Cost Control Engineer – Data Centre Project

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Cost Control Engineer to join a major hyperscale data centre construction project in Northern Italy. Working as part of the Project Controls team, you will be responsible for monitoring project costs, forecasting expenditure, and ensuring financial performance aligns with project budgets throughout the project lifecycle.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on one of Europe's fastest-growing infrastructure sectors, supporting the delivery of a large-scale mission-critical facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project cost reports and dashboards.
• Monitor committed costs, actual costs, and forecast expenditure.
• Track budget performance and identify cost variances.
• Support monthly cost reporting cycles and management reviews.
• Work closely with Project Managers, Commercial Managers, and Planning teams to ensure accurate forecasting.
• Analyse change orders and assess their impact on project budgets.
• Assist with earned value management (EVM) and project performance analysis.
• Review contractor cost submissions and validate financial data.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and expenditure reports.
• Support project governance and financial control procedures.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Cost Control, Project Controls, Commercial Management, or Project Services.
• Previous experience on large-scale construction, industrial, energy, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, or data centre projects.
• Strong understanding of project cost management principles.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with cost management software.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6, Power BI, SAP, Oracle, EcoSys, or similar systems is advantageous.
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills.
• Fluent English required; Italian language skills are advantageous but not essential.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on a flagship hyperscale data centre project.
• Competitive salary or day-rate package.
• International project environment.
• Long-term career development within the rapidly growing data centre sector.
• Collaborative and technically challenging project setting.

If you are looking to develop your career within mission-critical infrastructure and contribute to the delivery of one of Europe's most significant data centre developments, we would like to hear from you.