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 seeks an experienced Project Controls Professional specializing in life sciences or data centers. The role involves establishing project controls, monitoring performance, and ensuring successful delivery while collaborating with remote teams. Join a diverse and inclusive environment that promotes 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 project controls.
• Monitor performance and incorporate risks and changes.
• Serve as the key client contact for delivery and commercial issues.

Skills

Project Controls

Data Analysis

MS Office

Primavera P6

Time Management

Teamwork

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources to transform and deliver outcomes that improve lives. Our partnerships enable us to deliver impactful projects and programs, 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 centers, you will establish processes, templates, and tools, set baselines for cost and schedule, monitor performance, and incorporate risks, opportunities, and changes. Your responsibilities include:

1. Identifying trends and root causes of deviations, recommending remedial actions to maximize client value.
2. Evaluating project’s time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls for successful delivery.
3. Collaborating with remote cost management teams to establish market-tested cost baselines and ensure value for money.
4. Guiding general contractors to progress according to schedule and cash flow parameters.
5. Serving as the key client contact, resolving delivery and commercial issues, and preparing reports on time, cost, and quality.
6. Controlling costs through conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, contingency principles, and procurement principles.
7. Creating and managing cost reports, including executive dashboards.
8. Leading change management processes and workflows for tracking and approving changes.
9. Coordinating planning sessions to develop project schedules and agree on baselines and critical paths.
10. Managing procurement schedules and vendor requirements to meet installation dates.
11. Participating in risk evaluations and integrating risks into Monte Carlo simulations for impact analysis.
12. Monitoring project changes and communicating updates for approval processes.
13. Ensuring vendors update schedules and reports accurately and timely.

Qualifications

Skills Required

• Proven experience in project controls across all project phases, especially in life sciences or data centers.
• Ability to analyze data and recommend corrective actions based on facts.
• 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 adherence.
• Motivated, driven, and capable of working independently.

Additional Information

Our people share our vision and mission. We offer a positive work environment that promotes work-life balance and diversity.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive environment. Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Role may include SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

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Note: Candidates should not pay any fees related to our recruitment. Unsolicited resumes are property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to agency fees unless a formal agreement exists.