Head of Cost Management Green Industry Transformation

NCC AKTIEBOLAG; Luleå kommun; On-site; SEK 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to insurance

Wellness allowance

Reduced working hours

Job summary

NCC AKTIEBOLAG is seeking a Head of Cost Management for their Green Industry Transformation initiative in Luleå, Sweden. In this senior role, you will lead the governance and continuous improvement of cost management methodologies essential for supporting sustainable industrial development across the Nordics.

Your expertise in project controls and commercial management will drive transformation, contributing to the successful execution and financial performance of large-scale industrial projects.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in cost management, project controls, or commercial management within complex environments.
• Experience in developing cost management methodologies and governance models.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and governance of cost management methodologies.
• Contribute to early customer dialogue and project development activities.
• Ensure governance and continuous improvement throughout project execution.

Skills

Cost management

Project controls

Commercial management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Academic degree in Engineering, Economics, or Business Administration

Job description

Head of Cost Management Green Industry Transformation

The green industrial transition is driving a historic transformation of society and industry, creating significant economic, technological and environmental value. As one of NCC's business areas, Green Industry Transformation focuses on delivering large, complex and strategically important industrial and infrastructure projects that enable the green transition across the Nordics.

About the Business Area

NCC Green Industry Transformation is a newly established business area focusing on large‑scale, complex industrial and infrastructure projects within the green transition. The business area delivers projects in the SEK billion range and plays a key role in enabling fossil‑free and sustainable industrial development across the Nordics.

The Role and Key Responsibilities

As Head of Cost Management, you will lead the development, governance and continuous improvement of cost management methodologies, cost estimation, cost control and forecasting across NCC Green Industry Transformation. You will play a key role in strengthening commercial performance and ensuring that projects are supported by reliable, transparent and decision‑grade cost information throughout the project lifecycle.

The role spans the full project lifecycle. You will contribute to early customer dialogue and project development activities, lead the continued development of the Cost Management function and its specialists, and ensure governance, assurance and continuous improvement throughout project execution. Through your functional leadership, you will help establish common ways of working, strengthen commercial performance and support successful project outcomes across the Business Area.

Requested Qualifications

• Several years of experience in cost management, project controls, commercial management or related disciplines within large and complex industrial, infrastructure, construction or EPC environments
• Experience in developing, implementing and improving cost management methodologies, governance models, processes or management systems
• Experience leading change, developing people and supporting the adoption of new ways of working
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to influence without formal line authority
• An academic degree in Engineering, Economics, Business Administration or another relevant discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Benefits

• Access to insurance, wellness allowance, reduced working hours and additional benefits through our benefits portal