Director, Project Controls - Infrastructure

Turnertownsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

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. 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.

Qualifications

• Relevant technical degree and management qualifications.
• Experience in planning, scheduling and cost management.
• Experience of risk management, change control and reporting in complex projects.
• Ability to mentor a team of specialists.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end project controls services for large, complex projects.
• Manage risk, schedule, cost, scope and change.
• Influence senior stakeholders to improve performance.
• Interface with clients to ensure objectives meet time and cost targets.
• Support PMO project controls service development and implementation.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Cost management

Risk management

Change control

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Technical degree

Management qualifications

Job description

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• 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.

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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