GROPYUS, a technology-based construction company specializing in sustainable multi-story residential timber buildings, is hiring a Senior Manager Cost Optimization – Building Systems (Schwerpunkt Bauwesen) (m/w/d) for a senior-level management role based in Berlin. In this position, you will drive cost competitiveness across the company's innovative building systems by working at the intersection of product development, engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and construction.
Your Responsibilities
- Help develop and implement the cost optimization strategy to ensure value creation across the product portfolio.
- Apply design-to-cost, should-cost, value-engineering, and target-costing methodologies.
- Identify, analyze, and prioritize cost-saving potential for building systems, components, materials, and construction interfaces.
- Develop and maintain transparent cost models, benchmarks, and target-actual comparisons.
- Steer cross-functional cost optimization initiatives and collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Construction, and R&D teams.
Requirements
- Intermediate education level with 5+ years of extensive experience in cost engineering, value engineering, construction cost management, design optimization, or technical project execution within the construction industry.
- Solid understanding of construction methods, materials, subcontractor interfaces, and major project cost drivers.
- Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable cost reductions through cross-functional initiatives.
- Strong analytical skills to translate technical solutions into economic impacts, along with a readiness for regular business travel between locations.
- Negotiation-fluent English language skills.
- Preferred qualifications include experience with industrialized construction, modular systems, high-volume prefabrication, timber construction, German-speaking construction markets, digital costing tools, Lean Six Sigma certification, and negotiation-fluent German skills.
Working at GROPYUS
This permanent position comes with 30 days of vacation and a market competitive salary. GROPYUS supports a flexible working approach that emphasizes regular in-person collaboration in the office alongside opportunities for home office work and up to 40 days of working abroad per year.