Construction cost planning career programme
Construction cost planning – an attractive career option. Construction cost planning is a key function within the construction process. Good construction cost planning helps us meet cost, quality and timing commitments, which obviously increases customer satisfaction. With the construction cost planning career programme, Implenia is helping make the profession more attractive as a career option, shaping a specific specialist career path and investing in its employees’ continuing development. By doing all this, Implenia is also underlining its commitment to finding the best solutions for its customers.
Your career at Implenia. Does construction cost planning appeal to you as a career option? Implenia’s career programme prepares you for this attractive profession and gives you the skills to take on responsibility for major projects after a year of training. You will prepare general and total contracting bids and associated documentation, thus becoming an important partner for acquisition and project management staff. Working independently and on your own initiative you will produce implementation options, project optimization proposals, cost estimates, quotations, profitability calculations, timetables and payment plans.
What we are offering. The next career programme starts in March 2013, lasts one year and consists of on-the-job and off-the-job elements. In your day-to-day work as a construction cost planner at Implenia, you will be assisted and supported by an experienced colleague. To supplement the core programme you will attend various internal training sessions, including IT courses and seminars on subjects like «Negotiation and meeting techniques», «Self- and resource management», and «Getting to know the company’s tools and equipment». You will also take part in regular experience sharing sessions. The core element of this innovative career programme is the training course «Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) Baukostenplanung GU/TU» («Certificate of Advanced Studies in Construction Cost Planning for General and Total Contracting») developed by Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture in partnership with Implenia. In six modules, including contact sessions and e-learning, you will learn the fundamentals required to succeed as a construction cost planner. Implenia will pay the cost of the «CAS Baukostenplanung GU/TU» course for its employees.
Participants in the career programme are employed on a permanent basis, i.e. their employment contract continues after the one-year programme has been completed. The programme can be taken at various locations in Switzerland. The place of work will be agreed during the recruitment process and will depend on the company’s needs and your preferences.
You will find all the information you need about the «CAS Baukostenplanung GU/TU» course on Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture's website (german).
Requirements. This career programme is aimed at draughtsmen/women who have undergone subsequent training preferably as site manager, structural engineer (TS) or architect (FH), and who have ideally already worked for some years for a general contractor or architectural practice. We are looking for hard working team players who already live in Switzerland and who are therefore very familiar with Swiss standards and practices. If you fit this profile and are keen to work in a vibrant, dynamic environment, we would like to get to know you as soon as possible.
Contact. If you are interested in this exclusive career programme and want to apply for a job at Implenia, please send your detailed application documents to Caroline Trolliet.
If you have further questions about the career programme and/or want to come on a taster day to find out about the day-to-day work of a construction cost planner, please contact Maria Sommer at karriere@implenia.com or on +41 44 805 45 41. Taster days subject to availability.