• Do you dream of working in a cross functional risk management team with focus on operational risks where your partners are placed globally?

Play your part in our team succeeding

• This role belongs to Global Workplace Projects (GWP) organization which enables future LEGO growth by delivering new production facilities globally. The Cost & Risk Manager will:
• a) Support the Sr Cost & Risk Manager in the monitoring of the budget and costs involved in the construction and expansion of the new LEGO factory in Virginia.
• b) Support the Head of Cost & Risk Management in supervising construction related risks and opportunities worldwide (current projects in USA, Mexico, Denmark, Hungary, China and Vietnam).

What your day will look like:
Core Responsibilities for Cost

• Responsible for monitoring and controlling budgets and costs.
• Monitoring design changes, maintaining change log, updating and maturing of estimates, aligning and challenging GC quantities and rates, establishing provisional sums, developing ‘Client Cost’ budget, cashflow forecasting and contingency management.
• Active benchmarking to identify cost drivers to provide informed opportunities towards cost optimization and value for money e.g. Value Engineering.
• Develop commercial knowledge in the pursuit of sustainable projects and measures such as embedded carbon.

Core Responsibilities for Risk

• Responsible for monitoring commercial risks and opportunities in GWP worldwide. Previous experience with Monte Carlo or other risk management techniques is not required but will be an advantage.
• Lead meetings/workshops with teams to identify, assess and mitigate risk and opportunities that can materialize in construction projects.
• Able to develop strategies to mitigate risks or capitalize opportunities.

Core Responsibilities for Cost & Risk

• Management of commercial reporting using dashboards. Previous experience with Data Science and/or use of Power BI is not required but will be an advantage.
• Liaison with other internal departments such as procurement, finance, engineering and operations.
• Engaging with GWP projects teams and external commercial management partner(s) to provide commercial services for individual projects.
• Contribute to develop and mature commercial knowledge within GWP organization.
• Able to conduct commercial reviews of projects and analyze the health of a project.

Do you have what it takes?

• Collaborate with other internal departments such as procurement, finance, engineering and operations.
• Engaging with GWP teams and external commercial management partner(s) to provide commercial services for individual projects.
• Give to develop and mature commercial knowledge within GWP organization.
• Able to conduct commercial reviews of projects and analyze the health of a project.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here are some of what to expect:

Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion and Veteran status) to apply for roles in our team. If you dream of being a part of our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply.


We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

We conduct drug screening as a part of our drug free workplace policy and in support of our commitment to the health and safety of our employees.

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