Project Controls Specialists - All Levels

Turner Townsend; Preston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm in the United Kingdom is seeking passionate candidates for project controls roles in Preston. Ideal candidates will support high-profile infrastructure projects through performance reporting and analysis. Previous experience in sectors such as Energy, Defence, and Rail is required, with specific skills in project controls and risk management. Opportunities for career growth within the firm are available.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls environment within the infrastructure sector.
• Knowledge of programme controls management and cost monitoring methods.
• Ability to produce project control reports and offer performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support high-profile infrastructure projects with performance reporting.
• Collaborate with cost and planning engineers on work breakdown structures.
• Establish cost monitoring methods and provide project control analysis.

Skills

Performance reporting and analysis

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Change & Risk Management

Planning

Project Controls or PMO

Job description

Our PMO Northwest team is looking to expand its Controls community. We are looking to welcome passionate and ambitious candidates across all our professional, senior professional and managerial grades who will support our early careers, grow into leadership roles, and bring their skills and expertise to our communities of practice, fostering our values with specific emphasis to Bringing out the best in Everyone. With exciting growth in region including new Major Programmes, Projects and Clients, we're looking for flexible and mobile Planning and Scheduling / Performance Reporting / Risk Management candidates to deliver services in our local region. Travel within within the Northwest region is required dependent on the project and can be discussed further during the recruitment process. You will have an excellent opportunity to work across a breadth of sectors including Power, Water, Rail, Defence, Nuclear, Local Authority, and Shipyards.

• You will work as part of our Project Controls team on high-profile infrastructure projects, providing performance reporting and analysis support. This may be part of a large team or as the key day-to-day contact point with the client.
• 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. Previous experience working in a project controls environment within the infrastructure sector (Energy, Defence, Rail, Airports, Highways, Water / Utilities) is required, as is experience in at least one of the following: Programme Controls Management, Earned Value (EVM), Change & Risk Management, Planning, Project Controls and or PMO.