CAPEX Controlling Engineer

We are looking for a PROJECT INVESTMENT CONTROLLER based in our headquarters in Milan, who will report to the CAPEX Manager and functionally reporting to the Finance department of the Business Unit Transmission of Prysmian. 

The PROJECT INVESTMENT CONTROLLER main task is to support the governance of manufacturing investments, which are aimed at enhancing the Group’s plants footprint, by managing investments’ projects planning, the relations with procurement department, and the spending status of investment’s projects.

·        Support CAPEX team to prepare comprehensive Business Cases, outlining financial aspects, potential risks and expected returns of proposed investment projects

·        Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Manufacturing, Procurement, Machinery, R&D, Plants) to establish project budgets and ensure alignment with overall financial objectives

·        Cooperate with Procurement Team to monitor actual supplier’s saturation, identify alternative suppliers and potential spending efficiencies

·        Collaborate with investment Project Engineers to track progress against the established timelines and budgets

·        Under the supervision of BU Transmission Finance function:

·        Define the proper structure of the project breakdown structure

·        Monitor project expenditures and make cost projections at project completion

·        Make assessments by identifying and addressing budgetary variances promptly and defining efficiency actions

·        Generate regular reports on project economics highlighting key metrics

·        Develops post-project financial analysis to assess the accuracy of initial projections and identify areas for improvement

As PROJECT INVESTMENT CONTROLLER your focus will be supporting the investment Project Engineers in defining assets’ initial budget and developing the investment’s business cases. You will also track project progress (time, orders and budget) to secure control over the project lifecycle while improving the overall investments execution, identifying synergies among the investment portfolio.

Current Investments Project Porfolio:

·        Average number of active Projects: 20

·        Average Project duration: 2 year (from 10 months to 4 years)

·        Master’s degree in Management Engineering 

·        Skilled in budget management and project accounting 

·        Experience with SAP

·        Familiarity with manufacturing processes and investments in production facilities is a plus. 

·        Previous experience on EPCI projects is a plus

·        Experience with Procurement Processes is a plus

·        Excellent communication and presentation abilities to different levels in the company

·        Ability to deal with high level management of other functions (Procurement, Engineering, Finance)

·        Problem solver, with strong analytical skills and attention to detail 

·        Team player

·        Proficient in English and Italian, written and spoken. Other languages (French, German, Finnish, Italian) will be a plus. 

·        Travel expected: up to 50%