Cost Control

• Support/lead and maintain the project budget in coordination with project management team.
• Monitor project expenditures and commitments against the approved baseline budget and work breakdown structure (WBS).
• Support change management processes by evaluating cost impacts of scope changes and variations.
• Track and analyze variances between actual costs and budgeted figures; flag deviations, define any possible impact of those deviations, and recommend corrective actions (schedule adjusting, staffing, project timeline).
• Regularly track project risk register to forecast any possible cost variances across project.
• Conduct regular cost-focused site/field visits to verify physical progress, validate reported data, and assess cost implications on the ground.
• Coordinate with procurement and contract teams to manage and validate supplier/contractor invoices.
• Update cost forecasts based on actual performance, committed costs, and anticipated future expenditures. 
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date data input across reporting systems and tools.
• Lead cost control trainings or onboarding sessions for new project or site team members.

Performance Reporting

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports for project cost and performance metrics 
• Produce periodic (weekly, monthly) (cost, schedule, etc.) reports for internal stakeholders and external clients (status report, progress report, trend report, variance report, forecast report)
• Report a summary of any changes made to the project, the reason for each change, and summary impact of changes.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) by integrating cost, schedule, and progress data.
• Assist in developing KPIs for cost and schedule performance across project disciplines.
• Support in facilitation of project reviews and reporting meetings with leadership and stakeholders.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to gather progress data and align on budget impacts.
• Liaise with finance and accounting departments to reconcile project expenditures and reporting cycles.
• Support audits and compliance reviews related to cost and performance data.
• Engage with site teams during visits to ensure cost-related insights are grounded in actual field conditions.
• Support the preparation of board-level or investor presentations related to project performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Finance, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in cost control or project controls in large infrastructure/EPC/energy projects.
• Experience in wind or renewable energy projects is highly desirable.
• Experience in PMO is highly desirable
• Proficiency with cost management and project control systems.
• Solid understanding of financial principles and project accounting.
• Strong Excel, data analysis, and visualization skills (Power BI or similar).
• Proficiency in written and verbal Azerbaijani and English languages