Cost Controller

Job Description

Kanadevia Inova is recruiting a Project Cost Controller to support our Protos Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) project team, where Kanadevia Inova is constructing a carbon capture plant, located near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, North West England. This position plays a key part in ensuring effective financial control and project performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor project costs, analyse deviations from plan, and provide accurate cost forecasts (cost to complete).

• Collaborate closely with the Lead Project Controller and key stakeholders across Head Office (Zurich) and site teams.

• Manage local project costs, including petty cash, credit cards, and project bank accounts, in coordination with regional and HQ accounting.

• Support revenue recognition and project margin control through accruals for Civil and Site Lots.

• Review and approve subcontractor invoices, ensuring accuracy and compliance with project budgets.

This posting reflects the main responsibilities of the position. Additional responsibilities and expectations will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven experience in cost control within construction, engineering, or project accounting environments.

• Strong knowledge of SAP (PS, SD, MM, FI modules).

• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly Excel.

• Solid understanding of project controlling, financial management, and EPC contract structures.

• Experience with Percentage-of-Completion (PoC) accounting under IFRS is highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies:

• Ability to work independently and establish effective processes in new environments.

• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.

• Effective communicator, able to collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders.

• Proactive, organised, and solution-oriented approach.

• Comfortable working in a dynamic, project-driven environment.

Additional Information

Benefits

• Competitive package including annual salary review and discretionary, company-weighted bonus
• Generous pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
• 24 days annual leave, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
• Comprehensive private medical and dental insurance, plus life (4× salary) and disability cover
• Wellbeing support, employee assistance resources, and Cycle to Work scheme

Why Join Kanadevia Inova?

• Be part of a leading global clean energy and Energy-from-Waste (EfW) business delivering critical infrastructure
• Work on some of the largest and most complex EfW EPC projects worldwide
• Join a company with a strong safety-first, quality-driven, engineering-led culture
• Benefit from the stability and backing of a global engineering group
• Access long-term career development and international growth opportunities

For HR agencies: Please note that we do not accept applications coming from agencies. Thank you.