Project Controller

To provide project controls, monitoring and data-driven reporting support across engineering and construction projects, improving cost, schedule and risk visibility and driving digitalisation and process efficiency improvements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead cashflow forecasting, vendor forecast reconciliation, invoice recording and accruals reporting to maintain accurate project financial baselines.
• Prepare and maintain project progress and performance reports (cost, schedule, EHS, change & risk, documentation) using interactive dashboards for regular client presentations.
• Develop, standardise and automate templates and cyclical project controls processes to increase efficiency and consistency across teams.
• Support tender analyses, quantity take-offs, BOQ preparation and commercial validation during procurement and bidding phases.
• Review contracts and assist with change management and approvals, including automating trackers and workflows to accelerate EWN/change order approvals.
• Provide training and change adoption support to project teams and global counterparts on improved tools, automations and reporting practices.
• Act as a digital ambassador: introduce and implement digital solutions (Power BI, Looker Studio, GSuite automations) that enhance data visualisation and team productivity.

Required skills and competencies

• Project controls & monitoring: cashflow analysis, accruals reporting, progress reporting, change & risk tracking.
• Data analytics & visualisation: experience building interactive dashboards (Power BI, Looker Studio) and producing client-ready presentations.
• Commercial & estimating skills: quantity take-offs, BOQ preparation, tender sum analyses, supplier negotiation awareness.
• Technical background: civil/structural engineering understanding to interpret design and construction deliverables.
• Digital savviness: automation, template standardisation, GSuite proficiency and willingness to champion digital change.
• Communication & collaboration: able to coordinate with multinational teams, present to clients and deliver upskill trainings.

Qualifications & experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or related).
• 5–8 years’ relevant experience across project controls, cost/commercial management and structural/industrial engineering projects (warehouses, cold storage, data centres beneficial).
• Professional licensure (e.g., licensed Civil Engineer) and/or certifications such as Project Planning & Controls Practitioner, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt are advantageous.
• Technical skills: Proficiency in ERP/SAP/Primavera, budget tracking, forecasting, KPI reporting
• Skills: Developing dashboards for the client, variance analysis, preparing project reviews, supporting operational teams
• Languages: ENG/FR
• Availability / mobility: On-site 5 days a week

Personal attributes

• Proactive, detail-oriented and efficiency-driven with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Comfortable working across cultures and time zones; adaptable to client-facing and internal enabling roles.

Success indicators

• Accurate and timely cashflow and accrual reporting with reduced variance to baseline.
• Measurable productivity gains from automation and template standardisation (e.g., 20% reduction in cyclical task time).
• Increased speed and throughput of change/order approvals following tracker automation.