Senior/Project Controls Engineer - Planner - Defence

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

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer for the National Security & Defence Infrastructure South East Cost Centre. You will lead planning and scheduling activities on high‑value programmes, collaborating with project managers and multi-disciplinary teams.

The role focuses on developing schedules, monitoring progress, managing change, and preparing status reports. You will need Primavera P6 expertise, Earned Value, and knowledge of NEC contracts, with a track record in

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant technical or management field.
• Professional Project Controls experience spanning planning & scheduling across the project lifecycle.
• Strong knowledge of Primavera (P6) and other planning software.
• Proficient in earned value management techniques.
• Experience using NEC contracts is desirable.
• Member of a relevant professional body e.g., APM/PMI.
• Ability to coordinate across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules that support project requirements.
• Develop the project schedules with the project manager and project team.
• Reduce uncertainty, define objectives and improve efficiency.
• Coordinate with project managers to schedule work and coordinate assignments.
• Evaluate schedule progress and identify developing problem areas.
• Assist in change management processes and procedures.
• Develop status reports to keep management informed on progress.
• Analyze alternatives for recovering slipped schedules.

Skills

Primavera P6

Earned value

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Team coordination

NEC contracts

Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical or management field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

At Turner & Townsend, we are passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

The National Security & Defence Infrastructure South East Cost Centre provides support to projects that range in complexity and size with our service offerings spanning across Programme and Project Management, Project Planning, Cost Engineering, Risk Management, and Commercial Disciplines. We provide support to the full project lifecycle both pre-contract and post contract, delivering infrastructure projects on behalf of our clients, that range from several hundred thousand pounds in value to major projects and programmes worth over £200M.

Due to growing client requirements, we are actively looking to expand the team and have talented individuals join us who will support our NS & Defence client portfolio, whilst further developing their career, working on a range of complex and challenging commissions.

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

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

• 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 desireable
• 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.

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, 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).

Additional Information

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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