Project Controls Specialists (all levels) - Performance & Reporting

Turner and Townsend; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company seeks Project Controls Specialists at all levels to join its expanding team in Birmingham. The role focuses on performance reporting, systems implementation, and data analytics to support infrastructure projects. Candidates must have experience in project management environments and be proficient with data analysis tools like Power BI. This position requires flexibility and mobility within the Midlands region.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in data analysis tools.
• Understanding of project controls interactions.
• Experience with project reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Tailoring reporting processes to client needs.
• Delivering performance management plans.
• Creating project reports and dashboards.

Skills

Data analysis

Project controls

Performance reporting

Education

Experience in project or programme environments

Tools

Power BI

Primavera P6

Active Risk Manager

Ecosys

Job description

Project Controls Specialists (all levels) - Performance & Reporting

• Full-time
• Department: Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources, we deliver outcomes that improve lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset, and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement, supply chain, net zero, and digital solutions.

Our PMO Midlands team is expanding its Controls community. We seek passionate candidates across all professional and managerial levels to support early careers, grow into leadership, and foster our values of bringing out the best in everyone. With regional growth including new major programmes and clients, we require flexible, mobile planning, scheduling, performance reporting, and risk management professionals to serve our local region. Travel within the Midlands is expected and can be discussed during recruitment.

Responsibilities include:

1. Tailoring reporting processes to client needs and best practices.
2. Delivering performance and reporting management plans based on project requirements.
3. Promoting the benefits of performance reporting and analytics within teams.
4. Implementing and maintaining reporting systems to track project controls performance.
5. Establishing robust performance measurement baselines and supporting change control.
6. Rolling out reporting calendars for consistent data analysis.
7. Collaborating on data requirements for information management systems.
8. Developing and maintaining corporate datasets.
9. Providing guidance on data quality issues.
10. Preparing governance materials for projects and portfolios.
11. Identifying performance recovery strategies for stakeholders.
12. Supporting KPI development and performance measures.
13. Creating project reports and dashboards with actionable recommendations.
14. Preparing presentations for governance and review meetings.
15. Participating in communities of practice and providing training on performance management.

Essential experience includes working in project or programme environments, understanding interactions with other project controls, and proficiency with data analysis tools like Power BI. Knowledge of project controls software such as Primavera P6, Active Risk Manager, Ecosys is desirable. Awareness of data architecture and models is also important.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. SOX controls may be applicable to this role.

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