Senior Cost Controller (m/f/d) - Life Science Construction
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 4, 2026.
Overview
As a Senior Cost Controller (m/f/d) at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. You will be mentored and supported by industry leaders and given the tools to grow. You will also be involved in and contribute to our business strategy as we continue to evolve. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.
The Opportunity
In this role you will:
- Create impactful cost control reports and analysis for the project leadership team, communicating trends, patterns and predictions through variance analysis, forecasting and Capex expenditure monitoring
- Monitor and evaluate project changes, ensuring variances in costs are captured in forecasting and reporting
- Oversee the invoice processing and cost breakdown structure processes to ensure correct coding is utilized and accuracy is maintained on an ongoing basis
- Oversee the monthly cost reconciliation process between Unifier and SAP
- Actively participate in project team and functional meetings/workshops as required
- Support the overall project by providing expert data analysis and presentations as required
- Foster top performance and growth for your team of cost controllers and cost analysts via excellent mentorship and leadership
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, finance, business management or other related field
- Have grown your experience over 10 years working in cost control environments for largescale projects, preferably in the life sciences construction sector
- Are an excellent communicator both verbally and in writing
- Have strong problem-solving skills and an analytical mindset to create balanced solutions and recommendations
- Are systems savvy and have experience working with project management software
- Love a dynamic environment with the opportunity to manage your own priorities and deadlines
- Thrive on building strong relationships with your team and clients through a shared purpose and sense of openness and fun
- Have the right to work in Germany
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!