Senior Planning Engineer (Defence) - Construction

Turner & Townsend Plc.; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to join their project controls team on high-profile Defence projects. This role involves collaborating with cost and planning engineers to develop performance baselines and project control reports. The ideal candidate will have experience in project controls within the Infrastructure sector, particularly in Airports, Rail, Utilities, or Defence. You'll be using your analytical and communication skills to provide performance analysis and recommendations, ensuring project success. Join a company that values diversity and promotes a healthy work-life balance while working on impactful projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls on major Infrastructure projects is essential.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and planning software like Primavera.

Responsibilities

• Develop work breakdown structures and performance baselines.
• Produce project control reports and provide performance analysis.

Skills

Earned value

Progress updating

Cost control

Change control

Baseline management

Reporting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Graduate in a relevant discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Primavera

Oracle

SAP

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Working with the world’s leading corporations, we enable the successful delivery of their world class Hi-Tech & Manufacturing (HT&M) mission critical facilities. Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centre’s, Life Sciences, Pharma, R&D facilities, Industrial, Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics sectors globally. We have multiple Project/Programme Control opportunities and are hiring Controls Professionals with proven experience of delivery in these sectors.

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Planning Engineer to undertake duties on a number of high profile Defence 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:

1. Working with cost and planning engineers to develop work breakdown structures and robust performance baselines.
2. Establishing progress and cost monitoring methods.
3. Producing project control reports.
4. Providing 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. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate a thorough 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 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.