Project Controls Specialists (all levels) - Performance & Reporting

Turner & Townsend; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking Project Controls Specialists (all levels) to join our PMO Northwest team focused on performance reporting, governance, and data integration. Travel within the Northwest region is required depending on the project.

You will work across Power, Water, Rail, Defence, Nuclear, Local Authority, and Shipyards, delivering tailored reporting, dashboards, and performance management plans in collaboration with project teams and digital groups.

Qualifications

• Experience in a project or programme environment is essential.
• Understanding of how other aspects of Project Controls interact with Reporting.
• Demonstrable track record in identifying reporting and data requirements and documenting these with appropriate tools.
• Awareness of Project Controls software (Primavera P6, Active Risk Manager, Ecosys, etc.) is desirable.
• Experience in using data analysis tools (e.g., Power BI).
• An understanding of data, data architecture, and data models.

Responsibilities

• Tailoring reporting processes to meet the client's needs and aligning with best practices.
• Delivering performance and reporting management plans based on project requirements, maturity, and best practices.
• Promoting the benefits and requirements of Performance Reporting & Analytics within the project and programme team.
• Implementing, administering, and maintaining reporting systems and procedures to track project controls performance.
• Working with the Integrated Project Team to establish a robust, integrated, well-structured, and accurate PMB and supporting change control processes.
• Rolling out reporting calendars to ensure a consistent flow of performance data and sufficient analysis time.
• Collaborating with project controls to define data requirements and supporting digital teams in implementation.
• Leading the development, analysis, and maintenance of corporate datasets.
• Providing guidance on data quality issues to data providers.
• Leading material preparation for governance across projects, programmes, portfolios, and the enterprise.
• Identifying performance recovery recommendations for stakeholders and management.
• Supporting the development and embedding of KPIs and contributing to the performance measures dictionary.
• Developing project performance reports and dashboards with recommendations for stakeholders and management.
• Preparing presentations for client governance forums and performance reviews.
• Contributing to regional and national performance & reporting communities, including Communities of Practice.
• Training and coaching clients and less experienced team members on performance and reporting processes.

Skills

Project controls experience

Cross-functional interaction

Data requirements & documentation

Project controls software awareness

Data analysis tools

Data architecture & models

Tools

Primavera P6

Active Risk Manager

Ecosys

Power BI

Job description

Project Controls Specialists (all levels) - Performance & Reporting

Date: October 15, 2026

Location: Greater Manchester, M2 5DB, GB

Company: Turner & Townsend

Application Deadline: November 17, 2026, 10:00:33.39

Company 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.

Job Description

Our PMO Northwest team is looking to expand its Controls community. We are seeking passionate and ambitious candidates across all professional, senior professional, and managerial grades who will support early careers, grow into leadership roles, and bring their skills and expertise to our communities of practice, fostering our values with a focus on Bringing out the best in Everyone.

With exciting growth in the region including new Major Programmes, Projects, and Clients, we are looking for flexible and mobile Planning and Scheduling, Performance Reporting, and Risk Management candidates to deliver services in our local region. Travel within the Northwest region is required depending on the project and can be discussed further during the recruitment process.

You will have an excellent opportunity to work across sectors including Power, Water, Rail, Defence, Nuclear, Local Authority, and Shipyards. Working alongside project delivery teams as part of a wider reporting & performance management team or independently with reach back support to experienced professionals, your responsibilities will include:

• Tailoring reporting processes to meet the client's needs and aligning with best practices.
• Delivering performance and reporting management plans based on project requirements, maturity, and best practices.
• Promoting the benefits and requirements of Performance Reporting & Analytics within the project and programme team.
• Implementing, administering, and maintaining reporting systems and procedures to track project controls performance.
• Working with the Integrated Project Team to establish a robust, integrated, well-structured, and accurate Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) and supporting change control processes.
• Rolling out reporting calendars to ensure a consistent flow of performance data and sufficient analysis time.
• Collaborating with project controls to define data requirements and supporting digital teams in implementation.
• Leading the development, analysis, and maintenance of corporate datasets.
• Providing guidance on data quality issues to data providers.
• Leading material preparation for governance across projects, programmes, portfolios, and the enterprise.
• Identifying performance recovery recommendations for stakeholders and management.
• Supporting the development and embedding of KPIs and contributing to the performance measures dictionary.
• Developing project performance reports and dashboards with recommendations for stakeholders and management.
• Preparing presentations for client governance forums and performance reviews.
• Contributing to regional and national performance & reporting communities, including Communities of Practice.
• Training and coaching clients and less experienced team members on performance and reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in a project or programme environment is essential.
• An understanding of how other aspects of Project Controls (Scheduling, Cost Control, Change Control) interact with Reporting.
• Demonstrable track record in identifying reporting and data requirements and documenting these with appropriate tools.
• Awareness of Project Controls software (Primavera P6, Active Risk Manager, Ecosys, etc.) is desirable.
• Experience in using data analysis tools (e.g., Power BI).
• An understanding of data, data architecture, and data models.

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. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at [company's website].

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

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Summary

• Type: Full-time
• Function: Engineering
• Experience level: Mid-Senior Level
• Industry: Construction