Overview

This is a Senior Project Controls Engineer role within Turner & Townsend’s Defence Infrastructure Cost Centre, supporting complex and challenging commissions for defence clients. The team delivers programme and project management, planning, cost engineering, risk management, and commercial disciplines across the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules that support and align with project requirements.
• Develop the project schedules in conjunction with the project manager and project team.
• Reduce uncertainty, define objectives and improve efficiency.
• Interact with and assist project managers to schedule work and coordinate assignments.
• Evaluate project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas.
• Assist project managers to maintain timely and effective change management processes and procedures.
• Assist project team to develop status reports to keep management informed on project progress.
• Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.

Qualifications

• Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and experience.
• Professional Project Controls experience, specialising in Planning & Scheduling in one or more sectors across the whole project lifecycle.
• A strong knowledge and proficiency with Primavera (P6) and other planning and resourcing software.
• Proficient in understanding and applying earned value management techniques.
• Experience using the NEC suite of contracts is desirable.
• Are a member of a relevant professional body (e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute).
• You are able to coordinate and work with other teams and have multi-disciplinary knowledge.
• Have strong leadership with the ability to mobilise, inspire and lead by example.
• Have strong stakeholder management experience.

Working in teams/site attendance

Turner & Townsend recognises the importance of helping its employees harmonise their work and home life by offering hybrid working. You may be on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices around 60% of your time, with flexibility depending on client and business requirements. The office is not the only place work gets done, but collaboration and learning occur best when teams come together.

Security Clearance

Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).

Many of the clients and projects we support are subject to MoD security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. Eligibility may be affected by place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and residency history. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Additional Information

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Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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