Senior Project Controls Manager CAPEX

Project overview

We are looking for a Senior Project Controls Manager - CAPEX & Investment Projects

Project details

by agreement

3-6 months +

Utilization: Full-time

Locations: Penzberg and Mannheim / further locations depending on the project

Willingness to travel: up to approx. 30 %

Project environment: Pharma / Life Sciences / Plant Engineering / Infrastructure

Focus: Project control of complex CAPEX and investment projects

Job description

Profile

• Independent project controlling and management of complex CAPEX projects in the areas of plant engineering, infrastructure, laboratory, office, and logistics
• Control of costs, deadlines, and performance progress, as well as early identification and evaluation of relevant deviations
• Establishment and execution of project-related risk and change management, including evaluation of impacts on costs, deadlines, and project goals
• Coordination of relevant project participants as well as alignment with internal stakeholders, technical planners, executing companies, and external service providers
• Technical management and coordination of external PMO and project controlling teams as well as project-dependent assumption of project management tasks
• Creation and coordination of service descriptions as well as support in the selection, commissioning, management, control, and acceptance of external project partners
• Support of contract and claims management within complex investment projects
• Ensuring a transparent project status through reliable schedule, cost, risk, and progress assessments
• Ensuring compliance with project-specific requirements and project control standards
• Contribution of project controls expertise and technical know-how to interdisciplinary project teams
• Many years of sound project experience in Project Controls or project management of complex CAPEX projects, ideally at least 8 years
• Extensive project practice in Pharma, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Plant Engineering, or comparable complex investment projects
• Very good knowledge of cost control, schedule planning, progress monitoring, risk management, and change management
• Experience with different execution models, especially EPC and/or IPD
• Sound experience in contract and claims management
• Very good user knowledge of relevant project control and reporting tools, especially Oracle Primavera P6, MS Project, and SAP
• Experience in the technical management of PMO, Project Controls, or external project teams
• Ability to analyze complex project contexts in a structured manner and derive suitable control measures
• Very good communication and coordination skills in dealing with various technical and commercial stakeholders
• Fluent German and English language skills
• Willingness for project-related assignments and business trips to different locations
• Start: 2026-11
• Duration: 6 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Mannheim, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German