Project Controls Engineer: Schedule & Cost Optimization

GE Vernova; Çankaya; On-site; TRY 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova in Ankara seeks a Project Controls professional to manage tender schedules, cost estimates, and project budgets for large turnkey projects. You will oversee planning, monitoring, and reporting while collaborating with PMs, finance, and third parties to keep projects on time and within budget.

The role requires experience with Primavera, MS Project, and Unifier, plus strong English and Turkish communication skills and the ability to reside in Ankara.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (civil, electrical or related) is required.
• Minimum 2 years planning experience on large turnkey projects.
• Minimum 1 year cost controlling experience.

Responsibilities

• Build tender schedules and cost estimates.
• Support tenders and oversee project planning.
• Develop project schedules and budgets in relevant tools.
• Maintain project schedule, cost forecasts, and actual/committed cost registers.
• Monitor cost movements, productivity, scope, and progress against forecasts.
• Analyze trends and provide schedule/cost forecasts.
• Maintain schedule and cost risk registers.
• Ensure accuracy of budgets, actuals, forecasts, and change order estimates.
• Update systems to reflect current cost and schedule status.
• Report project status internally and externally.
• Communicate cost, schedule, forecast, and risks to project teams and cost owners.
• Present financial and project control data in reviews.
• Collaborate with PMs, Finance Controllers, cost owners, and third parties.
• Support project closeout and claims.
• Ensure compliance with global standards, WBS, processes, procedures, and tools.
• Ensure quality of project controls reporting.
• Reconcile approved project financial data with accounting books.
• Comply with quality procedures and address non-conformances promptly.
• Support cost reduction strategies with functional teams.
• Ensure efficiency of the project cost control team.
• Identify standardization/optimization opportunities and support lean improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate commitment to health and safety.

Skills

Cost control

Project controls

Planning

English

Turkish

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (civil/electrical or related)

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

Unifier

Job description

GE Vernova in Ankara seeks a Project Controls professional to manage tender schedules, cost estimates, and project budgets for large turnkey projects. You will oversee planning, monitoring, and reporting while collaborating with PMs, finance, and third parties to keep projects on time and within budget.

The role requires experience with Primavera, MS Project, and Unifier, plus strong English and Turkish communication skills and the ability to reside in Ankara.