Senior Planning Engineer

Turner & Townsend Plc.; Glasgow; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Turner & Townsend Plc. is looking for a Project Planner to join the Project Controls team in Glasgow. This role involves working on significant construction projects across the UK and Europe, providing performance reporting and support. The Project Planner will be the main point of contact with clients and work closely with cost managers and internal teams.

Applicants should have experience in Programme Controls Management and ideally possess a degree with relevant industry experience. A good grasp of tools like Oracle Primavera and MS Project is essential.

Formación

• Experience in Project Controls Management or related areas.
• Degree educated with relevant industry experience.
• Proficiency in Oracle Primavera and MS Project.

Responsabilidades

• Identify trends and recommend actions for project delivery.
• Lead evaluation of time, cost, and quality targets.
• Act as primary client contact for project coordination.
• Guide contractors to meet scheduling requirements.
• Participate in project risk evaluations.

Conocimientos

Programme Controls Management

Earned Value Management

Change Management

Risk Management

Planning

Project Controls

PMO

Communication Skills

Creativity

Educación

Degree in relevant field

Herramientas

Oracle Primavera

MS Project

Excel

PRISM (Cost Management System)

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Project Planner to join our Project Controls team. The role involves working on high‑profile construction projects across the UK and Europe, providing performance reporting and analysis support. The Project Planner will serve as the key day‑to‑day contact with the client and collaborate closely with cost managers, vendors, and internal project teams.

• Identify trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline using lead and lag indicators, recommend remedial actions to drive best value for the client.
• Lead the evaluation of the project’s time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls to enable successful delivery.
• Cooperate with a remote team of cost managers to maintain a market‑tested cost baseline and ensure the client receives value for money.
• Guide and influence the general contractor to progress in line with the schedule and within agreed cash‑flow parameters.
• Act as the primary client contact, resolving delivery and commercial issues while preparing formal and ad‑hoc reports focused on time, cost and quality targets.
• Control costs using knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, basic contingency principles, and procurement principles.
• Create or work within a cost report, summarizing financials in an executive‑level dashboard.
• Understand change management principles, lead agreed change‑management processes, and provide a platform for tracking, monitoring, and approving change.
• Coordinate and lead planning sessions and workshops with clients and vendors to compile the master project/programme schedule, agreeing baselines and a critical path.
• Understand procurement principles, collate lead times from vendors and the client into the master schedule, and communicate the prioritisation of ordering materials and equipment to meet scheduled installation dates.
• Work closely with the client to define vendor schedule requirements.
• Actively participate in project‑team risk evaluations, incorporating defined risks into Monte Carlo simulations to output quantitative impacts on overall project cost and schedule.
• Incorporate and communicate project changes to the team, supporting approvals within the change‑management process.
• Hold vendors accountable for required schedule updates and reporting to maintain timely and accurate master‑schedule updates that adhere to defined process and quality expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience in Programme Controls Management, Earned Value (EVM), Change & Risk Management, Planning, Project Controls, or PMO.
• Degree educated with prior industry and sector experience.
• Proficiency in Oracle Primavera, MS Project, Excel, and PRISM (Cost Management System).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; rigorous in following documented processes and governance; ability to innovate creatively to address evolving project challenges.

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

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.

Additional Note

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