Senior Project Planner: Controls & Scheduling Lead

Turner & Townsend; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Project Planner to join our Project Controls team on high-profile construction projects across the UK and Europe. You will provide performance reporting and analysis to support delivery and value for clients.

You will work with a remote team of cost managers and the client, applying governance and planning best practices to keep time, cost and quality on track across programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience in at least one of the following: Programme Controls Management, Earned Value (EVM), Change & Risk Management, Planning, Project Controls and or PMO.
• Applicants will ideally be degree educated, with previous industry & sector experience being essential.
• Previous experience of the following tools (or one of) is also required: Oracle Primavera, MS Project, Excel, PRISM (Cost Management System)
• Applicants will also require excellent written and verbal communication skills, be rigorous in following documented processes and governance and be able to demonstrate the ability to innovate in creative ways to meet the challenges of the changing project environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline using lead and lag indicators, recommend remedial actions to drive best value for the client.
• Lead the evaluation of the projects time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls as necessary to enable the successful delivery of the project.
• Cooperate with a remote team of cost managers responsible for reaching an agreed, market tested cost baseline and ensuring the client is receiving value for money.
• Guide and influence the general contractor, ensuring they are progressing in line with the schedule and within agreed cash flow parameters.
• Act as the key point of contact to the client overcoming delivery and commercial issues whilst preparing formal and ad hoc reports focussing on time, cost and quality targets.
• Control costs with your knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, basic contingency principals, procurement principals.

Skills

Programme Controls

Earned Value (EVM)

Change & Risk Mgmt

Planning

Project Controls

PMO

Education

Degree educated

Tools

Oracle Primavera

MS Project

Excel

PRISM (Cost Management System)

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Project Planner to join our Project Controls team on high-profile construction projects across the UK and Europe. You will provide performance reporting and analysis to support delivery and value for clients.

You will work with a remote team of cost managers and the client, applying governance and planning best practices to keep time, cost and quality on track across programmes.