Project Controls Manager - Rail

Turner & Townsend Plc.; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Controls Manager with rail sector expertise to join their London office. In this pivotal role, you will oversee project controls for a major rail initiative, ensuring precise planning, cost management, and performance reporting. This dynamic position offers the chance to lead a talented team and contribute to impactful projects that enhance infrastructure and community connectivity. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and promotes a balanced work-life environment, where your contributions will help shape the future of rail services in the UK.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, scheduling, and monitoring project functions.
• Proficient in engineering, procurement, and construction management.

Responsibilities

• Lead programme controls function for major rail projects in London.
• Establish control processes and ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Planning and Scheduling

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in Construction Related Subject

Tools

Primavera (P6)

Microsoft Office Applications

Job 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.

Turner & Townsend is the leading consultancy provider to the rail sector. Using our skills, processes and knowledge we provide industry leading services to our clients. We are currently looking to recruit a Project Controls Manager with proven rail sector experience to be based in our London office.

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:

Delivering Project Controls across a major rail project in London, the Project Controls Manager will lead the programme controls function for a programme, monitoring for accuracy and consistency of plans, cost, safety, environment and performance reporting, and deploying available controls team resources to best effect.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Establish effective control processes in compliance with the Guide to Railway Investment Projects (GRIP) and as directed by the Programme Controller and maintain these at Territory / Project level.
2. Review new project proposals/remits, and monitor so that realistic, resourceable plans are developed for delivery of the programme.
3. Identify resourcing requirements to support the programme and liaise with the Territory Delivery Planning Unit and national resource planning functions to resolve resourcing issues.
4. Provide an efficient day-to-day service to the Programme and Project Managers in reporting on plans, costs, safety, environment and programme performance.
5. Monitor so that data input by project teams and others to cost and performance systems meet required data standards.
6. Manage the production of the Investment Plan at Territory/Project level as part of the Business Planning Process.
7. Comply with the Investment Competence Framework.

Qualifications

• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and analysis, in the field and the home office.
• Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Proficiency with PC operating systems, with proficiency in several basic software applications.
• Proficiency with multiple discipline-specific software applications such as Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Office Applications.
• Intermediate level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up work processes.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management.
• Degree qualified in a construction related subject.

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.