Senior Project Controls Lead - Risk, Schedule & Cost

Turner & Townsend; St Athan; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior Project Controls professional to lead cross-disciplinary teams on high-risk, high-value projects. The role requires establishing robust baselines, integrating scope, cost and schedule, and working with defence/infra clients on complex programmes.

The role involves 2–3 days on-site attendance with client and office presence, and is open to Sole UK Nationals eligible for UK MoD security clearance. Travel within the UK may be required.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications & experience.
• Member of a relevant professional body (e.g. APM or PMI).
• Experience across two or more Project Controls disciplines (Planning/Scheduling, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Risk Management or Performance Reporting).
• Ability to make risk-based decisions where parameters are unclear and to lead in uncertain environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-discipline Project Controls teams on high value projects.
• Define the scope with exclusions, assumptions, interfaces and dependencies to enable WBS.
• Establish a robust Performance Measurement Baseline and manage change control.
• Collaborate with suppliers to integrate and analyse performance data per contractual requirements.
• Ensure scope, cost, risk and schedule integration and alignment.
• Analyse performance data including Earned Value Management to inform decisions.
• Liaise with Finance to generate Cost and EAC profiles.
• Oversee Quantitative Risk Analysis and ensure effective risk management.
• Support resource deployment in line with resource-loaded schedules.
• Establish governance processes for auditable decision making.
• Assure quality, accuracy and integrity of outputs.
• Build strong relationships to enable delivery recovery.
• Communicate delivery performance and influence stakeholders.
• Promote learning from experience and drive process improvements.
• Mentor and coach team members for capability growth.
• Have a proven track record in defence or infrastructure projects.
• Experience across whole Project lifecycle in Project Controls disciplines.
• Proficient in the software/tools used in Project Controls.

Skills

Project controls disciplines

Planning and scheduling

Cost estimation

Risk management

Performance reporting

Education

Undergraduate degree in a relevant technical or management field

Member of a professional body (APM/PMI)

Job description

Turner & Townsend in the United Kingdom is seeking a senior Project Controls professional to lead cross-disciplinary teams on high-risk, high-value projects. The role requires establishing robust baselines, integrating scope, cost and schedule, and working with defence/infra clients on complex programmes.

The role involves 2–3 days on-site attendance with client and office presence, and is open to Sole UK Nationals eligible for UK MoD security clearance. Travel within the UK may be required.