Careers · Capital projects Project Cost Controller (m/f/d)

What it's about

Permanent position, company car for private use possible, flexible working hours with remote work and a part-time option – and a central control role in large industrial projects.

At ep-cm, cost control is a core function in every project. Since 2005, ep-cm and its 130 employees have worked for the operators of industrial plants – refineries, chemical and pharma sites and energy utilities, including BASF, Bayer, Shell and OMV. We support them in building new plants and maintaining existing ones.

As a Project Cost Controller, you work on demanding plant construction projects, close to project leadership, with clear responsibility for cost, budgets, forecasts and financial transparency – and the freedom to organise your work flexibly. Flat hierarchies, short lines of communication and further training through the ep-cm Academy make sure that performance, expertise and personal development fit together in the long term.

What awaits you

• Key role in the projectYou take on a central role in the financial control of large projects and influence cost development, forecasts and the decisions of project leadership.
• Flexibility in project workFlexible hours, remote work and part-time models below 40 hours a week.
• Company car and equipmentThe option of a company car for private use. A smartphone and laptop are standard with us.
• Major industrial projects with substanceYou work on demanding projects for well-known industrial companies – technically challenging, visible and a real step for your career.
• Targeted developmentTraining as needed, including through the ep-cm Academy, and the chance to grow into leadership roles.

What you'll do

• You contribute to the financial control of large industrial projects, as lead or as part of the cost control team.
• You create and maintain work breakdown structures (WBS) that clearly structure the overall scope.
• You develop budget-versus-actual comparisons and a monthly spending plan for the entire project duration.
• You analyse cost variances, evaluate the project's cost situation and work out concrete recommendations for project leadership.
• You coordinate and lead regular forecast meetings.
• You prepare monthly project reports for management and project leadership.
• You are responsible for managing the work breakdown structure and the related orders and purchase orders in SAP.
• You produce ad hoc analyses with Office applications, SAP or BI tools.

What you bring

• You have completed technical or commercial vocational training or a relevant university degree.
• You bring several years of professional experience in cost control of large industrial projects.
• Ideally, you have experience in the chemical or petrochemical industry, or in plant or power plant construction.
• You work confidently with MS Office and SAP; ideally you also know Power BI, MS Project or Primavera P6.