Project Controls Specialists - All Levels - Planning

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

Job summary

A leading project management consultancy is seeking candidates to join their Project Controls team in Birmingham. The role involves providing performance reporting and analysis support on high-profile infrastructure projects and working with cost and planning engineers. Ideal candidates will have a background in project controls within sectors like Energy or Rail and be proficient in tools such as Primavera P6 and Power BI. This position offers a collaborative team environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in a project control environment within infrastructure sector.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
• Demonstrable knowledge of best-practice planning principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide performance reporting and analysis support for infrastructure projects.
• Develop work breakdown structures and performance baselines.
• Produce project control reports and performance analysis.

Skills

Project Controls Management

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Change & Risk Management

Planning

Strong time-management skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Education

Qualified graduate in a relevant discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Microsoft Office Applications

Job description

Job Description

Our PMO Midlands team is looking to expand its Controls community. We are a close‑knit team and look to welcome passionate and ambitious candidates across all our professional, senior professional and managerial grades. Candidates 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.

Responsibilities

• You will work as part of our Project Controls team on high‑profile infrastructure projects, providing performance reporting and analysis support. You may be part of a large team or 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 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, or PMO.

Qualifications

• Qualified graduate in a relevant discipline with experience in a project control environment.
• Experience in a project or programme management environment, responsible for delivery or controls of individual projects, programmes or portfolios.
• Experience with controls/general software such as Primavera P6, Power BI and Microsoft Office Applications.
• Reliable and able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Strong time‑management skills, quick thinking, and ability to meet project deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrable knowledge of best‑practice planning principles.
• Technical competence in schedule construction.
• Assurance reviews – ensuring that all schedules meet high quality standards, using tools such as Primavera Schedlog, Acumen Fuse, DCMA 14‑Point Checklist or a conscientious attitude to self‑checking prior to submission.
• Effective schedule monitoring and control; baseline management, planning workshops, progress data collection, performance measurement, variance reporting, escalation of issues.
• Evaluation of project status.
• Ownership of driving a positive can‑do culture on commission for Schedule Management.

Additional Information

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.

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