Project Controller Real Estate & Facility Contracting

• HBO+ work and thinking level, minimum completed HBO degree in a financial or real estate-related direction
• 6+ years of work experience in a relevant environment
• Experience with project-based working
• Knowledge and experience with the use and setup of software for project administration
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Power BI, and large amounts of data for (financial) modeling
• Experience in complex and changing environments
• Proficiency in the Dutch language is required

• A challenging role at a unique Dutch company;
• A gross salary between € 5700 and € 8200 gross per month;
• Plenty of room for personal development and great growth opportunities;
• A good pension scheme and 8% holiday allowance;
• An end-of-year bonus of 8.33%
• 25 vacation days and 5 extra days off;
• Significant discount on flight tickets (if you have been employed for at least 6 months);
• A sustainable transport policy, including 100% free travel to work via Public Transport (within the Netherlands);
• Discount on your health insurance;
• A budget for sustainable employability.

Within the multidisciplinary RE&FC team, you will ensure tightly structured program management, transparency, and financial stability in a dynamic context. You effortlessly bridge the gap between strategic decision-making and substantive financial complexity. You are the connecting link who knows how to unite opposing interests and connect mutual dependencies.

• Challenger & strategic advisor: You provide requested and unsolicited advice to project managers and executives. You challenge assumptions, signal procedural and financial risks in a timely manner, and help capitalize on synergies between different sub-programs.
• Switching between helicopter view and detail: One moment you are presenting a strategic scenario to the board, the next moment you are brainstorming with project leaders about specific contract terms, dependencies, and detailed schedules.
• Financial depth & decision-making: You build, test, and monitor dynamic business cases and integrated financial models. Your analyses, cash flow forecasts, and risk models form the foundation for investment decisions worth hundreds of millions of euros.
• Connecting stakeholder management: You move skillfully through a political and commercial field of forces. You communicate directly with internal stakeholders and serve as a solid interlocutor for external parties.

Main tasks:

• Monitoring the interfaces, synergy, and mutual dependencies between the Cargo Flat and other office developments.
• Designing, streamlining, and maintaining robust program management, including uniform reporting structures, milestones, and risk processes.
• Preparing investment requests and program budgets, monitoring their financial progress, and delivering detailed variance analyses and scenarios.
• Proactively signaling procedural and financial bottlenecks across projects and initiating corrective measures.
• Financial risk management (as part of the program's risk management process): mapping out and taking the appropriate measures to report or reduce risks;
• Proactively managing both internal parties (project leaders, RE&FC team, KLM executive board) and external stakeholders (Schiphol, developers, financiers, governments). Providing requested and unsolicited advice to project managers and the program manager.

Job type: Regular
Location: Schiphol Oost
Hours per week: 40
Education level: HBO; WO
Apply by: 19-10-2026

Within Real Estate & Facility Contracting (RE&FC), KLM is undertaking one of the most extensive and strategic real estate transitions in its history. Think of interconnected projects such as the realization of the New Cargo Terminal, the new catering building, and the development of new offices; all driven by the movement agreement with Schiphol. At the same time, RE&FC is increasingly moving from being a real estate user to an owner or tenant, which has a major impact on our balance sheet and cash flows.

As Project Controller RE & FC, you will be at the helm in the middle of this playing field. You are a strategic business partner, financial conscience, and process guardian with direct exposure to the KLM executive board and external stakeholders (including investors, project developers, and governments). Your decisions and advice impact public opinion!

RE&FC is part of Finance and has its own controlling team, which is set to undergo strong strategic growth in its positioning as a real estate owner and increasingly as a tenant. The role of Project Controller requires an entrepreneurial spirit, planning, and organizational skills for both short-term and long-term goals.

Your base is Schiphol-Oost, but you will also spend much of your time at Centrum and Zuid-Oost. You will actually see the situation develop from old to new designs. Within RE&FC, you will work closely with your MT members, Strategy & Support, Finance teams, and subject matter experts in areas such as safety, sustainability, and/or area development.

The RE&FC organization is in full development. Much attention will be paid to both team development and your individual development in the coming years. Regarding new ways of working, we "practice what we preach," so working from home is also an option.

• Critical thinking
• Providing structure
• Building and maintaining relationships
• Problem analysis
• Delivering results
• Working in a team

If you want to know more about the position, please contact the hiring manager. You can email the recruiter for questions about the application procedure. In both cases, do not forget to mention the vacancy number: #21240. At KLM, we believe in the power of diversity. Do you want to read more about this topic? View our statement.