Senior Planning Engineer — Project Controls (Construction)

Turner & Townsend; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Senior Planning Engineer to join the project controls team on high profile construction projects in the UK. You will develop work breakdown structures, establish progress and cost monitoring, and produce project control reports with performance analysis for client review.

The role requires strong numerical skills and proficiency in Primavera/P6, Excel, and familiarity with Oracle/SAP and reporting databases. Strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Numerate and computer literate; proficient in Microsoft Excel, planning software such as Primavera and reporting databases.
• Familiar with 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Earned value

Progress updating

Cost control

Change control

Baseline management

Reporting

P6 environment

Education

Graduate in a relevant discipline

Tools

Primavera

Excel

Oracle

SAP

Reporting databases

Job description

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Senior Planning Engineer to join the project controls team on high profile construction projects in the UK. You will develop work breakdown structures, establish progress and cost monitoring, and produce project control reports with performance analysis for client review.

The role requires strong numerical skills and proficiency in Primavera/P6, Excel, and familiarity with Oracle/SAP and reporting databases. Strong communication skills are essential.