Project Cost Controller
PR/080183
Posted: 10/12/2025
- Competitive salary provided
- Netherlands, Provincie Flevoland, Zeewolde
- Permanent
Job Title – Project Cost ControllerLocation – Zeewolde
Role responsibilities
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Role responsibilities
- Project and commercially manage multiple projects from receipt of award until final account stage and in conjunction with Project Delivery Manager and Business Stream Owner, assuming responsibility for delivery of the expected GM % rate
- Populate and update Commercial documents including profitability overview, revenue/cost/margin forecasts & month end close activities (monthly)
- Populate monthly business review file (MBR), explain forecasting updates with Senior management and tracking each month actuals to commitment and update on the variances
- Understand Contract requirements (per project) on contractual milestone payments, revenue recognition, ensuring compliance and with the aim to ensure maximum potential is realised
- Build positive relationship with customers to improve opportunities of repeat business and additional scopes
- Raise, submit and agree variance orders in accordance with the contract
- In conjunction with Credit Controller understand AR position on projects Commercially responsible for support the maintenance of accounts receivable resolving any disputes in a timely manner, handling negotiation to resolve payment in line with terms
- Undertake detailed formal project reviews monthly to understand and explain profitability compared to bid and forecast, to seek out opportunities/risks but also provide feedback to project delivery and proposals teams to take decisive action to mitigate any overspend/provide accurate pricing
- Support with ad hoc analysis of projects as and when required
- Support in the provision of financial evidence for internal or external audits as and when required
- Provide feedback and input to tendering department based on actual project performance
- Project Management and Project Work understanding
- Contract Management
- Accounting and Finance knowledge (understanding of accounting terminology)
- Good Excel knowledge (essential)
- SAP experience (desirable)
- Work Experience Required:
- Background in project-based business (desirable)
- Background in commercial (desirable)
- Forecasting experience (desirable)
- Administration background
- Strong Leadership skills
- Strong influencing & negotiation skills
- Strong Communicator
- Excellent Customer Service skills
- Business acumen
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Neil Grant
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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