Senior Project Controls Engineer - Aviation

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Diversity and inclusion programs

Job summary

A global professional services firm in Greater London is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer to support a major airport project. The ideal candidate will possess experience in project controls within the aviation industry, showcasing skills like earned value management and cost control. Responsibilities include developing performance baselines and overseeing key reporting metrics. The position requires a qualified graduate and offers a flexible working environment promoting work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a project control environment, preferably in airports.
• Strong proficiency in project control tools and methodologies.
• Ability to analyze project performance and provide insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop work breakdown structures and performance baselines.
• Establish cost monitoring methods and produce control reports.
• Act as the key day-to-day contact with the client on projects.

Skills

Earned value

Progress updating

Cost control

Change control

Baseline management

Reporting

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Qualified graduate in relevant discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Primavera

Oracle

SAP

Job 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. 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 have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Controls Engineer to join our busy and expanding Infrastructure business, supporting a major London based airport deliver a range of high value projects.

Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, this role will suit a Project Controls Engineer from an aviation / airports background, with a proven track record of successful delivery in a major international airport environment.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

The Senior Project Controls Engineer will work as part of our project controls team on a high profile aviation 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) would be beneficial. To perform the role, candidates should 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.

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.

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

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.