Project Controls Engineers

Turner Townsend; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK seeks an experienced professional in risk management to lead risk identification and assessment activities for complex projects. Candidates should possess proven experience in high-security environments and demonstrate strong stakeholder coordination skills. The position requires proficiency in risk assessment techniques and tools like Primavera and @RISK. A degree qualification and eligibility for UK Ministry of Defence Security Clearance are mandatory. The role offers a hybrid work schedule with two days in the office per week.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering risk management across complex projects.
• Strong working knowledge of integrated risk management processes.
• Proficient in qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques.
• Must hold or be eligible for UK Ministry of Defence Security Clearance.
• UK driving licence or ability to travel to client sites is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk identification and assessment activities.
• Integrate risk insights into project planning.
• Produce clear and insightful risk reports.
• Monitor overall risk exposure and evaluate against budgets.
• Support quantitative risk assessments for cost and schedule.

Skills

Risk management

Risk assessment techniques

Stakeholder coordination

Communication skills

Financial acumen

Education

Degree in relevant technical or management discipline

Membership of Association for Project Management (APM)

Tools

Primavera Risk Analysis

@RISK

Safran Risk

Active Risk Manager (ARM)

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate risk identification, assessment, and prioritisation activities through structured workshops and direct engagement with project teams.
• Maintain visibility of key threat and opportunity trigger points to support effective risk cost profiling and timely retirement of risks and opportunities.
• Integrate risk insights into project planning and decision‑making processes to enhance delivery confidence.
• Monitor overall risk exposure and evaluate it against allocated contingency budgets, providing early warnings where necessary.
• Produce clear, insightful risk reports to communicate the status of threats and opportunities to stakeholders at all levels.
• Support the delivery of quantitative risk assessments (QRA) for both cost and schedule, informing appropriate levels of project contingency.
• Demonstrate proficiency with risk management tools such as Primavera Risk Analysis (PRA), @RISK, Safran Risk, and familiarity with platforms like Active Risk Manager (ARM), Predict!, or Power BI for data visualisation and reporting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering risk management across complex projects and programmes, ideally within high‑security or regulated environments.
• Strong working knowledge of integrated risk management processes, encompassing risk, cost, and schedule integration on large‑scale programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and manage threats while proactively exploiting opportunities to enhance project outcomes.
• Proficient in both qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques, including Monte Carlo simulations and sensitivity analysis.
• Sector‑specific experience within Defence or Nuclear industries, with a clear understanding of associated governance, compliance, and security requirements.
• Skilled in stakeholder coordination, effectively managing relationships with contractors, consultants, and advisors across multiple concurrent projects.
• Adept at building and sustaining trusted advisor relationships with clients, contributing to long‑term strategic partnerships and repeat business.
• Comprehensive understanding of the full project lifecycle, from concept and feasibility through to delivery and close‑out.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of conveying complex risk concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in risk management tools and software, such as ARM, Primavera Risk Analysis, @RISK, or similar platforms.
• Must hold, or be eligible to obtain, UK Ministry of Defence Security Clearance (SC or higher); UK passport required.
• Degree qualified in a relevant technical, engineering, or management discipline, or possess equivalent professional qualifications and demonstrable experience in a risk management role.
• Membership of a recognised professional body such as the Association for Project Management (APM), Institute of Risk Management (IRM), or Project Management Institute (PMI).
• A UK driving licence or the ability to travel to client sites across the region as required is essential.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working with UK Government departments and agencies, particularly on complex infrastructure or capital investment programmes.
• Proven ability to lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams, fostering collaboration and delivering successful outcomes through strategic direction and influence.
• Strong financial acumen, with experience overseeing project budgets, conducting accurate forecasting, and ensuring delivery within financial constraints.
• Broader project management expertise, including change management, stakeholder engagement, and governance across the project lifecycle.

Location: Holborn

Days in Office: 2 days a week

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.