Project Control Lead

IKM Acona; Stavanger; On-site; NOK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

IKM Acona is seeking a Project Control Lead to drive cost control, budgeting and forecasting for a Norwegian project based in Stavanger. You will lead a multidisciplinary team and coordinate with finance and project teams to ensure accurate reporting.

Required: 10+ years’ relevant project experience, MSc/BSc in a related field, fluent English, and strong planning skills. This contract runs 01.09.2026 to 30.09.2027 and will require proactive risk analysis and KPI monitoring.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant project experience.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Proactive follow-up on progress of deliverables.
• Self-organized and self-driven.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cost management approaches, reporting and forecasting with risk and opportunity evaluation.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team for cost, planning, progress reporting and analysis.
• Coordinate with finance for license budgeting and project coordination.
• Track expenditure against budgets on dedicated projects.
• Prepare and collate full project cost estimates across phases.
• Identify issues and provide improvement recommendations.
• Support monthly reporting requirements and ad-hoc needs.
• Coordinate monthly project cost reports with project teams.
• Support risk-based cost analysis and KPI alignment.
• Chair cost management meetings with contractors and internal teams.
• Interface with stakeholders to align cost data and project status.

Education

MSc/BSc in Business Administration or Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

On behalf of a client we are seeking a Project Control Lead

Duration: 01.09.2026 - 30.09.2027

RESPONSIBILITIES & WORK TASKS:

• Ensure the project use a consistent and agreed approach to the management of cost including reporting and forecasting. Active use of risk- and opportunity evaluation in the budgeting process.
• Lead a team of different discipline for cost, planning, progress reporting, DCC/LCI, MOC and analysis and reporting
• Support finance in license budgeting and be a focal point for coordination.
• Tracking of expenditure against budgets on dedicated projects.
• Actively support projects in preparation of standard project work breakdown structure for project budgets.
• Preparation and collation of full project cost estimates across project phases.
• Identify issues and put forward recommendations for improvements.
• Assist in reporting requirements, planned and ad-hoc.
• Co-ordinate the completion of the monthly report on dedicated projects working closely with project team members to establish cost/financial information and performance.
• Support the estimating process to ensure cost risks are identified and appropriately quantified.
• Review, analyze and challenge supplier and contractor cost- and study reports together with dedicated project control teams.
• Monitor and act on progress reporting and align with agreed KPIs
• Direct and chair cost management meetings with contractors on dedicated projects and internal departments involved in the cost process.
• Interface and coordinate with other stakeholders as required
• Combine use of planning- and cost data for situational awareness of project status
• Drive the process of performing cost- and schedule risk analysis

EDUCATION:

• MSc or BSc in Business Administration, Engineering or a technical certificate in Construction Management

EXPERIENCE:

• 10+ years of relevant project experience, proven experience from early phase phase execution phase projects in similar position will be preferred
• Fluent written and spoken communication skills in English
• Proactively follow up on progress of deliverables
• Self-organized, self-going
• Excellent planning and organizing skills