Planning Engineer (Life Sciences/Pharma/Data Centres)

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

Job summary

A leading global professional services company is seeking an experienced Project Controls Professional specializing in life sciences or data centres. The role involves establishing project controls, monitoring performance, and ensuring successful project delivery. Candidates should possess advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6, along with a strong commitment to service excellence. This position offers a positive work environment that promotes work-life balance and diversity.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Establish processes, templates, and tools for project controls.
• Monitor performance and incorporate risks and changes.
• Serve as primary client contact, addressing delivery issues.

Skills

Project Controls

Data Analysis

Time Management

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 such as Data Centres, Life Sciences, Pharma, R&D facilities, Industrial, Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics worldwide.

Job Objectives

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

• Identify trends and root causes of deviations, recommend remedial actions to optimize value.
• Evaluate project’s time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls for successful delivery.
• Collaborate with remote cost management teams to establish market-tested cost baselines and ensure value for money.
• Guide and influence contractors, ensuring schedule adherence and cash flow compliance.
• Serve as the primary client contact, addressing delivery and commercial issues, and preparing reports on time, cost, and quality.
• Manage costs with knowledge of estimating, funding gates, contingency, and procurement principles.
• Create and maintain cost reports and executive dashboards.
• Lead change management processes, tracking and approving changes.
• Coordinate planning sessions, establish project schedules, and define critical paths.
• Manage procurement schedules, vendor requirements, and material ordering priorities.
• Participate in risk evaluations, incorporating risks into Monte Carlo simulations for project impacts.
• Monitor project changes, communicate updates, and facilitate approvals.
• Hold vendors accountable for schedule updates and reporting, ensuring schedule quality and adherence.

Qualifications

Skills Required

• Proven experience in project controls across project lifecycle phases, especially in life sciences or data centres.
• Ability to analyze data, determine corrective actions, and evaluate information critically.
• Advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6.
• Commitment to delivering excellent service.
• Reliable, autonomous, and team-oriented.
• Strong time management, quick thinking, and deadline-oriented.
• Motivated, driven, and capable of independent work.

Additional Information

Our team shares our vision and mission. We offer a positive work environment where everyone can influence change.

We support work-life balance through a healthy, flexible, and productive environment.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive environment. We encourage applications from all community sectors.

Role may include SOX control responsibilities, where applicable.

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It is strictly against policy for candidates to pay fees related to recruitment. No agency will ask for fees at any stage. Unsolicited resumes are property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to agency fees. Agencies must have a formal agreement and be invited to submit candidates.