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# Project Controls Engineer - Cost & Planning at Rondo Energy

- **Company:** Rondo Energy
- **Location:** Madrid, Spain
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rondoenergy/jobs/4708221006

## Job description

We are looking for experienced Project Controls Engineer – Cost & Planning professionals to support the successful delivery of our international energy projects from a cost, schedule, and overall project performance perspective.

What You Will Do (key responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to):

Cost Control & Financial Performance

- Establish and maintain the Project Control Budget, translating the approved project estimate into an effective cost control structure.
- Prepare, update, and periodically issue Cost Control Reports, providing clear visibility of budget, commitments, actual costs, accruals, forecast, and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
- Monitor outstanding commitments and identify potential future cost impacts.
- Identify deviations and trends providing timely analysis and recommendations to Project Management.
- Develop and maintain project cash flow forecasts and curves.
- Support the preparation, evaluation, and cost impact assessment of Change Orders.
- Support Purchase Order requests, commitments, and cost allocation processes in coordination with Procurement and Project Management.
- Review contractor and supplier progress certifications and invoices, ensuring alignment with contractual terms, approved progress, and project budgets.
- Perform periodic budget reconciliations between Project Controls and Finance systems.
- Coordinate with Finance on project accounting activities, including the preparation of accruals, cost reclassifications, and other required journal entries.

Planning & Scheduling

- Develop and maintain integrated baseline project schedules in close coordination with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Project Management teams.
- Periodically update project schedule with actual progress and revise forecast dates, remaining durations, sequencing, and logic as required.
- Monitor critical and near-critical paths, identify potential delays and schedule risks, and support the development of mitigation and recovery plans.
- Prepare project S-curves and project progress calculation (earned value).
- Review contractor and supplier schedules, assess their alignment with the overall project execution plan, and participate in regular progress and coordination meetings with contractors and suppliers.
- Develop and maintain the project operational report/dashboard, monitoring key project KPIs, progress, schedule performance, milestones, risks, and critical issues.
- Prepare and issue weekly and monthly project reports, ensuring clear and consistent communication of project status, trends, risks, and required actions.

What You Will Bring:

- Degree in Engineering, business or finance.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Project Controls, Cost Control, Planning & Scheduling, or similar roles within complex industrial or construction projects.
- Fluent spoken and written English.
- Strong understanding of project cost management, including budgets, commitments, actuals, forecasting, accruals, change management, and cost reporting.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Experience with ERP and/or financial management systems.
- Experience with planning software such as Primavera or Microsoft Project.
- Analytical, detail-oriented and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage priorities across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication and reporting skills, proactive, with the ability to work effectively across technical, commercial, financial, and project management teams.
- Willingness to travel internationally and work from project sites when required.

Bonus Points!

- Experience in energy, power generation, industrial process plants, Oil & Gas, petrochemical, renewable energy, or other capital-intensive industrial projects.
- Previous international project experience.

What We Offer:

- Comprehensive Medical Benefits
- Very competitive salary plus equity in a quickly-scaling company
- Opportunity to impact industrial carbonization on a daily basis

This role is hybrid in Madrid and necessitates being on-site at our projects internationally as required for the success of the project. This role would be eligible for Rondo’s excellent benefits listed above plus additional compensation in the form of equity. Please note that some pay bands may have wide ranges of compensation to accommodate candidates’ diverse sets of skill levels and experience.

## About the Company

We are transforming industrial decarbonization with our innovative Rondo Heat Battery technology. Rondo is deploying low-cost, zero-carbon Rondo Heat Batteries to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and to significantly decarbonize industrial processes that are commonly thought of as "difficult-to-decarbonize". Our heat batteries charge from intermittent renewables to provide high temperature, continuous heat for customers safely, reliably, at an unprecedented 98% efficiency - and at a cost point that is lower than any other method.

Our technology is designed to replace fossil-fired boilers. By enabling industries to adopt renewable energy without costly factory changes, we are accelerating the transition to a sustainable future. With over $160 million in funding and partnerships across critical industrial sectors, Rondo is scaling rapidly to meet global demand.

Rondo Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities.

Rondo is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process, please let our recruiting team know.

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Rondo does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Rondo Energy does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.

