Project Controls Manager

Turner & Townsend; United States; Remote; USD 93,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Project Controls Manager to lead a multi-functional controls team on major UK construction programmes. You will develop baselines, monitor progress and drive delivery through robust cost and schedule control.

With expertise in planning, estimating, risk management and stakeholder engagement, you will work closely with clients and principal contractors to realise project objectives and maintain schedule and cash-flow KPIs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering controls on major projects/programmes.
• Experience in leading a multi-functional controls team.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, Power BI, and MS Office.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management.
• Experience leading collaborative workshops.

Responsibilities

• Embed a robust WBS, integrating controls data.
• Lead estimating to establish a market-tested cost baseline.
• Lead planning to baseline master schedule and procurement.
• Manage stakeholders with sign-off and progress reporting.
• Guide contractors to meet schedule and cash-flow KPIs.
• Control costs using containment principles and governance.
• Apply quality checks to the master program.
• Lead change management workflows for timely approvals.
• Identify deviations and report remedial actions.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Planning & scheduling

Cost control

Risk management

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

Project Controls Manager

2026-10-17T00:00:00

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

GB

BS37 7NE

Any

Turner & Townsend

2026-11-17T10:00:56.003

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we are passionate about making a difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

For over 75 years we have been helping our clients deliver on their objectives. Our success at realising outcomes for clients has resulted in significant growth and we are now facing a new wave of growth to achieve our ambitious 2025 vision. To reach this goal, we need great people who are passionate about both delivering great outcomes to our clients and contributing to our future vision. This is made entirely possible through our entrepreneurial culture, allowing employees of all levels to directly influence the business and to own their career.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend currently have a number of exciting opportunities for Project Controls Managers to support major construction projects in the UK to lead a multi-functional Project Controls team, working collaboratively with the clients Project Manager and supply chain to provide a realistic baseline and embed effective controls to monitor progress, manage issues and mitigate slippage to drive delivery and enable successful project outcomes.

Key Accountabilities

• Embed a robust breakdown structure, integrating the data from each of the controls functions.
• Coordinate and lead estimating sessions to reach an agreed, market tested cost baseline with a focus on value for money and budget realism.
• Coordinate and lead planning sessions and workshops to compile the master project/programme schedule baseline, ensuring an achievable procurement principles, collating lead times within the schedule to communicate the prioritisation of ordering materials and equipment to meet scheduled install the risk management process, including being responsible for qualitative and quantitative assessments to support cost and schedule predictability.
• Stakeholder management ensuring all key stakeholders sign off the baseline and have visibility of regular progress a robust update process, ensuring schedule, interfaces, cost, risk and changes are managed effectively.
• Guide and influence the principal contractor and client, working with them to drive delivery and achieve schedule and cash flow KPIs.
• Control costs with your knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, basic contingency principles, procurement principles.
• Control the master program applying quality checks to updates from the client and principal contractor.
• Lead the change management process and workflow, providing a platform for adding/ tracking/ monitoring/ approving change in a timely fashion.
• Identify trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline using lead and lag indicators, effectively reporting any remedial actions in order to drive best value for the client.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering Controls in a major project/programme environment
• Experience in managing a multi-functional controls team
• Proficiency with controls/ general software applications such as Primavera (P6), Power BI, Microsoft Office of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up work processes.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management
• Experience of leading collaborative workshops
• Reliable with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Strong time management skills, quick thinking and ability to meet project deadlines as necessary.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your clients and have the ability to work independently.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required
• Flexible with regards to travel, even with increased levels of remote working, we still need people who are willing to travel to client sites as required.

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.

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Summary

• Type: Full-time
• Function: Project Management
• Experience level: Associate
• Industry: Construction