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Senior Project Controls Manager | Energy Infrastructure | Banks | Cost Control | CAPEX Governance
Paris, France
Worldwide
Double Degree: Master in Management & MSc Finance, Grenoble Ecole de ManagementProject ManagementProject Cost ManagementProject Cycle ManagementSAP COSAP FI/COSAP HANASAP ProjektmanagementProject Management and Construction Site Management
Project Controls & CAPEX Management
Expertise in cost control, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management and executive reporting on CAPEX portfolios up to $410M and annual portfolios from $23M to $116M across 5 to 15 concurrent infrastructure projects.
Planning & Schedule Management
Development and maintenance of project schedules in MS Project, including critical path reviews, sequencing logic and buffer optimization, generating approximately $173K savings per project.
Corporate Finance & Financial Analysis
Support of bilateral and syndicated financings from $58M to $7Bn, covering working capital and CAPEX facilities, M&A financings, FX, derivatives, export finance and structured finance, as well as FP&A reporting and financial control procedures.
SAP S/4HANA & SAP FI/CO
Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA and SAP FI/CO, including the creation and integration of reporting standards such as the Monthly OnePager reporting standard integrated into SAP.
Procurement & Contract Management
Monitoring and management of engineering contracts from $3M to $23M and procurement packages from $6M to $347M within large-scale energy infrastructure programs.
Investment Appraisal & CAPEX Governance
Preparation of investment appraisal reports, budget requests and supplementary funding requests for CAPEX approvals in compliance with governance frameworks.
MS Project & Advanced Excel/VBA
Use of MS Project for schedule development and Excel with VBA for financial modelling, reporting automation and data analysis.
Financial Infrastructure & Treasury
Design of financial infrastructure focused on cash conversion cycle optimization for SMEs, as well as financial reporting on swaps, aircraft financing and insurance structures.
Reporting & Business Intelligence Tools
Working knowledge of tools including Salesforce, Kyriba, Visio, Bloomberg and Datastream for financial and operational reporting purposes.
Expertise in cost control, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management and executive reporting on CAPEX portfolios up to $410M and annual portfolios from $23M to $116M across 5 to 15 concurrent infrastructure projects.
Planning & Schedule Management
Development and maintenance of project schedules in MS Project, including critical path reviews, sequencing logic and buffer optimization, generating approximately $173K savings per project.
Corporate Finance & Financial Analysis
Support of bilateral and syndicated financings from $58M to $7Bn, covering working capital and CAPEX facilities, M&A financings, FX, derivatives, export finance and structured finance, as well as FP&A reporting and financial control procedures.
SAP S/4HANA & SAP FI/CO
Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA and SAP FI/CO, including the creation and integration of reporting standards such as the Monthly OnePager reporting standard integrated into SAP.
Procurement & Contract Management
Monitoring and management of engineering contracts from $3M to $23M and procurement packages from $6M to $347M within large-scale energy infrastructure programs.
Investment Appraisal & CAPEX Governance
Preparation of investment appraisal reports, budget requests and supplementary funding requests for CAPEX approvals in compliance with governance frameworks.
MS Project & Advanced Excel/VBA
Use of MS Project for schedule development and Excel with VBA for financial modelling, reporting automation and data analysis.
Financial Infrastructure & Treasury
Design of financial infrastructure focused on cash conversion cycle optimization for SMEs, as well as financial reporting on swaps, aircraft financing and insurance structures.
Reporting & Business Intelligence Tools
Working knowledge of tools including Salesforce, Kyriba, Visio, Bloomberg and Datastream for financial and operational reporting purposes.
Experience
Professional experience0 - 5 years
Freelancer since2023
Languages
GermanFluentEnglishFluentFrenchNative speaker
Project history
- Consulting company through which work was conducted for Brunel Germany (since 2023)
- Sales Team leader for Voltaica, a major actor in the French solar industry. (2024-2025)
- Engineered a financial infrastructure focused on cash conversion cycle optimization for SMEs, aiming at reducing bankruptcies tied to treasury limitations.Validated business, legal and regulatory frameworks with the Banque de France, Proof of Concept and prototype being curreently tested by CFOs in the Paris area. (since 2025)
Seconded to Open Grid Europe GmbH, Germany's largest gas transport operator active in LNG, biomethane, CO2 and hydrogen infrastructure. Sole Cost and Schedule Lead on infrastructure projects valued between $6M and $58M. Co-led Project Controls activities on Germany's first $410M hydrogen pipeline program and managed annual CAPEX portfolios from $23M to $116M across 5 to 15 concurrent projects. Owned budgeting, cost control, forecasting, cash-flow forecasting, variance analysis and executive reporting. Managed engineering contracts from $3M to $23M and monitored procurement packages from $6M to $347M. Developed and maintained schedules in MS Project generating approximately $173K savings per project. Built OGE's Monthly OnePager reporting standard integrated into SAP. Functionally supervised and mentored 3 project controllers. Prepared investment appraisal reports and budget requests for CAPEX approvals. Supported successful delivery of OGE's first $23M biomethane injection pilot project.
Supported bilateral and syndicated financings from $58M to $7Bn equivalent for working capital and CAPEX facilities (Evonik, Deutsche Bahn, Brenntag, BMW, Volkswagen) and M&A financings (Bayer/Monsanto, Uniper/E.on, Innogy/RWE). Served as DACH RORA Manager and Account Planning Manager, trained Corporate Finance teams on Basel II and RORA methodologies. Co-developed Germany's Corporate Finance Business Plan. Coordinated discussions involving FX, derivatives, export finance and structured finance teams.