Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Turner & Townsend is seeking experienced Project Controls Managers to support major construction projects across the UK. You will lead a multi-functional Project Controls team, collaborating closely with the client’s Project Manager and supply chain to establish a realistic baseline and embed effective controls. Your role will focus on monitoring progress, managing issues, mitigating slippage, and driving delivery to enable successful project outcomes.

Key responsibilities include embedding a robust breakdown structure integrating data from all controls functions, coordinating and leading estimating and planning sessions to develop market-tested cost and schedule baselines, and managing procurement lead times to prioritise ordering of materials and equipment. You will oversee the risk management process with qualitative and quantitative assessments to support cost and schedule predictability.

Strong stakeholder management is essential to ensure baseline sign-off and visibility of progress updates. You will embed a rigorous update process managing schedule, interfaces, cost, risk, and changes effectively. Guiding and influencing the principal contractor and client to achieve schedule and cash flow KPIs will be a core part of your role.

You will control costs using your knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, contingency principles, and procurement. Quality checks on the master programme updates and leading the change management process to track and approve changes timely are key duties. Identifying trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline using lead and lag indicators and reporting remedial actions will help drive best value for the client.

Turner & Townsend fosters an entrepreneurial culture where employees at all levels can influence the business and own their career. We promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance and supports your success both professionally and personally.

Experience
- Proven experience delivering controls in major project/programme environments
- Experience managing a multi-functional controls team
- Proficiency with controls and general software applications such as Primavera (P6), Power BI, and Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up work processes
- Experience leading collaborative workshops

About you
- Reliable with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Strong time management skills with the ability to meet project deadlines
- Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering excellent client outcomes
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Flexible regarding travel to client sites as required, despite increased remote working

Qualifications
- Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in project controls or related disciplines are desirable but not explicitly stated