Senior Project Controls Engineer - Planner - Defence

Turner & Townsend; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer with a focus on planning to support UK defence programmes. You will develop and maintain project schedules, coordinating with project managers and teams to reduce risk and improve efficiency.

The role requires expertise in Primavera P6, strong stakeholder management, and experience across the project lifecycle, with hybrid working arrangements available.

Qualifications

• You will have professional Project Controls experience, specialising in Planning & Scheduling across the Project lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of Primavera (P6) and other planning/resourcing software.
• Ability to coordinate with other teams and multi-disciplinary knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules aligned with project requirements.
• Develop schedules with the project manager and team.
• Support change management and reporting on progress.

Skills

Planning

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in relevant technical or management field

Member of APM/PMI or similar

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

• Full-time
• Department: Defence

Company Description

Join a Team Where Your Perspective Matters

At Turner & Townsend, you'll benefit from strong professional development and international exposure, as well as comprehensive health and wellbeing support. Employees also frequently highlight our positive work-life balance and the flexibility offered through hybrid working opportunities.

We know that diverse teams deliver better outcomes and we actively welcome people of all identities, backgrounds, and career journeys. If you're looking for a place where your voice is valued, your potential is supported, and your work has real impact, we'd love to meet you.

Our Cost Centre, Programme Performance, combines practical transformation delivery with advanced risk insight to help organisations make better decisions, manage uncertainty, and deliver consistent programme performance. Our service offerings span Defence, Rail, Infrastructure, Digital and AI, providing support across the full project lifecycle.

Help Deliver Some of the UK's Most Important Programmes

At Turner & Townsend, our risk specialists help clients understand uncertainty, make informed decisions and deliver successful outcomes across major UK programmes across infrastructure, government, defence, transport and energy sectors. As our portfolio grows, we are looking for talented risk professionals who want to build client relationships, work on major programmes and develop their careers in a supportive environment.

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). See Security Clearance Section.

Job Description

Job Description

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). See Security Clearance Section.

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.

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.

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

Additional Information

Working in teams/site attendance:

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.

Security Clearance

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). 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, time out of country, 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).

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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