Senior/Project Controls Engineer - Planner - Defence

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

Job summary

A leading project management consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer to enhance project schedules and deliver effective project controls. You will collaborate closely with project managers and lead diverse teams, ensuring efficient delivery across various projects. The role requires a degree in a relevant field, strong proficiency in project controls, and the ability to achieve UK MoD Security Clearance. A hybrid working model is offered, promoting work-life balance.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Professional Project Controls experience specializing in Planning & Scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of earned value management techniques.
• Experience using NEC suite of contracts is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules.
• Develop project schedules with project managers.
• Evaluate project schedule progress and performance.

Skills

Project Controls

Planning & Scheduling

Stakeholder Management

Leadership

Earned Value Management

Primavera (P6)

Education

Degree in a relevant technical or management field

Tools

Primavera (P6)

Job description

Overview

As demand continues to rise, we are looking to speak to project controls professionals with an emphasis on planning. As a Senior Project Controls Engineer, you have a passion to provide the project controls service as required by our clients, which may include:

• 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.

Turner & Townsend recognises the importance of helping its employees harmonise their work and home life by offering hybrid working, that enable them to balance their working life with other priorities. At the same time T&T recognises that employee office and site attendance must always remain in line with the demands of the business and clients. Currently, we anticipate you being on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices 60% of your time, but this may flex depending on client and business requirements. The office is not the only place work gets done, but it is increasingly important for teams to be stronger together by learning, collaborating, and creating amazing work together.

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. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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Qualifications

• Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and experience.
• 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.
• Proficient in understanding and applying earned value management techniques
• Experience using the NEC suite of contracts is desirable
• Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute.
• You are able to coordinate and work with other teams and have multi-disciplinary knowledge.
• Have strong leadership with the ability to mobilise, inspire and lead by example.
• Have strong stakeholder management experience.

Many of the clients and projects we support are subject to MoD security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).

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.