Project Controls & Data Specialist

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Job Summary

We are looking for a detailoriented and servicedriven Project Controls & Data Specialist to support cost and resource management excellence across this role you will be the key point of contact for Planisware operational support ensure high data quality across multiple platforms and drive automation and AIbased improvements to enhance user experience.

You will work closely with project managers cost and resource managers and finance stakeholders to ensure firsttimeright processes reliable data and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Planisware Operations & User Support

• Own and maintain the Planisware mailbox acting as the first point of contact for user questions issues and requests.
• Ensure high user satisfaction through clear timely and professional communication.
• Proactively identify recurring user issues and drive structural improvements to reduce repeat questions.
• Executing quarterly Internal Financial Audit related to approvals of project hours

Purchase Request (PR) Management & Coaching

• Create and support Purchase Requests (PRs) for projects in alignment with internal processes.
• Coach and guide PR submitters to ensure firsttimeright submissions improving quality and reducing rework.
• Act as a knowledge partner of SME for project teams on PRrelated topics.

Data Quality Ownership

• Ensure data quality across multiple tools and platforms including Planisware and related financial and resource systems.
• Own maintain and continuously improve data quality checkers and controls.
• Act as the data quality owner ensuring consistency completeness and accuracy of project cost and resource data.

Continuous Improvement & Automation

• Identify repeating data discrepancies and structural patterns impacting data quality.
• Design and implement mechanisms controls and automations to prevent recurring issues.
• Develop AI bots and automations to enhance user experience and efficiency for cost and resource managers.
• Actively contribute to digitalization and process optimization initiatives within the PSO/PMO landscape.

Required Qualifications

• Handson experience with Planisware (mandatory).
• Strong experience in data quality management data validation and process control.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a strong customerservice mindset.
• Ability to coach and guide users in a clear pragmatic and constructive way.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and rootcause thinking.

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience with Databricks and Azure Data Lake (ADL)
• Experience with automation scripting or AIdriven solutions
• Exposure to project finance cost management or resource management environments
• Experience working in a complex multitool enterprise landscape

Key Competencies

• Ownership and accountability
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Datadriven and qualityfocused
• Proactive problem solving
• Strong collaboration across functions

Minimum required Education:
Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Econometrics Artificial Intelligence Applied Mathematics Statistics or equivalent.

Minimum required Experience:
Minimum 4 years of experience in areas such as Data Analytics Data Science Artificial Intelligence or equivalent.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
Onsite roles require full-time presence in the companys facilities.
Field roles are most effectively done outside of the companys main facilities generally at the customers or suppliers locations.
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