Planning Engineer (Life Sciences/Pharma/Data Centres)

Turner & Townsend Limited; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in professional services seeks an experienced Project Controls Professional specializing in life sciences or data centres. You will establish processes for cost and schedule management, monitor performance, and ensure successful project delivery. Join a dynamic team that values growth, inclusion, and work-life balance.

Benefits

Great work environment

Support for work-life balance

Encouragement of growth and inclusion

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Establish processes, templates, and tools for cost and schedule.
• Monitor performance and manage risks and changes.
• Lead change management processes and create cost reports.

Skills

Data analysis

Time management

Client delivery

Tools

MS Office

Primavera P6

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 enables us 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 premier programme, project, and cost management services globally.

We are leaders in professional services for sectors including Data Centres, Life Sciences, Pharma, R&D facilities, Industrial, Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics.

Job Objectives

As an experienced Project Controls Professional in life sciences or data centres, you will establish processes, templates, and tools, and define the baseline for cost and schedule. You will monitor performance, incorporate risks, opportunities, and changes, and ensure controlled management. Your responsibilities include:

1. Identifying trends and root causes of deviations, recommending remedial actions to maximize value for the client.
2. Leading evaluation of project’s time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls to ensure successful delivery.
3. Collaborating with remote cost management teams to establish market-tested cost baselines and ensure value for money.
4. Guiding and influencing contractors to meet schedules and cash flow parameters.
5. Acting as the main client contact to address delivery and commercial issues, and preparing reports on time, cost, and quality.
6. Controlling costs through knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding gates, contingencies, and procurement principles.
7. Creating and managing cost reports, including executive dashboards.
8. Leading change management processes, tracking, monitoring, and approving changes.
9. Coordinating planning sessions, defining baselines, and establishing critical paths.
10. Managing procurement schedules and vendor requirements.
11. Participating in risk evaluations and integrating risks into Monte Carlo simulations.
12. Monitoring project changes and communicating updates for approval.
13. Ensuring vendors provide timely schedule updates and adhere to quality standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project controls across all project phases, especially in life sciences or data centres.
• Ability to analyze data and recommend corrective actions.
• Advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6.
• Commitment to excellent service.
• Reliability and ability to work independently or in teams.
• Strong time management, quick thinking, and deadline adherence.
• Motivated with a passion for client delivery and independence.

Additional Information

Our people share our vision and mission. We offer a great work environment that encourages growth and inclusion.

We support work-life balance and promote a healthy, flexible workplace.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all community sectors.

Role may include SOX control responsibilities, where applicable.

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