Project Controls Manager - Energy & Natural Resources

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Career development opportunities

Job summary

A leading consultancy provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to join their Natural Resources team in Manchester. This role involves leading project controls teams, innovating processes, and collaborating with clients to deliver high-quality outcomes. Candidates should have experience in various project controls disciplines, strong communication skills, and familiarity with tools like Primavera P6 and Power BI. The company values diversity and offers a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in multiple Project Controls disciplines like Planning and Cost Management.
• Proven ability to lead a team and manage stakeholder interactions.
• Familiarity with Project Controls software is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls teams to deliver effective services.
• Drive continuous improvement in project controls processes.
• Work with clients to develop project breakdown structures.

Skills

Project Controls

Performance Management

Communication

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Active Risk Manager

Ecosys

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Project Controls Manager - Energy & Natural Resources

At Turner & Townsend, our award‑winning Controls & Performance team focuses on driving innovation, enhancing integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 professionals, offering opportunities to leverage extensive experience and drive your career.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Controls Manager (Grade) to join our busy and expanding Natural Resources & New Energies team, undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on high‑profile projects/programmes. This role will provide opportunities to innovate, collaborate and learn from experienced Scope & Integration and Controls & Performance communities.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross‑discipline teams of project controls professionals to deliver effective, consistent, assured and value‑adding services across diverse programmes.
• Drive continuous improvement in project controls processes to create efficiency and increase benefits.
• Define and implement project controls approaches at project, programme and portfolio levels.
• Establish governance and assurance processes around project controls products.
• Work with clients to develop relevant breakdown structure and support scope definitions.
• Document scaled, tailored, integrated approaches for project controls (e.g., in a Project Control System Definition).
• Define scope, manage exclusions, assumptions, interfaces, dependencies, and coordinate decomposition.
• Collaborate with Integrated Project Team to establish robust, accurate Performance Measurement Baseline and manage change control.
• Work with Project and Commercial Management to establish Supplier Project Controls contract requirements and collaborate with suppliers to integrate and analyse performance data.
• Ensure scope, cost, risk and schedule integration and alignment; analyse performance data to provide delivery insight and facilitate decisions.
• Train and coach clients and less experienced team members on performance and reporting processes.
• Assure quality, accuracy and integrity of the team's output.
• Undertake line management activities including career development and performance management.

Who You Are

• Ability to interact with senior management and deliver updates on Performance Management within complex environments.
• Ability to lead a team and deliver performance management cadences, processes & reports for complex projects/programmes.
• Guide team on appropriate use of systems and tools (such as Power BI and Excel) in performance management, analysis & reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, liaising with client, contractors and designers.
• Embrace challenges and opportunities to drive positive change for clients.
• Collaborate effectively and communicate to deliver best work.
• Help others realise potential through proactive collaboration and effective teamwork.
• Take responsibility for personal performance development and core skills.
• Work with empathy, treating everyone with care and respect to create a great workplace.
• Hold a UK driving licence or be able to travel to client sites across the region as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience applying multiple Project Controls disciplines (Planning, Cost Estimation, Cost Management, Risk Management or Reporting) across projects.
• Practical experience integrating Project Controls disciplines and assessing team maturity and ways of working.
• Experience managing stakeholders.
• Experience using Project Controls software (Primavera P6, Active Risk Manager, Ecosys etc).

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is a leading consultancy provider with over 110 offices globally, delivering professional services on major, complex projects across the Infrastructure, Defence, Natural Resources and Real Estate sectors.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Turner & Townsend is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community. Our work‑life balance supports a healthy, productive and flexible environment.

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.

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