Defence Project Controls Lead

TURNER & TOWNSEND; West of England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend seeks a Project Controls Engineer to lead workstreams within a cross-disciplinary team and to support scope, cost, risk and schedule integration across Defence projects in the UK. You will help establish robust baselines, analyze performance data, and coordinate with Finance and suppliers to drive informed delivery decisions.

The role requires delivering projects with a proactive, collaborative approach and holding or pursuing professional membership.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects.
• Project Controls across at least one lifecycle stage.
• Experience in Planning, Scheduling, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Risk Management or Performance Reporting and their tools.
• Understands how Integrated Project Controls disciplines operate.
• Proactive, curious, and can-do attitude in uncertain environments.
• Strong communication with ability to influence outcomes.
• Desire to build community and support networks beyond delivery.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualifications and experience.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (APM/PMI).
• Competence in using the software needed for the role.
• Interest in working across sectors and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead workstreams within a cross-disciplinary Project Controls team.
• Support scope definition using exclusions, assumptions, interfaces and dependencies.
• Assist in establishing a robust Performance Measurement Baseline and manage change control.
• Collaborate with suppliers to integrate and analyse project performance data.
• Support scope, cost, risk and schedule integration and alignment.
• Analyze performance data, including Earned Value Management, to guide decisions.
• Liaise with Finance to generate prospective financial positions (e.g., ETC, EAC).
• Support effective risk management and resource deployment.
• Ensure quality, accuracy and integrity of outputs.
• Communicate delivery performance to stakeholders and promote learning.
• Contribute to process improvements and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Project Controls

Planning & Scheduling

Cost Estimation

Cost Control

Risk Management

Performance Reporting

Stakeholder Influence

Communication

Team Collaboration

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical or management field

PMI/APM membership

Job description

Turner & Townsend seeks a Project Controls Engineer to lead workstreams within a cross-disciplinary team and to support scope, cost, risk and schedule integration across Defence projects in the UK. You will help establish robust baselines, analyze performance data, and coordinate with Finance and suppliers to drive informed delivery decisions.

The role requires delivering projects with a proactive, collaborative approach and holding or pursuing professional membership.