Senior Project Controls Engineer - Aviation

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer for a high-profile aviation project in London. The ideal candidate will have experience in project controls, particularly within airports, and a strong background in performance reporting and analysis. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic team working on impactful projects with a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for growth and development

Diversity and inclusiveness initiatives

Qualifications

• Previous experience in project controls on major infrastructure projects, preferably in airports.
• Ability to handle Earned value, progress updates, and cost control.
• Proactive and self-starter with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop work breakdown structures and performance baselines.
• Monitor progress and cost, producing project control reports.
• Provide performance analysis and recommendations.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Planning software (e.g., Primavera)

Reporting databases

Earned value management

Cost control

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Overview

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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 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. Candidates should demonstrate an understanding/experience of Earned value, progress updating, cost control, change control, baseline management, reporting, and a P6 environment.

Qualifications

• Numerate and computer literate; highly competent in Microsoft Excel, planning software such as Primavera, and utilizing reporting databases. 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. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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