Senior Project Controls Engineer - Water/Utilities

Turnertownsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer to join our London infrastructure team. You will work on high-profile projects, delivering performance reporting, baselines, and cost control analyses as part of a larger team or as the main client contact.

The role requires strong experience in earned value, planning software (Primavera P6), Excel, and familiarity with Oracle/SAP systems. You will be proactive, analytical, and capable of clear communication in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in project controls within major infrastructure projects.
• Proficient in earned value, cost control, and baseline management.
• Strong planning and reporting capabilities with Primavera P6.
• Numerate and computer-literate with Excel and SAP/Oracle familiarity.
• Graduate with relevant discipline and some work experience in project controls.
• Proactive, self-starting with good communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop work breakdown structures and robust performance baselines.
• Establish progress and cost monitoring methods.
• Produce project control reports and performance analyses.
• Provide performance recommendations for clients.
• Collaborate with cost and planning engineers.

Skills

Earned value

Progress updating

Cost control

Change control

Baseline management

Reporting

P6

Excel

Primavera P6

Oracle

SAP

Project controls tools

Education

Relevant discipline degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Oracle

SAP

Reporting databases

Job description

We are currently have a number of opportunities for Senior Project Controls Engineers to join our busy and expanding London infrastructure business, undertake duties on a number of high profile, London based infrastructure projects.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

Senior Project Controls Engineers work as part of our project controls team on high profile, high value infrastructure projects, 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:

Typical activities include working with cost and planning engineers to develop work breakdown structures and robust performance baselines, establishing progress and cost monitoring methods, producing project control reports and provide 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 (Ideally Airports, Rail, Utilities or Highways) would be beneficial, however, In order to be able to carry out the duties of the role as required, candidates will be expected to demonstrate a through understanding/experience of the following:

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

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.

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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.

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

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