Senior Planning Engineer - Construction

ZipRecruiter; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the professional services sector is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to support high-profile construction projects. The role involves working within project controls, developing performance reports, and working alongside cost and planning engineers to ensure successful project execution. Ideal candidates should have experience in the infrastructure sector and be skilled in project management tools like Primavera.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a project controls environment on major projects.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and project planning software.
• Proactive self-starter with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop work breakdown structures and performance baselines.
• Monitor progress and costs, and produce project control reports.
• Provide performance analysis and recommendations to clients.

Skills

Earned value

Progress updating

Cost control

Change control

Baseline management

Reporting

Analytical skills

Education

Qualified graduate in a relevant discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Primavera

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Job Description
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.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Planning Engineer to undertake duties on a number ofhigh profileconstruction projects.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

The Senior Planning Engineer will work as part of our project controls team on a high profile construction project, 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.

DUTIES:

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 provide performance analysis and recommendations for our clients.

EXPERIENCE:

Previous experience working in a project controls environment on a major project or programme within the Infrastructure sector (Ideally Airports, Rail, Utilities or Defence) would be beneficial, however, In order to be able to carry out the duties of the role as required, candidates will be expected to demonstrate a through understanding/experience of the following:

Earned value, progress updating, cost control, change control, baseline management, reporting, P6 environment.

Qualifications

You will be expected to be numerate and computer literate, highly competent in the use of Microsoft Excel, planning software such as Primavera and utilising reporting databases. You will also be familiar with financial/procurement systems such as Oracle and SAP and web-based project control tools.

Typically, a qualified graduate in a relevant discipline with some relevant work experience or previous proven experience in a project control environment.

Senior Project Controls Engineers should be proactive, self-starters with well developed communications and analytical skills.

Owing to the specialist and sensitive nature of the work that we carry out for a number of our clients, candidates will ideally hold security clearance or be able to obtain & maintain security clearance.

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 and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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

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