Senior Project Controls Engineer - Rail

Turner & Townsend Plc.; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer to join their dynamic Infrastructure team. This role involves supporting high-value projects in the Rail and aviation sectors, where you'll leverage your expertise in project controls to drive successful outcomes. You'll work closely with cost and planning engineers to establish robust performance baselines and produce insightful project control reports. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in earned value management and be proficient in tools like Primavera and Excel. Join a company that values diversity and promotes a healthy work-life balance while making a significant impact on major infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project controls within the Infrastructure sector.
• Strong numerical and computer literacy skills, particularly in Excel.

Responsibilities

• Develop work breakdown structures and performance baselines.
• Produce project control reports and provide performance analysis.

Skills

Earned Value Management

Cost Control

Change Control

Baseline Management

Performance Analysis

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Primavera P6

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Controls Engineer to join our busy and expanding Infrastructure business, supporting a range of high value projects.

Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, this role will suit a Project Controls Engineer from a Rail or airports background, with a proven track record of successful delivery in a major international airport or rail environment.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

The Senior Project Controls Engineer will work as part of our project controls team on a high profile Rail & aviation project, providing performance reporting and analysis support. This may be part of a large team or as the key day to day contact point with the client.

DUTIES:

1. Typical activities include working with cost and planning engineers to develop work breakdown structures and robust performance baselines.
2. Establishing progress and cost monitoring methods.
3. Producing project control reports and providing performance analysis and recommendations for our clients.

EXPERIENCE:

Previous experience working in a project controls environment on a major project or programme within the Infrastructure sector would be beneficial, however, candidates will be expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding/experience of the following:

• Earned value, progress updating, cost control, change control, baseline management, reporting, P6 environment.

Qualifications

• You will be expected to be numerate and computer literate, highly competent in the use of Microsoft Excel, planning software such as Primavera and utilising reporting databases.
• You will also be familiar with financial/procurement systems such as Oracle and SAP and web-based project control tools.
• Typically, a qualified graduate in a relevant discipline with some relevant work experience or previous proven experience in a project control environment.
• Senior Project Controls Engineers should be proactive, self-starters with well-developed communications and analytical skills.

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.