Defence Project Controls Lead (Senior)

Turner & Townsend; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer to lead cross-discipline controls teams on medium risk defence projects in the UK. You will define scope, establish baselines, manage change, and integrate cost, schedule and risk data with the Integrated Project Team.

The role requires UK MoD SC clearance eligibility, strong communication, and the ability to mentor colleagues. Occasional travel and 2–3 days on-site work are expected.

Qualifications

• Have a proven track record of delivering projects in highly regulated sectors such as defence or infrastructure.
• Have Project Controls experience across a significant proportion of the Project lifecycle.
• Experience in the application of two or more Project Controls disciplines and their software/tools.
• Good understanding of how Integrated Project Controls disciplines operate.

Responsibilities

• Leading a cross-discipline Project Controls teams on medium risk, medium complexity, and medium value projects or programmes.
• Defining the scope through exclusions, assumptions, interfaces, and dependencies and coordinating WBS establishment.
• Establishing a robust Performance Measurement Baseline and managing change control.
• Collaborating with suppliers to integrate and analyse performance data.
• Ensuring scope, cost, risk and schedule integration and alignment.
• Analyzing performance data, including Earned Value Management, to provide insight for decisions.
• Liaising with Finance to generate Cost and Cash EAC/Seek ETC profiles.
• Ensuring effective risk management through identification, quantification, and oversight of project risk.
• Supporting Project Managers in deployment of resources per resource-loaded schedules.
• Establishing governance processes for auditable decision making.
• Mentoring and coaching team members for capability improvement.
• On-site client collaboration 2-3 days a week with possible UK travel.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Cost Estimation

Cost Control

Risk Management

Performance Reporting

Education

Undergraduate degree in a relevant field

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer to lead cross-discipline controls teams on medium risk defence projects in the UK. You will define scope, establish baselines, manage change, and integrate cost, schedule and risk data with the Integrated Project Team.

The role requires UK MoD SC clearance eligibility, strong communication, and the ability to mentor colleagues. Occasional travel and 2–3 days on-site work are expected.