CAPEX Controlling Engineer

Prysmiangroup; Milano; Hybrid; EUR 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Meal vouchers / canteen

Transport/Parking facilitation

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Prysmian in Milan seeks a PROJECT INVESTMENT CONTROLLER to support CAPEX governance, budgeting, and business-case development for manufacturing investments. You will work with Project Engineers and cross-functional teams to track time, orders and budgets across the investment portfolio.

Under BU Transmission Finance, you will define the project breakdown, monitor expenditures, and produce regular reports, while identifying efficiencies and risks to improve investment execution.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Management Engineering.
• Skilled in budget management and project accounting.
• Experience with SAP.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes and investments in production facilities is a plus.
• Previous experience on EPCI projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support CAPEX team to prepare business cases with financials, risks and expected returns.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to set budgets and align with financial objectives.
• Monitor supplier spending with Procurement to identify savings.
• Track progress with Project Engineers against timelines and budgets.
• Under BU Transmission Finance, define project breakdown structure and monitor expenditures.
• Generate regular project-economics reports and post-project analyses.

Skills

Budget management

Project accounting

English

Italian

Travel up to 50%

Education

Master's degree in Management Engineering

Tools

SAP

Job description

Team Overview and Job Responsibilities

We are looking for a PROJECT INVESTMENT CONTROLLER based in our headquarters in Milan, who will report to the CAPEX Manager and functionally reporting to the Finance department of the Business Unit Transmission of Prysmian.

The PROJECT INVESTMENT CONTROLLER main task is to support the governance of manufacturing investments, which are aimed at enhancing the Group’s plants footprint, by managing investments’ projects planning, the relations with procurement department, and the spending status of investment’s projects.

Who Are We Looking For?

As PROJECT INVESTMENT CONTROLLER your focus will be supporting the investment Project Engineers in defining assets’ initial budget and developing the investment’s business cases. You will also track project progress (time, orders and budget) to secure control over the project lifecycle while improving the overall investments execution, identifying synergies among the investment portfolio.

Current Investments Project Portfolio

• Average number of active Projects: 20
• Average Project duration: 2 year (from 10 months to 4 years)

Key Activities and Responsibilities

• Support CAPEX team to prepare comprehensive Business Cases, outlining financial aspects, potential risks and expected returns of proposed investment projects
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Manufacturing, Procurement, Machinery, R&D, Plants) to establish project budgets and ensure alignment with overall financial objectives
• Cooperate with Procurement Team to monitor actual supplier’s saturation, identify alternative suppliers and potential spending efficiencies
• Collaborate with investment Project Engineers to track progress against the established timelines and budgets
• Under the supervision of BU Transmission Finance function:
  • Define the proper structure of the project breakdown structure
  • Monitor project expenditures and make cost projections at project completion
  • Make assessments by identifying and addressing budgetary variances promptly and defining efficiency actions
  • Generate regular reports on project economics highlighting key metrics
  • Develops post-project financial analysis to assess the accuracy of initial projections and identify areas for improvement

Key requirements

• Master’s degree in Management Engineering
• Skilled in budget management and project accounting
• Experience with SAP
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes and investments in production facilities is a plus.
• Previous experience on EPCI projectsis a plus
• Experience with Procurement Processes is a plus

Soft skills requirements

• Excellent communication and presentation abilitiesto different levels in the company
• Ability to deal with high level management of other functions (Procurement, Engineering, Finance)
• Problem solver, with strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Team player
• Proficient in English and Italian, written and spoken. Other languages (French, German, Finnish, Italian) will be a plus.
• Travel expected: up to 50%

What we offer

• Type of contract: Permanent Full time
• Location: Milan
• Applicable Collective Agreement: CCNL Gomma, Plastica, Cavi elettrici e affini.
• Job Level/Category in line with the applicable collective agreement.
• Gross annual salary no less than: € 38.000
• The position is eligible for an individual or collective variable incentive based on the achievement of predetermined performance objectives
• Benefit:

• Health insurance
• Meal vouchers / canteen
• Transport/Parking facilitation
• Remote work flexibility

Our selection process

Application, 2) HR interview, 3) Hiring Manager interviews and 4) Online assessment (30min) if applicable.

Prysmian , as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmian's commitments.

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