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Planning & Cost Control

AntwerpHybrid40 hours/week<3months

For an industrial project portfolio within the plastics-to-chemicals sector, an organization is looking for an experienced Planning & Cost Control Lead. You will be the linchpin in the planning and cost control of a growing portfolio, with a view to larger upcoming projects.

What you will do.

  • Build and maintain integrated schedules (from high-level to detailed) across engineering, procurement, construction, and start-up.
  • Monitor the critical path, identify risks of delay, resource conflicts, and interface issues early.
  • Translate findings into clear reports for project management.
  • Set up a practical cost control structure.
  • Follow up on commitments, actuals, and forecasts.
  • Analyze deviations from the baseline.
  • Connect planning, costs, risks, and changes into one coherent picture.
  • Work at both detailed and portfolio levels.
  • Facilitate reviews.
  • Coach project contributors and contractors in providing reliable data.

Profile

  • Extensive experience as a Senior Planner, Project Controls Engineer, or similar within industrial, process, or CAPEX projects.
  • Strong, hands-on experience with setting up and maintaining integrated schedules.
  • Knowledge of critical path analysis, progress measurement, and forecasting.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Project and Excel.
  • Affinity with cost control is a strong plus (commitments, actuals, cash flow, variance analysis).
  • Experience with setting up or improving project controls processes is a plus.
  • Analytical and structured, but also pragmatic and solution-oriented.
  • Dares to critically question input and clearly substantiate conclusions.
  • Fluent Dutch; English is a strong asset.

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