Project Controls Manager (Data Centre Construction)

Linesight; Groningen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight is seeking a Project Controls Manager for a major European data centre build in Groningen. You will lead cost control, scheduling, and estimating with a strong emphasis on data management improvements and clear communication with external partners.

You will evaluate current processes, negotiate pricing agreements, and keep stakeholders updated with monthly reports, schedules, and risk assessments, ensuring best value for clients and high standards of safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing cost and schedule management processes.
• Understanding of Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and project coding structures.
• Experience in cost control, scheduling and estimating on projects.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate current data management processes and identify opportunities for ongoing improvements.
• Expertly negotiate agreements with pricing agreements with external partners.
• Update key partners with monthly executive and project status reports, project schedule updates, and project risks.
• Assess engineer and contractor bids, change notices and costs to ensure best value for clients.

Skills

Cost control

Scheduling

Estimating

WBS

Project coding structures

Education

Degree or comparable experience in construction

Job description

As a Project Controls Manager at Linesight, you’ll be part of a high-performing, culturally diverse team delivering one of Europe’s most ambitious data centre builds. You’ll work on a large-scale, high-voltage construction project where safety is paramount, and your expertise will directly shape the success and integrity of the build. We foster a collaborative and empowering environment where you’ll be supported to take real ownership of your role, grow your career, and make a lasting impact. At Linesight, trusted relationships are everything — with our clients, our teams, and our partners.

The Opportunity

• Evaluate our current data management processes and identify opportunities for ongoing improvements
• Expertly negotiate agreements with pricing agreements with external partners
• Update key partners with monthly executive and project status reports, project schedule updates, and project risks
• Assess engineer and contractor bids, change notices and costs to ensure best value for clients

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Have demonstrated experience implementing cost & schedule management work processes
• Have a comprehensive understanding of Work Breakdown Structure and project Coding structures
• Have successfully performed project controls roles including cost control, scheduling and estimating
• Have a degree or comparable experience in a construction related discipline

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment.We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!