Defence Project Controls Lead

Turner & Townsend; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead cross-discipline teams on high-value defence and regulated infrastructure projects in the UK. You will define scope, establish robust baselines, and manage change through the project lifecycle.

A strong emphasis on risk, cost, and schedule integration is required. The role requires experience in regulated sectors and a proactive leadership style.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering projects in regulated sectors such as defence or infrastructure.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle in Project Controls.
• Experience applying two or more Project Controls disciplines (planning, cost, risk, reporting).
• Strong understanding of Integrated Project Controls operations.
• Proactive, curious attitude and comfortable in uncertain environments.
• Strong communicator and leader, able to coach and develop teams.
• Desire to work across sectors with diverse clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-discipline Project Controls teams on high risk, high complexity programmes.
• Define scope with exclusions, interfaces and dependencies; enable WBS formation.
• Establish performance baselines and manage change control.
• Collaborate with suppliers to integrate performance data per contracts.
• Ensure integration of scope, cost, risk and schedule.
• Analyse Earned Value and data to guide decisions.
• Generate Cost to Complete and Estimate at Complete profiles with Finance.
• Oversee Quantitative Risk Analysis and governance processes.
• Support deployment of resources per resource-loaded schedules.
• Mentor and develop team members.

Skills

Project Controls

Planning & Scheduling

Cost Estimation

Risk Management

Stakeholder Leadership

Education

Undergraduate degree in technical/management field

PMI/APM membership or certification

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

CostX

SAP ERP

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Project Controls Manager to lead cross-discipline teams on high-value defence and regulated infrastructure projects in the UK. You will define scope, establish robust baselines, and manage change through the project lifecycle.

A strong emphasis on risk, cost, and schedule integration is required. The role requires experience in regulated sectors and a proactive leadership style.