Your mission<br>                                <ul><li>You take a leading role in cost controlling for our industrialization projects and thereby ensure financial transparency and efficiency across different workstreams and disciplines. This includes the proactive communication of budget risks.</li><li>You develop, manage, and continuously improve complex Excel-based and BI tools for project cost tracking, forecasting, and management reporting.</li><li>You collaborate closely with project managers and process engineers to challenge and validate the technical assumptions of cost models – e.g. mass and energy balances or chemicals consumption for hydrometallurgical recycling processes. </li><li>You drive the professionalization of our overall project controlling by establishing best practices and implementing ERP-integrated and automated solutions.</li><li>You develop professional cost models for early-stage industrialization projects in hydrometallurgical battery recycling, including scenario analyses and detailed cost breakdowns.</li><li>You contribute to professional risk management and project governance by maintaining risk registers, defining mitigation measures, and preparing clear governance reports.</li></ul>                            Your profile<br>                                <ul><li>You have relevant experience (&gt; 3 years) in cost controlling, financial modelling and analysis, or project management - ideally on large-scale CapEx factory construction projects.</li><li>You have taken responsibility for budgeting and monthly reporting processes.</li><li>You are highly proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, including advanced functions (pivot tables, VBA, data analysis) and you create professional management reports.</li><li>You have practical experience with Power BI or comparable BI tools, and you can build and maintain databases and data pipelines.</li><li>You work in a structured, proactive, and independent manner.</li><li>You demonstrate strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.</li><li>You hold a technical or business-related degree (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, Business Administration with a technical focus, or similar).</li><li>Knowledge of SAP and Autodesk Construction Cloud is an advantage.</li><li>Certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, or IPMA are an advantage.</li><li>You speak fluent English, good German skills are a plus.</li></ul>                            Why us?<br>                                <ul><li>Working in a young and interdisciplinary scale-up team </li><li>A lot of responsibility and creative freedom right from the start </li><li>Active contribution to climate protection &amp; circular economy  </li><li>Active involvement in decisions</li><li>Team spirit and a family atmosphere</li></ul>                            

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<div id="ember55" class="ember-view organization-about-module__content-consistant-cards-description"><span class="lt-line-clamp__raw-line">cylib GmbH is a research-based company for holistic battery recycling enabling the green energy transition by ensuring the supply of sustainable raw materials for the battery industry. cylib's proprietary end-to-end recycling process is characterized by an efficient, resource- and climate-friendly recovery of all raw materials in a battery, including lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt and manganese from battery packs, production scraps, or micromobility batteries. Founded in 2022 in Aachen, Germany, the company builds on nearly a decade of research by the founding team. cylib was founded by Lilian Schwich (CEO), Paul Sabarny (CTO), and Dr.-Ing. Gideon Schwich (COO), with the mission to create a true circular economy.</span></div>
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(Senior) Project Manager (m/f/d) - Cost Controlling

Your mission<br>                                <ul><li>You take a leading role in cost controlling for our industrialization projects and thereby ensure financial transparency and efficiency across different workstreams and disciplines. This includes the proactive communication of budget risks.</li><li>You develop, manage, and continuously improve complex Excel-based and BI tools for project cost tracking, forecasting, and management reporting.</li><li>You collaborate closely with project managers and process engineers to challenge and validate the technical assumptions of cost models – e.g. mass and energy balances or chemicals consumption for hydrometallurgical recycling processes.&nbsp;</li><li>You drive the professionalization of our overall project controlling by establishing best practices and implementing ERP-integrated and automated solutions.</li><li>You develop professional cost models for early-stage industrialization projects in hydrometallurgical battery recycling, including scenario analyses and detailed cost breakdowns.</li><li>You contribute to professional risk management and project governance by maintaining risk registers, defining mitigation measures, and preparing clear governance reports.</li></ul>                            Your profile<br>                                <ul><li>You have relevant experience (&gt; 3 years) in cost controlling, financial modelling and analysis, or project management - ideally on large-scale CapEx factory construction projects.</li><li>You have taken responsibility for budgeting and monthly reporting processes.</li><li>You are highly proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, including advanced functions (pivot tables, VBA, data analysis) and you create professional management reports.</li><li>You have practical experience with Power BI or comparable BI tools, and you can build and maintain databases and data pipelines.</li><li>You work in a structured, proactive, and independent manner.</li><li>You demonstrate strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.</li><li>You hold a technical or business-related degree (e.g., Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, Business Administration with a technical focus, or similar).</li><li>Knowledge of SAP and Autodesk Construction Cloud is an advantage.</li><li>Certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, or IPMA are an advantage.</li><li>You speak fluent English, good German skills are a plus.</li></ul>                            Why us?<br>                                <ul><li>Working in a young and interdisciplinary scale-up team&nbsp;</li><li>A lot of responsibility and creative freedom right from the start&nbsp;</li><li>Active contribution to climate protection &amp; circular economy &nbsp;</li><li>Active&nbsp;involvement&nbsp;in&nbsp;decisions</li><li>Team spirit and a family atmosphere</li></ul>                            

(Senior) Project Manager (m/f/d) - Cost Controlling

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