# Project Manager Cost Engineering (m/w/d)

The Project Manager Cost Engineering leads strategic cost optimization initiatives across the product lifecycle, combining technical expertise, commercial acumen and project leadership. The role develops should-cost analyses, drives VAVE programs, supports supplier negotiations, and translates complex cost insights into actionable recommendations for management. Acting as a key interface between Engineering, Procurement, Operations, and leadership teams, the position delivers measurable business impact and significant cross-functional exposure. Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): End-to-End Project Management: Monitor and track product cost targets from early concept development (Design-to-Cost) through to series production. Independently initiate, plan, and lead cost-down projects (Value Analysis) to optimize existing product lines and supply chains. Bottom-Up Calculation & Cost Benchmarking: Independently create detailed bottom-up cost estimates (manufacturing costs, total costs) for individual components, sub-assemblies, and complete systems. Analyze manufacturing processes, raw material costs, labor rates, and machine hour rates. Conduct benchmark analyses and "s

- **Id**: 3796806
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/ineos-grenadier-project-manager-cost-engineering-mwd>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Böblingen, Germany
- **Countries**: DE
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-05T09:48:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T11:28:17Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3758
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Automotive Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 1919837
- **Name**: INEOS Grenadier
- **Domain**: ineosgrenadier.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/ineosgrenadier>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 89
- **Open postings**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.455
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **Scrum** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T09:48:53Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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