## About Rondo Energy

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Rondo Energy provides low-cost, zero-emission industrial heat and power by converting intermittent renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat using a refractory brick-based thermal battery.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Oakland, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Pete Von Behrens (Co-Founder & CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Energy Technology / Industrial Decarbonization
- **Target customers**: B2B, large-scale industrial facilities in hard-to-abate sectors (food & beverage, cement, fuel, chemical, textile, steel, mining)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To eliminate CO₂ emissions from the world's most energy-intensive industries by providing the lowest-cost, zero-carbon industrial heat and power.

## Products & Services
- **Rondo Heat Battery (RHB)**: A thermal energy storage system that uses intermittent renewable electricity to heat refractory brick to 1,100–1,500°C. The stored heat is then delivered as continuous superheated air, steam, or electric power at over 98% efficiency. Configurable from 2 MWth to over 100 MWth per unit, with a 40+ year life and unlimited cycles. Serves as a drop-in replacement for fossil-fired boilers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $162.1M (across Series A, Series B, Debt Financing, and Grants) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy)
- **Annual Revenue**: Estimated at $47.0M [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, European Investment Bank, H&M Group Ventures, Microsoft, Aramco Ventures, SABIC [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/rondoenergy/__a08M2tZ2Rr9f41c1w7isKGjSP8FA4nqNE80sn-BFRek)
- **Growth Signals**: 128 employees (+19.4% YoY), operates in 15 countries, has announced 11 commercial developments including 8 RHB deployments, and has partnerships across 5 industries (food & beverage, cement, fuel, chemical, textile) [rondo.com](https://www.rondo.com/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proven, low-cost technology**: Uses centuries-proven refractory brick (not exotic materials) for heat storage, making it cheaper and safer than alternatives like hydrogen or molten salt.
- **High efficiency**: 98% energy efficient from electricity to heat/steam output, with no degradation over unlimited cycles and a 40+ year life.
- **Drop-in replacement**: The Rondo Heat Battery is designed as a direct replacement for fossil-fired boilers, requiring minimal changes to existing industrial facilities.
- **No "Green Premium"**: Claims to be the lowest-cost energy storage solution, reducing energy price volatility risk without a cost premium for being green.
- **Safe and sustainable**: Non-pressurized, free of hazardous chemicals, with no risk of fires or explosions, and eliminates NOx, SOx, and particulate matter emissions.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale and deployment**: Rondo is focused on scaling its manufacturing and deploying its heat batteries across multiple industries and geographies, with announced projects in the US, Europe, and the Middle East.
- **Partnerships**: Building a network of world-leading partners (including Microsoft, Aramco, SABIC) to accelerate adoption and integrate into global supply chains.
- **Heat as a Service (HaaS)**: Offering flexible commercial models, including both capital projects and a "Heat as a Service" model to lower the barrier to adoption for industrial customers.
- **Global expansion**: Actively hiring in the US (Alameda, CA), Spain (Madrid), and the Middle East (Dubai, UAE; KSA) to support international project delivery.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven impact**: Employees work directly on decarbonizing the hardest-to-abate industrial sectors, with a stated goal of reducing global CO₂ emissions by 1% in 10 years and 15% in 15 years.
- **Strong compensation and benefits**: Covers up to 100% of employee healthcare costs on standard plans, offers a 401(k) matching plan (100% on first 3%, then 50% up to 5%), flexible vacation policy, 12 paid holidays, and a company-wide holiday week in December [rondo.com](https://www.rondo.com/careers).
- **Work flexibility**: Flexible vacation policy and hybrid/remote-friendly roles depending on the position.
- **High employee satisfaction**: Rated 4.4/5.0 on LinkedIn (21 reviews), with strong scores for Compensation (4.5), Culture (4.2), and Career (4.4) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy).
- **Multidisciplinary engineering culture**: Engineering and R&D teams work with low-cost, durable, proven materials in a novel way, offering hands-on, high-impact work on real-world decarbonization.
- **Global, growing team**: 128 employees across 15 countries, with active hiring in the US, Spain, and the Middle East.

## Sources
1. [rondo.com](https://www.rondo.com/)
2. [rondo.com/careers](https://www.rondo.com/careers)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy)
4. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/rondoenergy/__a08M2tZ2Rr9f41c1w7isKGjSP8FA4nqNE80sn-BFRek)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rondoenergy)

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