Senior Project Controls Engineer – Defence (SC Cleared)

Turner & Townsend; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer with a focus on planning to support major defence and infrastructure programmes. You will create and maintain schedules, work with project teams, and help manage change to drive on-time delivery across multiple client projects.

The role requires Primavera P6 expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate across disciplines while supporting risk-informed decision making.

Qualifications

• You will have professional Project Controls experience, specialising in Planning & Scheduling in one or more sectors across the whole Project lifecycle.
• A strong knowledge and proficiency with Primavera (P6) and other planning and resourcing software.
• You are able to coordinate and work with other teams and have multi-disciplinary knowledge.

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.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Primavera P6

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in relevant technical or management field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer with a focus on planning to support major defence and infrastructure programmes. You will create and maintain schedules, work with project teams, and help manage change to drive on-time delivery across multiple client projects.

The role requires Primavera P6 expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate across disciplines while supporting risk-informed decision making.