Cost Manager
€50,000 - €75,000 per year
Key Skills
Job Description
Cost Manager
Application Deadline: 29 October 2026
Department: Cost Management
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Amsterdam
Compensation: €50,000 - €75,000 / year
Description
Discipline: Quantity Surveying / Cost Management
Industry: Hospitality
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands (With Hybrid Working)
Why RLB?
At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.
We value your skills, talents and unique perspectives – we think they are priceless.
Bring them to RLB and you’ll be empowered to shape our future and your career in new and meaningful ways.
We’ll give you opportunities to work on some of the most ambitious and exciting projects currently being designed and developed in the built environment sector.
You’ll continue to learn and advance as everyone who works for us is provided with a tailored training programme. Our mentoring and reverse mentoring schemes will enable you to share your expertise while gaining fresh insights.
What makes RLB unique is our inclusive culture. As an independent, employee-owned business, teamwork and collaboration lies at the heart of everything we do. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies are just some of the ways we invest in employee wellbeing.
Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.
Role Overview
We are currently recruiting Cost Managers to be based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This is an exciting opportunity to join and strengthen RLB’s team while working in a supportive environment, on interesting projects.
The role presents an opportunity to work across Hospitality sector as well as commercial, life sciences and industrial among others in the future while the team continues to develop, diversify and as RLB’s European business continues to grow.
Key Responsibilities
- The candidate will be an integral part of a team that is accountable for the commercial and contractual performance of a project.
- To support business objectives of delivering value for money in all circumstances.
- To carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures.
- Comply with established commercial/procurement/ contractual strategies.
- Take responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards.
- Cost Planning and estimating, post contract and procurement duties
Candidate Profile
Qualifications
- Degree qualified in Quantity Surveying or similar construction related technical discipline.
- Quantity Surveying/Cost Management experience on Hospitality sector.
- Proven technical / project delivery experience. Previously employed by a consultancy, contractor, developer, or client-side organisation.
- Stakeholder management with a clear focus on developing client accounts.
- A track record of working with teams and managing projects by prioritising workloads and delivering deadlines.
- Recognised as a client focused, positive collaborator who shares knowledge freely and offers support to their peers and seniors.
- Recognised as a team player with a strong willingness to learn.
- Demonstrates a positive and proactive approach to the role, and will be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial results.
RLB Employee Benefits
Hybrid Working - Working patterns to support your work-life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.
Well-Rewarded - A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
Focus On Wellbeing - We offer a number of health and wellness options, including gym membership and cycle to work schemes.
Healthcare Packages - Private healthcare insurance and medical support, including dental insurance and eyecare vouchers.
Personal Development - A continuous learning and development programme, including established APC and in-house mentoring schemes.
Additional Benefits - We offer a wide range of benefits including a season ticket loan and professional membership subscriptions.
Exceptional Exposure - You’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across different sectors and regions.
Social Responsibility - We hold team and social events as well as charity fundraising and volunteering activities.
Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment
Core Responsibilities
The Cost Manager will be responsible for the commercial and contractual performance of projects while ensuring value for money. They will perform cost planning, estimating, and procurement duties in accordance with established company procedures.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in Quantity Surveying or a related construction discipline. Proven experience in cost management within the hospitality sector and strong project delivery skills are required.
Benefits
- Hybrid working
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Private healthcare insurance
- Dental insurance
- Eyecare vouchers
- Continuous learning and development
- Season ticket loan
- Professional membership subscriptions
About Rider Levett Bucknall
Industry: Construction
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
RLB. Where people make progress. For over 240 years, RLB has thrived by bringing together the right people and doing things the right way. We look out for our people, which means we look out for each-other. Kind of like a family, if that family had 4,500 different, diverse and amazing people around the world. We work hard, enjoy the journey, and aim to do good, making a lasting positive impact on our communities and planet. We are proud of our independence, we believe in straight talk, dreaming big and exceeding expectations. Because when the world counts on us, we count on each other. At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: TRUTH. TRUST. TOGETHER. TOMORROW. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.