Associate Director - Project Controls

Turner & Townsend Limited; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy provider in the UK is seeking an Associate Director for their Edinburgh Project Controls Team. The role involves delivering project controls for major infrastructure programmes, ensuring accuracy in planning, costs, and performance reporting. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in the infrastructure sector and strong communication skills. Join a workplace that promotes a healthy work-life balance and values diversity.

Qualifications

• Proven infrastructure experience to lead major programmes.
• Experience in planning, scheduling, control, and analysis.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Project Controls across major programmes in Scotland.
• Lead the programme controls function ensuring accuracy of plans.
• Provide efficient day-to-day services to Programme and Project Managers.

Skills

Communication

Planning

Scheduling

Control

Analysis

Education

Experience in infrastructure sector

Tools

Primavera (P6)

Microsoft Office

Job description

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, 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.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

We are currently recruiting an Associate Director for our Edinburgh Project Controls Team. The ideal candidate will possess proven infrastructure experience to lead major programmes in Scotland. If you’re interested in working with one of the UK's leading consultancy providers across infrastructure, we’re eager to discuss this exciting opportunity with you.

Job Objectives:

1. Deliver Project Controls across major programmes in Scotland.
2. Lead the programme controls function, ensuring accuracy and consistency of plans, costs, safety, environment, and performance reporting, while deploying available controls team resources effectively.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Reviewing new project proposals/remits and monitoring to develop realistic resource plans for programme delivery.
• Identifying resourcing requirements and liaising with planning functions to resolve issues.
• Providing efficient day-to-day services to Programme and Project Managers in reporting on plans, costs, safety, environment, and performance.
• Ensuring data input by project teams meets required standards.
• Managing the production of the Investment Plan and complying with the Investment Competence Framework.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, scheduling, control, and analysis in both field and office environments.
• Proven experience within the infrastructure sector.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
• Proficiency with PC operating systems and software applications.
• Experience with discipline-specific software such as Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up processes.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We offer a great workplace where everyone has the opportunity and voice to influence change.

We support our employees' success both professionally and personally by promoting a healthy, productive, and flexible work 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, actively encouraging applications from all community sectors.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable.

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