Lead Project Controller

About the role

In this role, you take lead responsibility for project-related controlling and commercial steering of complex construction projects. You set standards, provide decision-ready insights for management, and actively shape processes, tools, and ways of working. The focus is on ownership, direction, and operational proximity — with a permanent base in Berlin and regular presence on construction sites.

What you'll do

• End-to-end responsibility for the preparation, quality assurance, and consolidation of planning documents, budgets, and forecasts across multiple projects
• Steering of project KPIs including target/actual comparisons, risk and opportunity assessments, and active involvement throughout all project phases
• Ownership of structure, quality, and development of management reports on performance, order backlog, and financial results, including ad-hoc analyses
• Close collaboration with project management, department leadership, executive management, and central controlling as a commercial sparring partner
• Further development of controlling and reporting systems, leading role in BI topics and process optimization initiatives
• Responsibility for commercial evaluations, approval processes, cost reviews, and financial decision-making documents
• Delivery of trainings, structured knowledge transfer on group-wide standards, and potential functional leadership of a small team

What you'll need

• Degree in business administration, civil engineering, industrial engineering, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of solid experience in project controlling, ideally within construction or project-based environments
• Strong proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• High system and process competence with strong IT affinity (ERP systems, Excel, BI tools)
• Experience with costing and controlling software (e.g. iTWO, SAP, BI tools)
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills
• Strong analytical mindset, commercial thinking, and a structured, independent way of working

Nice to have

• People leadership experience, along with strong communication skills, resilience, and confidence managing multiple parallel projects

What they offer

• Unlimited contract with 30 vacation days
• Flexible hybrid work with up to 40 days per year working from abroad and flex hours
• Company pension scheme, language courses, employee discounts, and mental health support
• Virtual Shares Program to participate in company success