Project Controller -Data Center

Arcadis; Berchem; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Arcadis Belgium seeks a project controls specialist to enhance cost, schedule and risk visibility across engineering and construction projects using Power BI and Looker Studio. You will automate reporting templates, support procurement phases, and drive digital change with global teams.

Ideal candidates have civil engineering background with 5–8 years in project controls, cost management and related engineering projects. Strong data analytics and cross-cultural collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Licensure as Civil Engineer and/or control-practice certifications are advantageous.
• Professional certifications in project planning, controls or lean methodologies are a plus.

Responsabilités

• Lead cashflow forecasting, reconciliation, accruals reporting to maintain accurate baselines.
• Prepare and maintain project progress and performance reports using interactive dashboards for client presentations.
• Develop, standardise and automate templates and cyclical project controls processes across teams.
• Support tender analyses, quantity take-offs, BOQ preparation and commercial validation.
• Review contracts and assist with change management and approvals, incl. tracker automation.
• Provide training and change adoption support to project teams and global counterparts.
• Act as a digital ambassador: implement Power BI, Looker Studio, and GSuite automations to enhance data visualization and productivity.

Connaissances

Cashflow analysis

Dashboards

Tender analyses

Civil/Structural Eng

GSuite automation

Client communication

Formation

Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering

Professional licensure

Project Planning & Controls Practitioner

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Outils

Power BI

Looker Studio

GSuite

Description du poste

Role description

To provide project controls, monitoring and data-driven reporting support across engineering and construction projects, improving cost, schedule and risk visibility and driving digitalisation and process efficiency improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cashflow forecasting, vendor forecast reconciliation, invoice recording and accruals reporting to maintain accurate project financial baselines.
• Prepare and maintain project progress and performance reports (cost, schedule, EHS, change & risk, documentation) using interactive dashboards for regular client presentations.
• Develop, standardise and automate templates and cyclical project controls processes to increase efficiency and consistency across teams.
• Support tender analyses, quantity take-offs, BOQ preparation and commercial validation during procurement and bidding phases.
• Review contracts and assist with change management and approvals, including automating trackers and workflows to accelerate EWN/change order approvals.
• Provide training and change adoption support to project teams and global counterparts on improved tools, automations and reporting practices.
• Act as a digital ambassador: introduce and implement digital solutions (Power BI, Looker Studio, GSuite automations) that enhance data visualisation and team productivity.

Required Skills And Competencies

• Project controls & monitoring: cashflow analysis, accruals reporting, progress reporting, change & risk tracking.
• Data analytics & visualisation: experience building interactive dashboards (Power BI, Looker Studio) and producing client-ready presentations.
• Commercial & estimating skills: quantity take-offs, BOQ preparation, tender sum analyses, supplier negotiation awareness.
• Technical background: civil/structural engineering understanding to interpret design and construction deliverables.
• Digital savviness: automation, template standardisation, GSuite proficiency and willingness to champion digital change.
• Communication & collaboration: able to coordinate with multinational teams, present to clients and deliver upskill trainings.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or related).
• 5–8 years’ relevant experience across project controls, cost/commercial management and structural/industrial engineering projects (warehouses, cold storage, data centres beneficial).
• Professional licensure (e.g., licensed Civil Engineer) and/or certifications such as Project Planning & Controls Practitioner, Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt are advantageous.

Personal attributes

• Proactive, detail-oriented and efficiency-driven with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Comfortable working across cultures and time zones; adaptable to client-facing and internal enabling roles.

Success indicators

• Accurate and timely cashflow and accrual reporting with reduced variance to baseline.
• Measurable productivity gains from automation and template standardisation (e.g., 20% reduction in cyclical task time).
• Increased speed and throughput of change/order approvals following tracker automation.