Associate Director, Project Controls - Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in London is seeking an experienced Associate Director in Project Controls. You will manage project controls services for large-scale projects, ensuring success criteria are met in terms of time, cost, and performance. The ideal candidate will have a relevant technical degree, extensive project control experience, and strong leadership skills. This role offers a flexible working environment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for mentorship

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Professional experience in project control roles for construction projects.
• Experience in planning & scheduling and cost management.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Deliver project controls services for large, complex, and mega projects.
• Implement project governance processes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead cross-functional project controls teams in a matrix environment.

Skills

Project control

Risk management

Cost management

Communication skills

Team management

Primavera P6

Education

Relevant technical degree

Management qualifications

Tools

Prism

Unifier

Job description

Overview

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. Turner & Townsend is majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Director level Project Controls professional to join our busy and expanding Infrastructure business.

Job Description:

• To deliver project controls services, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, relating to large, complex and mega projects. Manage the establishment of the overall success criteria for the contract, including time, cost, and performance parameters.
• Implement effective project governance, processes and systems throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead and facilitate inputs from cross-functional project controls team in a matrix environment.
• Accountable for the maintenance of the risk register supporting the evaluation and assessment of all risk components and variations related to the specific performance objective.
• Monitor and apply performance management techniques, including the use of KPI's to improve project performance.
• Manage change control processes as required. Monitor and advise upon project finances.
• Manage the flow of project information within the project team.
• To act as the key, day to day project team interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and these projects are delivered within time and cost targets and to the appropriate quality standards.
• Involvement in technical services delivery including supporting the centre of expertise in developing and implementing the PMO project controls service.
• Projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently, on time and to budget.
• Project controls delivery meets the client's objectives and is in line with the conditions of appointment.

Qualifications

• Relevant technical degree and management qualifications. Professional experience undertaking project control roles for the development and/or delivery of construction projects.
• Experience working within planning & scheduling, cost management.
• Experience of risk management, change control information management and reporting within complex projects, and integration of same.
• Working knowledge of proprietary cost management systems such as Prism and Unifier.
• The ability to manage and mentor a team of specialists in the above fields, enabling strong training and development for junior staff members.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6.

Additional Information

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, and 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.

Visit www.turnerandtownsend.com for more information.

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

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