Project Controls Planning Specialists - Senior & PCM grade- Bristol - Transport & Utilities

Turner and Townsend; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is looking for a Project Controls Planning Specialist in Bristol. This role involves providing performance reporting and analysis support for high-profile infrastructure projects. Candidates should have relevant experience in project controls and possess strong communication and time management skills. The company promotes an inclusive work environment and encourages applications from diverse backgrounds.

Benefits

Healthy work-life balance

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a project controls environment within the infrastructure sector.
• Experience in Programme Controls Management, Earned Value Management, Planning, etc.
• Some experience in a project control environment is typically required.

Responsibilities

• Provide performance reporting and analysis support on high-profile infrastructure projects.
• Develop work breakdown structures and performance baselines.
• Establish progress and cost monitoring methods and produce control reports.

Skills

Experience using Primavera (P6)

Power BI

Microsoft Office Applications

Strong verbal communication

Strong written communication

Time management

Education

Qualified graduate in a relevant discipline

Tools

Primavera (P6)

Power BI

Job description

Project Controls Planning Specialists - Senior & PCM grade- Bristol - Transport & Utilities

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We transform together with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources, delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives.

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.

Our PMO Transport & Utilities Bristol team is looking to expand its Controls community. We are seeking passionate and ambitious candidates to support our early careers, grow into leadership roles, and bring their skills and expertise to our communities of practice.

As a Project Controls Planning Specialist, you will work on high-profile infrastructure projects, providing performance reporting and analysis support. Typical activities include working with cost and planning engineers to develop work breakdown structures and robust performance baselines, establishing progress and cost monitoring methods, producing project control reports, and providing performance analysis and recommendations for our clients.

Requirements include previous experience working in a project controls environment within the infrastructure sector, experience in at least one of the following: Programme Controls Management, Earned Value (EVM), Change & Risk Management, Planning, Project Controls, and/or PMO. A qualified graduate in a relevant discipline with some experience in a project control environment is typically required.

Key skills and qualifications include:

• Experience using controls/general software applications such as Primavera (P6), Power BI, Microsoft Office Applications
• Reliable with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Strong time management skills, quick thinking, and ability to meet project deadlines as necessary
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrable knowledge of best practice planning principles
• Technical competence in schedule construction

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.