementation.
Resolving any inconsistencies or conflicts that may hinder project progress.
Optimising processes and eliminating bottlenecks to ensure smooth workflow.
Education and training in line with the needs of the work process and the adopted plan.
Performing tasks required for the smooth fulfilment of the employee’s planned obligations, taking into account the employee’s knowledge and abilities, and performing other tasks as instructed by the direct supervisor.

Required knowledge:

Education: secondary school or post-secondary education in economics, technical, or mechanical fields.
Language: active knowledge of a foreign language (German).
Driving licence: category B.
Computer skills: knowledge of MS Office and specific software (CAD).

We expect:

Responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of calculations that form the basis for the price offer and for the timely preparation of cost estimates.
Responsibility for economical handling of the company’s resources and assets, and for ensuring safety for oneself and the environment.
Responsibility for positive cooperation with all employees in the company.
Responsibility for monitoring the quality of one’s own work.
Responsibility for accurate and properly maintained documentation.
Responsibility for one’s own safe work.
Responsibility for representing the company externally.