Senior Project Controls Engineer (m/w/d) - Gigafactory Berlin - Brandenburg

Tesla was founded in 2003 with the goal of accelerating the transition to sustainable energy and protecting the planet Earth. Through solar energy, batteries, and electric vehicles, we are building a world of amazing abundance.

At Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, we manufacture the Model Y, and starting in 2027, we’ll produce everything from battery cells to electric vehicles. This is unique in Europe. Our international team consists of over 12,000 employees from 130 countries. We hire talent at all skill levels - prior experience in the automotive industry is not required. Would you like to help write the next chapter in Tesla’s success story and work at one of Germany’s most modern workplaces? Then this is the right place for you!

The Senior Project Controls Engineer oversees comprehensive cost management, financial forecasting, change control, performance monitoring, and compliance for large-scale construction projects. This senior role ensures budgetary accuracy, identifies cost risks and savings opportunities, and delivers transparent reporting to support on-time, on-budget delivery in a high-performance environment.

- Own project budgets, cost baselines, and forecasts (including EAC and ETC), covering variance analysis, tracking of expenditures, commitments and accruals, and cost-control measures that prevent overruns
- Set up and maintain WBS and CBS in line with scope and contract so cost collection, tracking, and reporting stay accurate
- Run change control: evaluate change orders, variations, and trends, assess financial impact, and load approved changes into cost systems with a full audit trail
- Track performance with EVM metrics (e.g. CPI), analyze variances and root causes, and recommend corrective action or cost optimization
- Produce cash-flow forecasts, weekly/monthly cost reports, dashboards, and performance metrics for stakeholders and senior management, highlighting variances, risks, and recommended improvements
- Work with procurement, finance, project, and commercial teams to validate invoices, support billing, reconcile financial data, and capture commitments and actuals accurately
- Drive process improvement, cost-control procedures, templates, and systems; mentor junior staff; identify savings and contingency risk; support audits; and keep all cost-control work compliant with regulations, contracts, and internal policy

- Proven senior-level experience in project cost control and estimating, preferably in industrial or high-tech construction
- Strong command of earned value management, cost-estimating sources such as RSMeans, and financial reporting standards
- Proficiency with construction and project-controls tools including Aconex, Oracle Unifier, Bluebeam, CAD, and data visualization (e.g. Tableau, Power BI)
- Comfortable in a high-performance, cross-functional environment with aggressive timelines and goals
- Detail-oriented, organized problem-solver with an open, team-oriented working style and a strong work ethic

Not only do we offer you an attractive compensation package, but also access to a wide range of perks and benefits. For example:

- Our own medical center, a gym and an in-house barbershop
- E-bike charging stations in front of the factory, more than 500 free charging stations for electric cars, a bike leasing program, free use of the nextbike bike-sharing fleet, as well as numerous free shuttle bus routes to Grünheide and the surrounding areas
- You’ll receive subsidized canteen meals, a free S-membership at the Urban Sports Club (discount from M+) and you can sign up for many language courses
- We also offer all employees a wide range of insurance options, such as a company pension plan, as well as discounts on private insurance and legal protection insurance

These and many other benefits await you. Join Tesla and help us build a world of amazing abundance.

Candidates are expected to uphold and actively promote sustainability principles in their daily work, operating in line with Tesla Global Environmental, Health, Safety & Security (EHS&S) Policy and EMAS requirements, fostering a culture of continuous environmental improvement.