Senior Project Controls Engineer - Planner - Defence

Turner & Townsend; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Flexible working environment

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

A prominent project management firm in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer to provide project controls services for their Defence client portfolio. The successful candidate will manage project schedules, work collaboratively with project managers, and ensure project objectives are met. Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills are essential for this role. The position offers hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant technical or management field or equivalent qualifications.
• Membership in a relevant professional body.
• Professional Project Controls experience in Planning & Scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules.
• Interact with project managers to schedule work.
• Evaluate project schedule progress.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Planning & Scheduling

Education

Degree in relevant technical or management field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Job Description

As a Senior Project Controls Engineer, you will provide the project controls service required by our Defence client portfolio. You will help to ensure projects meet their cost, schedule, and scope objectives while supporting the contractor team throughout the project lifecycle.

Key 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, clarify 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 the 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.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and experience.
• Are a member of a relevant professional body such as the Association for Project Management or Project Management Institute.
• Have strong leadership with the ability to mobilise, inspire and lead by example.
• Have strong stakeholder management experience.

Additional Qualifications:

• Professional Project Controls experience specialising in Planning & Scheduling across one or more sectors during the whole project lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge and proficiency with Primavera P6 and other planning and resourcing software.
• Ability to coordinate and work with other teams and possess multidisciplinary knowledge.

Working arrangements

Turner & Townsend recognises the importance of balancing work and home life by offering hybrid working. You are expected to be on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices approximately 60% of the time, with flexibility based on client and business requirements.

Security Clearance

Important: This role requires you to be a sole UK national able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). Existing SC holders are desirable but not mandatory.

Additional Information

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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.

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