Senior Project Controls Engineer - Planner - Defence

TURNER & TOWNSEND; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Job summary

A project management consultancy in Nottingham is seeking experienced project controls professionals, emphasizing planning expertise. The role involves developing and maintaining project schedules, evaluating progress, and ensuring effective change management. Candidates should hold a relevant degree and have strong stakeholder management and leadership skills. This position requires the ability to obtain UK MoD Security Clearance, with a hybrid working model expected. Competitive opportunities in a supportive and diverse environment await those who apply.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in project controls, focusing on planning and scheduling.
• Ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain project schedules aligning with requirements.
• Develop schedules with project managers and teams.
• Evaluate schedule progress and performance.
• Assist in change management processes.
• 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.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Degree in a relevant technical or management field

Membership in a relevant professional body

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Company Description

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

At Turner & Townsend, we are passionate about making a difference by delivering better outcomes for our clients and helping our people realise their potential. Every day we support major global clients in delivering ambitious and highly technical projects across 246 offices worldwide.

The Defence Infrastructure Cost Centre provides support to projects of varying complexity and size, offering Programme and Project Management, Project Planning, Cost Engineering, Risk Management, and Commercial Disciplines. We support the full project lifecycle pre‑contract and post‑contract, with projects ranging from a few hundred thousand pounds to programmes worth over £200 M.

Job Description

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

We are looking for experienced project controls professionals with an emphasis on planning to join our Defence client portfolio.

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 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 and scheduling across the project lifecycle. A strong knowledge of Primavera P6 and other planning and resourcing software is required, as well as the ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.

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 (e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute).
• Have strong leadership skills 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 balancing work and home life through hybrid working. You are expected to be on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices 60% of your time, flexibly adjusted according to business requirements.

Security Clearance

Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National 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. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.

Additional Information

We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to effect change and support 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.

For more information about us, visit www.turnerandtownsend.com.