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Job Summary: Estel is seeking a Construction Controller to manage the economic and production control of international installation projects, ensuring profitability and informed decision-making. Key Highlights: 1. Strategic role with direct impact on profitability and cost control 2. Autonomy in managing economic control of construction projects 3. Long-term professional development within a solid company #### **Join Our Team!** At Estel — a specialist in integrated installations for high-end hotel and residential projects — we are looking to hire a Construction Controller to strengthen the economic and production control of our international projects. The position will be based at our delegation in Mexico, from where you will oversee the economic and production control of projects in Mexico and Barbados, working closely with Site Managers, Project Managers, and senior management. If you wish to assume a strategic role on site, with direct impact on profitability, cost control, and operational decision-making, this is your opportunity. The selected candidate will be responsible for ensuring economic and production control over one or several installation projects, guaranteeing cost and margin control, progress monitoring (actual production), accurate and timely certification, change (variation) and claim management, as well as reliable reporting for the Site Manager/PM and senior management. #### **Purpose of the Position** * Ensure economic and production control over one or several installation projects * Cost and margin control * Progress monitoring (actual production) * Accurate and timely billing/certification * Change (variation) and claim control * Subcontractor, procurement, and commitment control * Reliable reporting for the Site Manager/PM and senior management #### **Main Responsibilities** **Initial Budgetary Control** * Review the award budget and convert it into a “controllable” budget by line items/chapters (labor, materials, subcontracting, auxiliary resources). * Define cost centers and allocation codes (ERP/project). * Define, jointly with the PM/Site Manager: target margin, contingencies, billing milestones, and procurement/subcontracting plan. **Cost Control** * Monitor incurred costs (invoices, hours, reports, consumption) and committed costs (purchase orders, subcontracting contracts). * Identify early deviations related to productivity, yields, waste, out-of-scope subcontracting, or unplanned logistics. * Keep the EAC (Estimate at Completion: estimated final cost) updated. **Production/Progress Control** * Measure and validate actual physical progress by line items, zones, and milestones. * Translate physical progress into economic production (progress vs. budget, progress vs. planning, % completion per discipline). * Identify completed work not yet measured/certified to prevent revenue loss. **Certifications, Valuations, and Billing** * Prepare and monitor monthly certification: measurements, supporting documentation, and reconciliation with client/DF. * Monitor the production–certification–billing–collection cycle. * Monitor retentions, guarantees, acceptance milestones, and punch lists. **Change (Variation) and Claim Management** * Implement the Change Control process. * Quantify changes economically (cost + margin). * Document and manage claims arising from additional work, interferences, delays, or regulatory/design changes. * Track the status of changes: identified / submitted / approved / billed / collected. **Procurement, Logistics, and Subcontracting** * Verify that procurement and subcontracting comply with the defined budget and scope. * Validate subcontractor comparisons and certifications. * Monitor unauthorized yield variations and extras. **Control of In-House Labor** * Monitor labor hours allocated per activity/line item. * Analyze expected vs. actual yields. * Identify unproductive hours and need for replanning. **Risks and Provisions** * Maintain a register of economic-operational risks. * Propose documented provisions and contingencies. * Issue advance alerts. **Reporting and Decision Support** * Prepare periodic reports on actual costs, committed costs, forecasted margin, cash flow, and risks. * Participate in site committees, providing an economic perspective. **Project Close-Out** * Oversee administrative and economic close-out. * Settle subcontractor accounts and close purchase orders. * Prepare deviation analysis and lessons-learned report. #### **Requirements** * Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Technical Engineering, or Vocational Training. * Minimum 6–8 years’ experience in economic control of construction projects or production. * Advanced English (C1). Additional languages are an asset. * Highly communicative, organized, and solution-oriented profile. * Customer (internal/external) and results orientation. #### **Preferred Qualifications** * University degree in engineering or chemical sciences. * Postgraduate qualification in planning, production management, or process analysis. * Bilingual profile (English or German). #### **What We Offer** * Employment with a stable, solid, and sector-recognized company. * Continuous training sponsored by the company. * Autonomy in managing economic control of construction projects. * Long-term professional development. * Competitive remuneration, negotiable according to experience and value added, with performance-linked incentives. * Laptop, mobile phone, and company vehicle. * Permanent contract.
