Project Controls Manager | Defence & Infrastructure

Turner-; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Project Controls Manager/Lead to oversee project controls across major Defence projects in Adelaide, SA. You will drive cost control, planning and scheduling, risk management and reporting, partnering with Defence clients and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery from initiation to completion.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 5–10 years in project controls, and proficiency with Primavera P6 and MS Project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• 5–10 years of experience in project controls or related roles on large infrastructure or defence projects.
• Strong cost control, scheduling, risk management and governance experience.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Professional certifications such as PMP or CCP are highly regarded.
• Australian citizenship with AGSVA Baseline clearance, or UK citizen with UKSV clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve project controls functions across Defence projects and programmes.
• Partner with clients and senior stakeholders to identify business needs and develop strategies that enhance project delivery.
• Oversee project financial performance through budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking and reporting.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, consultants and project teams to ensure delivery and stakeholder alignment.
• Lead, mentor and develop project services teams and support proposals and business planning.

Skills

Cost control

Planning & scheduling

Risk management

Project reporting

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration or a related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Project Controls Manager | Defence & Infrastructure

• Full-time
• Department: Defence

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, defence, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

We are seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager/Leadto lead and oversee project controls functions across major Defence projects and programmes. This role will play a critical part in delivering complex, high-value outcomes by driving excellence in cost management, planning and scheduling, risk management, reporting and governance. Working closely with Defence clients and key stakeholders, you will provide strategic project controls leadership to support successful project delivery from initiation through to completion.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and continuously improve project controls functions, including cost control, planning, scheduling, risk management, reporting and project governance.
• Partner with clients and senior stakeholders to identify business needs and develop strategies that enhance project and programme delivery outcomes.
• Oversee project financial performance through budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, variance analysis and resource management.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants and project teams to ensure successful project delivery and stakeholder alignment.
• Lead, mentor and develop high-performing project services teams while supporting business growth through proposals, submissions, financial reporting and business planning activities.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• Willingness to be located in Adelaide, South Australia.
• Minimum 5-10 years' experience in project controls, project management or project services roles, including demonstrated success on large, complex infrastructure, construction, defence or capital projects.
• Strong expertise in cost control, scheduling, risk management, project reporting and governance frameworks, with proficiency in project controls software such as Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, interpret complex data and deliver high-quality reports with strong attention to detail.
• Proven leadership, stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across all organisational levels and work collaboratively within fast-paced environments.
• Professional certification such as PMP, CCP or equivalent is highly regarded.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, including strong report writing and presentation capabilities.
• Must be an Australian Citizen and eligible to obtain an AGSVA BaselineSecurity Clearance, or a British Citizen holding a current UKSV clearance.

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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.