Project Controls Manager

Turner & Townsend; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in the United Kingdom seeks a Project Controls Manager to lead a team in implementing project controls best practices. Responsibilities include coordinating resources, engaging with stakeholders, and delivering project status updates. Ideal candidates will have experience in project controls, knowledge of systems like Primavera and SAP, and strong communication skills. The role offers opportunities for professional growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing project controls teams on major projects.
• Knowledge of project controls principles and practices.
• Expertise in Project Controls systems and how they impact execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of project controls best practices.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure project objectives are met.
• Deliver regular updates on project status to stakeholders.

Skills

Collaboration and Leadership

Project Controls Management

Communication

Project Controls Systems

Analytical Skills

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Project

SAP

Power BI

Tableau

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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity 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 work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.comJob Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Controls Manager to join our growing team, contracted from our Midlands and Central South region.

The Project Controls Manager will join our growing Midlands Project Controls team, who work with a wide range of clients to lead the implementation of best practice Controls, Planning, Analytics and Reporting, Risk, Change, Resource and Performance Management solutions on complex, multidisciplinary, client commissions.

As a Project Controls Manager, you will be an excellent communicator, ensuring engagement and interaction with all facets of Project Controls to contribute towards the successful accomplishment of project, programme, and portfolio objectives.

Qualifications

• Required: Collaboration and Leadership, managing a project controls team on major commissions or projects, ensuring all scope is delivered and resources are coordinated effectively.
• Evidenced experience of implementing bespoke Project Controls Management strategies and processes on projects, programmes, and portfolios.
• Demonstrable knowledge of best practice project controls principles; understanding project and business objectives and drivers and translation of how a client specific life cycle or procurement strategy may impact the Project Controls Execution strategy.
• Defining what does success look like and the processes and governance we implement to ensure it is achieved.
• Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in at least one discipline of Project Controls; Planning, Analytics and Reporting, Risk, Cost Control, Estimating, Change, Governance and Strategy.
• Working knowledge of project controls systems such as Primavera, Project Online, Microsoft Project, Asta Powerproject, SAP, @Risk, Pertmaster, Active Risk Manager (ARM), Acumen Suite, Power BI, Azure, Tableau, Sharepoint, CEMAR, Conject etc. with the ability to advise on best fit solutions based on specific client requirements.
• Working knowledge of contracts, specifically NEC, and the influence its detail will have on the delivery of Project Controls.
• Assurances and Audits – Undertaking independent reviews, ensuring that all project data is of a high quality, challenged and rationalised prior to submission to clients and that our commissions are managed appropriately and within internal compliance.
• Confident delivery of project status to stakeholders; where should we be, where are we, what is the impact. Making recommendations on recovery plans and mitigation strategies.
• Ownership of driving a positive can-do culture on your commission for Project Controls Management. Holding work package owners to account for their performance, designing fit for purpose outputs to suit varying stakeholder needs, the identification of key interfaces and dependencies, implementing governance to ensure effective communication and coordination.
• Desirable: Line Management responsibilities, specifically the demonstration of role model behaviour and ability to inspire and motivate your team.
• Bid or proposal preparation, writing, review, and assurance.
• Skilled oral and written communication, resulting in strong relationship building and report writing.
• A passion for passing on your expertise through mentoring or line management.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365.

Additional Information

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. It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.