Job Description

Role: Lead Cost Controller
Location: Boden, Sweden
Start: ASAP

Overview:
Stegra are looking for an experienced Lead Cost Controller to join one of Europe’s largest industrial mega-projects — a major green steel development in Boden, Sweden. This role is ideal for a senior project controls professional with strong cost management expertise across large-scale industrial or EPCM-led projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead cost control activities for a major project area, ensuring alignment with approved budgets, project objectives, contractual commitments, and company requirements
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve cost forecasts, variance analyses, cash flow forecasts, and cost performance reporting
• Review and challenge EPCM cost reports, commitments, accruals, change orders, and expenditure reporting
• Monitor project performance to identify cost risks, trends, and opportunities, driving proactive mitigation actions
• Work closely with Area Managers, Project Managers, Procurement, Finance, Planning, and EPCM contractors
• Support change management processes through cost impact assessments and cost change registers
• Prepare executive cost reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership
• Support continuous improvement of project controls systems, reporting standards, and governance frameworks

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Economics, Project Controls, or related discipline
• Professional certifications such as AACE, CCP, PMI, or PMP are advantageous
• Around 10+ years’ experience in project cost control, project controls, or commercial project management
• Strong experience in large-scale industrial, infrastructure, energy, mining, manufacturing, or EPCM-led projects
• Proven ability to manage complex cost structures, contractor reporting, forecasting, and change management
• Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills
• Advanced Excel and project controls software knowledge
• Excellent communication skills in English

Package & Benefits:

• Competitive salary (DOE)
• 12-month contract with strong possibility of extension
• Accommodation provided
• Company car provided
• No rotation — ideal for someone already based near Sweden or open to relocation