Project Cost Controller Flanders

Jan De Nul Group; Aalst; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th-month bonus

Double holiday pay

Meal vouchers

Eco vouchers

Transport contribution

Group & hospitalisation insurance

iPhone with data plan

Job summary

Jan De Nul Group is seeking a Project Cost Controller to manage financial performance across civil projects in Flanders. You will monitor costs, produce reports, and ensure accuracy of monthly figures while collaborating with project teams across multiple sites.

The role requires a Master’s in economics or a related field or a Bachelor’s in Accountancy, plus relevant experience in controlling or auditing. Dutch and English fluency are essential, with flexible hours and occasional remote work

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in an economic field (Applied Economics, Business Engineering or Business Administration) or Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy.
• Initial relevant work experience in controlling, accounting, or an audit environment.
• Fluent in Dutch and English; strong analytical and structured communication.

Responsibilities

• Prepare budget control and financial reporting for construction sites, with forecasts and order book updates.
• Monitor costs and revenues of projects and prepare result reports.
• Ensure monthly figure accuracy and adjust as needed.
• Report regularly to management to enable timely steering toward objectives.
• Provide project managers with insights into current and future financial results; support when issues arise.
• Stay updated on controlling developments and contribute ideas to strengthen the team.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Structured work

Teamwork

Independent work

Dutch fluency

English fluency

Education

Master’s degree in economics or related

Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy

Job description

Your Work Context

At Jan De Nul Group, we are looking for a Project Cost Controller in Flanders. You will be based across our projects in East and West Flanders and apply your financial expertise within civil engineering projects. In this role, you will start as a Project Cost Controller, closely monitoring and proactively managing the financial processes of our civil projects across Flanders. Jan De Nul Group focuses on complex projects and offers tailored, end-to-end solutions for both private and public clients. Thanks to this approach, combined with strong technical and financial expertise and many years of experience, we rank among the absolute top in civil engineering and infrastructure projects in Flanders.

Your Role

As a Cost Controller, you are responsible for the analytical follow-up of costs and budget control for the civil and environmental projects assigned to you. You prepare reports with the aim of safeguarding the financial and operational objectives of the project.

Your main tasks and responsibilities include:

• Preparing budget control and financial reporting for the assigned construction sites. You compile forecasts and provide updates on the order book.
• Monitoring all costs and revenues of the assigned projects and preparing result reports.
• Taking responsibility for the monthly accuracy of figures and making adjustments where necessary.
• Reporting regularly in a structured and objective manner to management and/or senior management, enabling timely steering towards financial and strategic objectives.
• Providing project managers and site managers with insight into the current and future financial results of the project or department and offering support when financial issues arise.
• Staying up to date with evolutions and developments in the field of controlling and actively contributing ideas to further strengthen controlling within the team.

You will be based at our construction sites in Flanders. You can count on an attractive salary and benefits package.

What Do You Need?

You hold a Master’s degree in an economic field (Applied Economics, Business Engineering or Business Administration) or a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy. You have initial relevant work experience in controlling, accounting, or an audit environment. Experience in the civil sector is a plus. You are analytical and communicate clearly and in a structured way. You work accurately and are process-oriented. You enjoy working as part of project teams but are also able to work independently. You are fluent in Dutch and English.

Working at Jan De Nul

Working at Jan De Nul means contributing to solutions for some of today’s biggest challenges: from the energy transition and rising sea levels to smart mobility. It means learning every day and collaborating with colleagues, with the goal of ensuring global quality of life for future generations.

What We Offer

• A continuous training program through the JDN Academy.
• A FIT program focused on your well-being, with attention to exercise, nutrition and various team activities.
• A healthy work-life balance (flexible working hours and occasional remote work).
• A permanent contract with 42 paid vacation days (20 statutory days, 12 ADV days and 10 public holidays).
• An attractive salary with a 13th-month bonus and double holiday pay, including:
  • Meal vouchers and eco vouchers.
  • Possibility to participate in the Flex Reward program, including bike and car leasing with fuel card in Belgium.
  • Contribution to public transport and bicycle allowance.
  • Group and hospitalisation insurance.
  • Option of an iPhone with voice and data subscription (subject to employee contribution).
  • Various employee discounts.
• You become part of an internationally growing family-owned company.

The World Becomes What You Make Of It

Jan De Nul shapes water and land worldwide. We drive the transition to renewable energy through offshore energy infrastructure. We focus on nature-inclusive dredging solutions to build ports and protect our coastlines. We develop innovative construction projects for smart mobility and sustainable buildings. And we redevelop our planet by giving polluted sites a new purpose. At Jan De Nul, the world becomes what you make of it.

Jan De Nul Group promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and oppose all forms of discrimination.

Referenced Team

Financial Services

Construction

Young professionals

Education

Bachelor's degree

finance; cost controller; audit; construction, civil; financial services