Planning Engineer (Life Sciences/Pharma/Data Centres)

Turner & Townsend Plc.; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company seeks an experienced Project Controls Professional to manage cost and schedule in life sciences or data centres. The role involves establishing processes, collaborating with teams, and ensuring successful project delivery while maintaining quality and cost controls.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls across all project phases, especially in life sciences or data centres.
• Ability to analyze data and recommend corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Establish processes, templates, and tools for cost and schedule.
• Control costs using conceptual estimating and procurement principles.
• Guide contractors to stay on schedule and within cash flow parameters.

Skills

Data Analysis

Project Controls

Time Management

Teamwork

Reliability

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 partnerships enable 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, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE collaborate to provide clients with premier programme, project, and cost management services worldwide.

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

Job Objectives

As an experienced Project Controls Professional in life sciences or data centres, you will establish processes, templates, and tools, and agree on the baseline for cost and schedule, monitoring performance and incorporating risks, opportunities, and changes.

• Identify trends and root causes of deviations, recommend remedial actions to deliver value.
• Evaluate project’s time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls for successful delivery.
• Collaborate with remote cost management teams to reach an agreed, market-tested cost baseline, ensuring value for money.
• Guide and influence contractors to stay on schedule and within cash flow parameters.
• Serve as the client’s key contact, resolving delivery and commercial issues, and preparing reports on time, cost, and quality.
• Control costs using conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, contingency, and procurement principles.
• Create and work within cost reports, providing executive dashboards.
• Lead change management processes, tracking and approving changes.
• Coordinate planning sessions to develop project schedules and critical paths.
• Manage procurement schedules and vendor requirements.
• Participate in risk evaluations and incorporate risks into Monte Carlo simulations.
• Monitor project changes and communicate updates for approval.
• Hold vendors accountable for schedule updates, maintaining schedule quality and adherence.

Qualifications

Skills Required

• 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, autonomy, and teamwork skills.
• Strong time management, quick thinking, and deadline orientation.
• Motivated, driven, and capable of independent work.

Additional Information

Our people share our vision and mission, working in a supportive environment that promotes work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive environment. We may have SOX control responsibilities for this role.

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