Job Description

About The Company

GROPYUS is a technology-based construction company focused on building multi-story residential buildings. Thanks to its prefabricated building system with various design options, industrial offsite construction, and fully digitalized processes, the company manufactures aspirational, sustainable, and affordable homes using timber construction methods. GROPYUS is using scalable construction and manufacturing solutions to tap into a future market, boost Europe's strength in innovation, while also playing a substantial role in improving sustainability.

About the Role:

In this role, you take lead responsibility for project-related controlling and commercial steering of complex construction projects. You set standards, provide decision-ready insights for management, and actively shape processes, tools, and ways of working. The focus is on ownership, direction, and operational proximity — with a permanent base in Berlin and regular presence on construction sites.

• Strategic planning & forecasting coordination: End-to-end responsibility for the preparation, quality assurance, and consolidation of planning documents, budgets, and forecasts across multiple projects
• Project controlling with lead accountability: Steering of project KPIs including target/actual comparisons, risk and opportunity assessments, and active involvement throughout all project phases
• Reporting & performance management: Ownership of structure, quality, and development of management reports on performance, order backlog, and financial results, including ad-hoc analyses
• Interface & steering function: Close collaboration with project management, department leadership, executive management, and central controlling as a commercial sparring partner
• Tool-driven analyses & systems landscape: Further development of controlling and reporting systems, leading role in BI topics and process optimization initiatives
• Commercial leadership in the bidding phase: Responsibility for commercial evaluations, approval processes, cost reviews, and financial decision-making documents
• Knowledge development & functional guidance: Delivery of trainings, structured knowledge transfer on group-wide standards, and potential functional leadership of a small team
• Location & project proximity: Berlin-based position with regular travel to construction sites and project locations

About You:

• Degree in business administration, civil engineering, industrial engineering, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of solid experience in project controlling, ideally within construction or project-based environments
• Strong proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• High system and process competence with strong IT affinity (ERP systems, Excel, BI tools)
• Experience with costing and controlling software (e.g. iTWO, SAP, BI tools)
• Very good written and spoken German and English skills
• Strong analytical mindset, commercial thinking, and a structured, independent way of working
• People leadership is a plus, along with strong communication skills, resilience, and confidence managing multiple parallel projects

What we offer

• An unlimited contract with 30 vacation days.

• Flexible, hybrid work: You can work from home or come into the office on the schedule that works best for you. Feel like traveling and working from another location? No problem. Tune into meetings and work from abroad for up to 40 days per year. In addition, flex hours allow you to prioritize important moments in your day.

• Attractive perks and benefits We offer a company pension scheme, language courses (English/German), and employee discounts with selected sustainable brands. Furthermore, our external partners in mental health support you in strengthening your mental health through anonymous private/group sessions.

• Virtual Shares Program Participate in the success of GROPYUS through our Virtual Share Program.

• Ownership You can truly make your mark with your work and contributions – on all our organizational levels. Find your solutions, drive and test them.

• The chance to be part of something big Our mission is to rethink an entire industry. Join us in reinventing construction and fostering sustainable, affordable living.

• A diverse and enriching work environment Become a valued member of a wonderfully diverse team of individuals from over 50 countries. At GROPYUS we value inclusion above all, ensuring that everyone feels they belong – no matter their background. In this way, our differences become strengths that help us grow as a team.

Join us on our mission to design buildings as continuously evolving products to create the most exciting and affordable experience for all. We build for people and conserve the resources of our planet.

We can't wait to get to know you.
For more information, visit our website, and if you have any questions, please reach out to us via email