Associate Director - Project Planning Lead (Industrial Manufacturing)

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company is seeking an experienced Project Controls Professional. This role involves establishing processes for cost and schedule management, monitoring performance, and collaborating with teams to ensure project success across various sectors including manufacturing and construction.

Benefits

Positive work environment

Health and productivity support

Flexibility for work-life balance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project controls across all project phases.
• Ability to analyze data and recommend corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Establish processes, templates, and tools for cost and schedule.
• Monitor performance, considering risks and changes.
• Serve as the primary client contact for delivery issues.

Skills

Data Analysis

Service Delivery

Time Management

Tools

MS Office

Primavera P6

Job description

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 partnership approach makes it possible to deliver impactful projects and programmes, turning challenges into opportunities and complexity into success.

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., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. Turner & Townsend and CBRE collaborate to provide leading programme, project, and cost management services worldwide.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Turner & Townsend leads in professional services for Data Centres, Life Sciences, Pharma, R&D facilities, Industrial, Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics sectors globally.

Job Objectives

As an experienced Project Controls Professional in manufacturing, construction, or engineering, you will establish processes, templates, and tools, and set the baseline for cost and schedule. You will monitor performance, considering risks, opportunities, and changes. Your responsibilities include:

• Identifying trends and root causes of deviations, recommending remedial actions to maximize client value.
• Evaluating project time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls for successful delivery.
• Collaborating with remote cost managers to establish market-tested cost baselines and ensure value for money.
• Guiding and influencing general contractors to adhere to schedules and cash flow parameters.
• Serving as the primary client contact to address delivery and commercial issues, and preparing reports on time, cost, and quality.
• Controlling costs with knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, contingency, and procurement principles.
• Creating or managing cost reports and dashboards for executive review.
• Leading change management processes, including adding, tracking, monitoring, and approving changes.
• Coordinating planning sessions to develop and agree on project schedules and critical paths.
• Managing procurement schedules, communicating priorities, and defining vendor requirements.
• Participating in risk evaluations, incorporating risks into Monte Carlo analyses for cost and schedule impacts.
• Monitoring project changes and communicating updates for approval processes.
• Ensuring vendors provide timely schedule updates, maintaining schedule integrity and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project controls across all project phases, including program, risk, and reporting, with sector-specific expertise.
• Ability to analyze data and recommend corrective actions based on facts and figures.
• Advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6.
• Commitment to excellent service delivery.
• Reliability, autonomy, and teamwork skills.
• Strong time management, quick thinking, and deadline orientation.
• Motivated, driven, and capable of independent work.

Additional Information

Our inspired team shares our vision and mission. We offer a positive work environment that promotes health, productivity, and flexibility to support work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment. We encourage applications from all community sectors.

Learn more at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

Role may include SOX control responsibilities, where applicable.

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Note: Candidates must not pay any fees related to our recruitment process. Unsolicited resumes are the property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to agency fees. Agencies must have a formal agreement to submit candidates.