Project Control Manager- Transport & Utilities SW Bristol- Cardiff & Plymouth

Turner & Townsend; Bristol; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Controls Engineer to join their dynamic Transport and Utilities team. This role involves leading project controls on low-complexity projects, collaborating with various teams to ensure project performance, and establishing effective governance. The ideal candidate will have professional experience in Project Controls, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This innovative firm values its people and promotes a flexible working environment, providing opportunities for personal and professional growth. If you are passionate about making a difference and enjoy working on exciting projects, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Work-life balance

Opportunity for personal growth

Inclusive company culture

Qualifications

• Experience in Project Controls disciplines is essential.
• Good communication skills and teamwork are crucial for success.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Project Controls team on low-complexity projects.
• Collaborate with project management to analyze performance data.
• Ensure integration of scope, cost, risk, and schedule.

Skills

Project Controls Management

Planning and Scheduling

Cost Estimation

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Professional Project Controls Experience

Tools

Project Controls Software

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Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

We are looking for a person to join our expanding Transport and Utilities business as a Project Controls Engineer specializing in Project Controls Management. Day-to-day responsibilities may include:

• Leading a cross-discipline Project Controls team on low-complexity, low-risk projects.
• Working with project management to communicate and contextualise project performance and influence stakeholders.
• Defining the scope through the identification and management of exclusions, assumptions, interfaces, and dependencies, and coordinate the scope's decomposition.
• Working with the Integrated Project Team to establish a robust, accurate Performance Measurement Baseline and manage the change control process.
• Working with Project and Commercial Management to establish the Supplier Project Controls contract requirements, and then collaborate with suppliers to integrate and analyse their performance data.
• Building successful working relationships to perform schedule recovery planning using schedule optimisation and critical path analysis.
• Ensuring scope, cost, risk and schedule integration and alignment, and analysing performance data to provide delivery insight and facilitate delivery decisions.
• Collaborating with the Finance Team to generate Cost and Cash Estimate to Complete and Estimate At Complete profiles.
• Working with Risk Management to ensure that risks are appropriately identified and managed.
• Guiding Project Management in the deployment of resources in-line with the schedule.
• Establishing effective project governance.
• Assuring the quality, accuracy, and integrity of the Project Controls team's output.
• Identifying learning opportunities to ensure continuous improvement and skills development.
• Promoting learning from experience and influence process improvements.
• Contributing to the strategic regional growth of the business.

Qualifications

Skills and behaviours

• Works to make positive change happen by embracing challenges and opportunities for our clients.
• Effectively connects and communicates with people to collaborate to deliver our best work.
• Brings out the best in everyone by helping each other making the most of their potential through proactive collaboration and effective teamworking.
• Takes responsibility for the development of personal performance and core skill set, building confidence in your contribution to the team or project.

Qualifications

• Having professional Project Controls experience in one or more sectors and in the application of at least one Project Controls discipline of Planning and Scheduling, Cost Estimation, Cost Management, Risk Management or Reporting and their associated software / tools is essential.
• An appreciation of the way in which the Integrated Project Controls disciplines operates is essential.
• Good verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Experience of working in an Integrated Project Team is essential.
• Experience of working in the transportation and utilities sectors is desirable.
• Experience in using Project Controls software is desirable.
• The ability to travel to client sites across the Southwest as required is essential.

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.