Associate Director, Project Controls - Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend seeks an Associate Director for Project Controls in Infrastructure to lead end-to-end controls on major infrastructure programmes in London and the South East. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage risks and changes, and ensure cost and schedule targets are met.

The role requires a technical degree, senior experience in project controls, and strong communication skills to interface with clients and internal teams. SOX responsibilities may apply where relevant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or equivalent technical degree with management qualifications.
• Experience delivering project controls across large infrastructure projects.
• Experience in planning, scheduling and cost management.
• Experience in risk management, change control, information management and reporting on complex projects.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6 and cost management systems (Prism, Unifier).
• Ability to mentor and develop junior staff in project controls fields.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end project controls services for large, complex and mega projects, ensuring time, cost and performance targets.
• Establish governance processes and systems across the project lifecycle.
• Lead cross-functional project controls inputs in a matrix environment.
• Maintain risk registers and assess risk components and variations.
• Utilise KPI-based performance management to improve project outcomes.
• Oversee change control processes and advise on project finances.
• Manage flow of project information and interface with client teams.
• Ensure delivery meets client objectives within time, cost and quality targets.
• Support PMO project controls service development and delivery.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Cost management

Risk management

Change control

Information management

Reporting

Team leadership

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Relevant technical degree and management qualifications

Tools

Primavera P6

Prism

Unifier

Job description

Associate Director, Project Controls - Infrastructure

• Full-time
• Department: Infrastructure

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 have a number of exciting opportunities for Associate Director level Project Controls professionals to help deliver across a range of major infrastructure projects and programmes in London and theSouth East. Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, theseroles will suit Project Controls specialists with proven backgrounds and experience in sectors such as rail, aviation, power,water/utilities, highways or defence.

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.
• Responsible for ensuring that projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently, on time and to budget.
• Ensuring 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.

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.

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