Project Controller

Project Controller
- Full-time
- Business Units: ED - Project Delivery

**Company Description**:
Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century. That’s what we offer. 125 years of unrivalled expertise in supplying the world with what it needs most. We envision a world that runs entirely on renewable energy. Because in the fight against climate change, we don’t see renewable energy as part of the solution - we believe it must be the solution. With us, you’ll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match.

But there’s more work to be done - that’s why we need you to join us

As a key member of the Italian Project Delivery Unit, and of the Project Controls Management Team, the Project Controller will support the development and the execution of new renewable project in the Regions ensuring that Project Teams receive the required support in monitoring and control projects deliverable in terms of planning, cost controlling and risk management activities, reporting to Statkraft standards.

The Project Controller reports to the Project Control Manager and is mainly responsible for managing the schedule, controlling the capex and assessing the main risks from the development phase until project completion, by analyzing all available project data, considering all approved milestones, targets, constraints, criticalities, and assumptions.

**Areas of responsibility and accountabilities**
- Prepare and manage the time schedule across the Project Lifecycle supporting the Project Team Members in controlling and monitoring the progress of the development, procurement, engineering, and construction phases.
- Plan and control the physical progress curves (S curves) for each project phase (i.e by plant area, subcontractor/vendor).Analyze the critical path and prepare the recovery action in agreement with the Project Team.
- Support the definition of the Project’s Capex until the main investment decision, ensure the collection of the relevant information from all the units involves. Control and monitoring of Actuals, Committed and Forecast during the execution phase.
- Provide Planned Vs Actual analysis (both in terms of time and cost) measured against the Baseline, as well as possible drivers and actions of improvement.
- Identify, quantify the risks that could impact on project schedule and capex, bringing delay to milestone achievement and/or extra cost to approved baseline.
- Manage together with the Project Team the risks identified, in order to mitigate impact and/or probability.
- Provide information to highlight any discrepancies between physical progress of the project and their economic impacts.
- Prepare project reports, periodically and on demand.
- Perform cost-benefit analysis for evaluating the implementation of mitigation actions aimed at reducing project riskiness.
- Interface with all Company units on site or office based, as well as Contractors in order to provide reliable scheduling data for the whole Project activities.
- Contribute to the growth and development of the overall Project Controls best practices.

**Qualifications**:
**Education**
- Masters or university degree in **engineering**, or similar with documented extensive experience in the field
- MBA or MSc or equivalent training in **Project Management **and/or Project Control area is a plus

**Experience / knowledge**
- ** Project control experience (+3 years)** from large, complex, international investment projects.
- Previous experience in **renewable **projects is mandatory
- Good knowledge of relevant systems and tools including: Office package (Excel, Power Point, Word), Microsoft Project / Project Online, Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis.
- Good knowledge of SAP is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Italian and English.

**Leadership / abilities**
- Independent self-starter with a clear ability to manage a large workload, often providing support to processes managed by colleagues, while prioritizing tasks and effectively juggling competing deadlines
- Proactive and solution-oriented with attention to details
- Team player and self-motivated to take responsibility for independent work.
- Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to effectively support and work well with people from different disciplines.

**Other**

Flexibility in terms of travel and mobility

**Additional Information**:
**What we offer**
- The chance to grow your career alongside a truly global network of experts, leaders, specialists, and graduates from different countries and backgrounds
- The opportunity to work somewhere with pride, and be able to honestly say “My work is contributing to saving the planet”
- A work culture that puts emphasis on the individual, offering flexible working solutions, and work-life balance principles

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