Senior Project Controls Engineer - Defence (Hybrid)

Turner & Townsend; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Health & wellbeing support

Career development

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer to lead planning and scheduling across defence programmes. You will create and maintain project schedules (Primavera P6), coordinate with project managers, and provide proactive risk insights to keep milestones on track.

The role emphasizes stakeholder collaboration, integrity, and delivering value on major UK projects. Hybrid working is supported; you will need to be a sole UK national eligible for SC clearance and bring strong

Qualifications

• Professional Project Controls experience with Planning & Scheduling.
• Proficiency with Primavera (P6) and related planning software.
• Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams and lead by example.
• Degree in a relevant technical or management field or equivalent.
• Member of a professional body (APM/PMI) preferred.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules that support and align with project requirements.
• Develop the project schedules in conjunction with the project manager and project team.
• Reduce uncertainty, know objectives and improve efficiency.
• Interact with and assist project managers to schedule work and coordinate assignments.
• Evaluate project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas.
• Assist project managers to maintain timely and effective change management processes and procedures.
• Assist project team to develop status reports to keep management informed on project progress.
• Conduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Primavera P6

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer to lead planning and scheduling across defence programmes. You will create and maintain project schedules (Primavera P6), coordinate with project managers, and provide proactive risk insights to keep milestones on track.

The role emphasizes stakeholder collaboration, integrity, and delivering value on major UK projects. Hybrid working is supported; you will need to be a sole UK national eligible for SC clearance and bring strong