Project Controls Director - Energy

Turner & Townsend; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management consultancy in the UK is seeking Director level Project Controls professionals to manage major Energy projects. Candidates should have relevant technical degrees and proven experience in project controls, especially in sectors like energy and defence. Responsibilities include delivering project control services, performance management, and team leadership. The role offers a hybrid working environment and promotes work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in project control roles for construction projects.
• Experience in cost management and scheduling.
• Ability to mentor a team of specialists.

Responsibilities

• Deliver project controls services for large, complex projects.
• Monitor performance using KPIs to improve project performance.
• Manage risk and schedule management functions.

Skills

Project control

Planning & scheduling

Cost management

Risk management

Change control

Education

Relevant technical degree

Management qualifications

Job description

Company Description

Why Turner & Townsend?

At Turner & Townsend our award-winning Controls & Performance team are focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals. The breadth and scale of our team provides great opportunities to reach back and draw upon a vast pool of experience to enhance your knowledge and career. Our strong capability, discipline communities and varied client base, provides a great opportunity to drive your career, supported by our career pathways.

Please find out more about us at: https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/en/about-us/our-purpose-and-values/

Job Description

We have a number of exciting opportunities for Director level Project Controls professionals to help deliver across a range of major Energy projects and programmes across the UK. Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, these roles will suit Project Controls specialists with proven backgrounds and experience in sectors such as, energy, rail, aviation, power, water/utilities, highways or defence.

• To deliver project controls services, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, relating to large, complex and mega projects.
• Monitor and apply performance management techniques, including the use of KPI’s to improve project performance.
• Lead and manage multiple project controls functions including risk management, schedule management, cost management, scope and change.
• Influence and guide senior stakeholders to improve performance.
• Act as the key, day to day project team interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and these projects are delivered within time and cost targets and to the appropriate quality standards.
• Involvement in technical services delivery including supporting the centre of expertise in developing and implementing the PMO project controls service.
• Projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently, on time and to budget.
• Project controls delivery meets the client’s objectives and is in line with the conditions of appointment.

Qualifications

• Relevant technical degree and management qualifications. Professional experience undertaking project control roles for the development and/or delivery of construction projects.
• Experience working within planning & scheduling, cost management.
• Experience of risk management, change control information management and reporting within complex projects, and integration of same.
• The ability to manage and mentor a team of specialists in the above fields, enabling strong training and development for junior staff members.

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.

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