Digital Project Controls - Senior/ Principal Consultant- Bristol & London

Turner & Townsend; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Professional development opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

A global project management consultancy based in the UK is seeking experienced project controls professionals to enhance client delivery through digital transformation. The role involves leading implementations of project controls solutions, engaging with clients, and applying methodologies tailored to infrastructure projects. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and experience in project management, along with familiarity with relevant software tools. The consultancy promotes a flexible working environment and values diversity among its employees.

Qualifications

• Experience leading the development of project management processes.
• Familiarity with project controls software in construction or infrastructure.
• Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the assessment and development of Digital Controls solutions.
• Lead implementation of project controls strategies.
• Produce reports supporting client engagements.

Skills

Project management

Data manipulation

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Education

Graduate calibre with relevant industry experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

SQL

Power BI

Visio

Job description

Job Description

You are an experienced project controls professional (infrastructure or real estate) who wants to enhance client enterprises; transforming their approach to portfolio-programme-project management (P3M) by implementing software solutions.

We have developed a Digital Controls cloud technology platform that embeds T&T’s Cube methodology into software applications for portfolio, programme and project management. The platform integrates various P3M and project controls software, ultimately producing status and performance reports, providing insight and driving action to help our clients control and deliver their ever more complex portfolios of work.

Our Digital Controls team focuses on the strategy, set‑up and/or transformation of capital portfolios and programmes for public and private sector clients, enabling the successful delivery of major programmes both in the UK and internationally.

We are seeking consultant‑/senior consultant‑/principal consultant‑level individuals who can support Digital Controls transformations for our clients. The role involves:

• Contributing to the assessment of each client environment and their current challenges and supporting the development of a Digital Controls solution that is fit for purpose and enables the client to achieve desired outcomes and associated benefits.
• Leading the development, implementation and optimisation of project controls & performance strategies, functional set‑up and optimisation.
• Implementing our Digital Controls platform to enable an optimised project controls & performance operating model.
• Deploying established P3M methodologies, processes, tools and systems, tailoring these to suit specific circumstances and contributing to their continuous improvement and development.
• Continuously improving our Digital Controls platform and advisory services.
• Producing reports to support findings and recommendations across various stages of client engagements.
• Delivering workshops in a mix of virtual and face‑to‑face environments with client representatives.
• Working within diverse and multidisciplinary teams representing Turner & Townsend at client sites and virtually.
• Participating in business generation activities such as bids, proposals, etc. and working closely with senior management and the wider Turner & Townsend team.
• Identifying, contributing to and progressing business generation opportunities where appropriate.
• Supporting marketing and social‑media campaigns (employee advocacy) where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Graduate calibre with relevant industry experience.
• Experience leading the development of project management or project controls & performance business processes and specifying or configuring Digital Controls solutions.
• Experience working on capital projects/programmes covering multiple project controls functions (scope, schedule, cost, risk, performance reporting) in the infrastructure sector (rail, aviation, highways, utilities, defence, nuclear) or similar.
• Understanding of strategy and set‑up of target operating models and organisational design in the context of capital infrastructure delivery businesses, integrated project controls & performance functions or PMO set‑ups (advantageous).
• Experience of business transformations and associated change management activities.
• Familiarity with supporting capability/maturity assessments across the capital delivery businesses, PMO, project controls & performance or a specific function.
• Literacy in office productivity software applications (e.g. Microsoft Office and Teams or similar) and diagramming tools such as Visio, Lucid Chart or Draw.io.
• Analytical mindset; confident data manipulation and presentation skills (SQL, Power Query/ Power BI, Tableau, Qlik etc. advantageous).
• Experience with specialist project management or project controls & performance software in one or more of the following categories: Take‑off, measurement & estimating (CostX, CostOS, RIB iTwo, Procore, RIB Candy); Activity planning, scheduling & CP Analysis (Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power Project, Open Plan); Portfolio, project and contract management (EcoSys, PRISM G2, Cobra, Unifier); Risk (riskHive, Active Risk Manager, Primavera Risk Analysis, Safran, Xactium).
• Experience with writing/presenting reports and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and engage senior stakeholders in client teams.
• Familiarity with coding and modern computer system architecture principles (advantageous).
• APM, PMI or similar certification or equivalent experience (advantageous).

Key expected behaviours and ways of working

• Proactively identify and resolve client issues, identifying and communicating lessons learned.
• Build strong, professional client relationships, challenging behaviours when appropriate.
• Express ideas with clarity, sticking to the key points.
• Listen effectively to understand wider issues and their impact on self and others.
• Show determination to achieve set goals.
• Remain resilient despite obstacles, disappointments or challenges at work.
• Take personal responsibility to complete actions and resolve issues.
• Encourage active participation and positive contribution from all.
• Work with others, internally and externally, to achieve project and/or business goals.
• Analyse information quickly and efficiently.
• Use an appropriate mix of analysis, intuition and judgement to determine the most appropriate solution when making decisions.

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. 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.

Turner & Townsend policy: candidates must not pay any fee for our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted via our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e‑mail accounts are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to agency fees. Authorized recruitment agencies must have a formal written agreement in place and be invited by our Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.

For more information about us, please visit www.turnerandtownsend.com.