Director, Project Controls - Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company in the UK is seeking a Director level Project Controls professional to deliver across major infrastructure projects. This role requires significant experience in project controls, including risk, cost, and schedule management. You will lead multiple functions and ensure project objectives are met on time and to quality standards. Excellent communication skills and a relevant technical degree are essential.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Career development opportunities

Inclusive workplace

Qualifications

• Professional experience in project control roles for construction projects.
• Experience in planning & scheduling, cost management.
• Ability to manage and mentor a team of specialists.

Responsibilities

• Deliver project controls services for large, complex projects.
• Monitor and apply performance management techniques.
• Lead and manage multiple project control functions.
• Influence and guide senior stakeholders for performance improvement.

Skills

Project controls

Risk management

Cost management

Planning & scheduling

Team mentorship

Communication skills

Education

Relevant technical degree

Management qualifications

Job description

Company Description

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. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

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

• To deliver project controls services, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, relating to large, complex and mega projects.
• Monitor and apply performance management techniques, including the use of KPI's to improve project performance.
• Lead and Manage Multiple project controls functions including; risk management, schedule management, cost management, scope and change.
• Influence and guide senior stakeholders to improve performance.
• 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.
• Projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently, on time and to budget.
• 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.
• 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.

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

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

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