Senior Planning Engineer (Defence) - Construction

jobs24.co.uk; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to join their project controls team. This role involves supporting high-profile Defence projects through performance reporting and cost analysis. You will collaborate with cost and planning engineers to develop work breakdown structures, establish robust performance baselines, and produce insightful project control reports. The ideal candidate will have experience in project controls within the Infrastructure sector, particularly in Airports, Rail, Utilities, or Defence. This position offers a dynamic work environment where you can make a significant impact on ambitious projects while fostering your professional growth and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls on major infrastructure projects is beneficial.
• Proactive self-starters with strong analytical and communication skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide performance reporting and analysis support for high profile Defence projects.
• Develop work breakdown structures and establish progress and cost monitoring methods.

Skills

Earned value

Progress updating

Cost control

Change control

Baseline management

Reporting

Numeracy

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Qualified graduate in a relevant discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Primavera

Oracle

SAP

Web-based project control tools

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

Qualifications:

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:

1. Earned value
2. Progress updating
3. Cost control
4. Change control
5. Baseline management
6. Reporting
7. P6 environment

You will be expected to be numerate and computer literate, highly competent in the use of Microsoft Excel, planning software such as Primavera, and utilizing 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 is required. 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.

About Turner & Townsend:

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 Centres, 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.

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.