T

Turner & Townsend

Global project management and cost consulting

Project Controls Engineer - Defence

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePlymouth, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have experience delivering projects.
  • Have Project Controls experience across one or more stages within the project lifecycle.
  • Have experience applying one or more Project Controls disciplines, including Planning and Scheduling, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Risk Management, or Performance Reporting, and their associated software or tools.
  • Have a basic understanding of how the Integrated Project Controls disciplines operate.
  • Be comfortable working in uncertain and unclear project environments.
  • Have the ability to communicate and influence outcomes.
  • Hold an undergraduate degree in a relevant technical or management field, or have suitable equivalent qualifications and experience.
  • Hold or be working towards membership of a relevant professional body, such as the Association for Project Management or Project Management Institute.
  • Be competent using the software needed to perform the role.
  • Be a Sole UK National and able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).

Responsibilities

  • Work within and lead specific workstreams in a cross-discipline Project Controls team.
  • Contribute to project scope definition using exclusions, assumptions, interfaces, and dependencies, and coordinate scope decomposition to establish a Work Breakdown Structure.
  • Work with the Integrated Project Team to establish a robust, accurate Performance Measurement Baseline and manage the change control process.
  • Support collaboration with suppliers to integrate and analyse project performance data in accordance with Supplier Project Controls contractual requirements.
  • Support scope, cost, risk, and schedule integration and alignment.
  • Analyse performance data, including Earned Value Management, to provide insight and facilitate delivery decisions.
  • Liaise with Finance to generate prospective financial positions, including Cash Estimate to Complete and Estimate At Complete profiles.
  • Support effective risk management through identification, quantification, treatment, and oversight of project risk.
  • Support Project Managers in deploying resources in line with resource-loaded schedules.
  • Assure the quality, accuracy, and integrity of work outputs.
  • Work with the Integrated Project Team to communicate and contextualise delivery performance and influence stakeholders.
  • Promote learning from experience and influence process improvements.

Desired Qualifications

  • Have a proactive, curious, and can-do attitude.
  • Have a passion for building a community and support network beyond the delivery role.
  • Have a desire to work across various sectors and with a range of clients.

About the Company

Turner & Townsend

Global project management and cost consulting

Turner & Townsend provides project management, cost management, and advisory services for real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. It manages the full project life cycle—from planning and budgeting to risk management and program delivery across design, construction, and operation. The firm distinguishes itself with a global footprint of 130+ offices in 45+ countries and an alliance with CBRE that expands reach and resources for large, complex assets. Its goal is to help clients maximize asset value by delivering projects on time and within budget while improving performance from inception through operation.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
$1.3B
Headquarters
Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded
1980

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at Turner & Townsend

See more jobs