Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At Turner & Townsend, we are passionate about making a difference by delivering better outcomes for our clients and helping our people realise their potential. The National Security & Defence Infrastructure South East Cost Centre supports projects ranging in complexity and size, offering services across Programme and Project Management, Project Planning, Cost Engineering, Risk Management, and Commercial disciplines. We provide support throughout the full project lifecycle, both pre-contract and post-contract, delivering infrastructure projects valued from several hundred thousand pounds to major programmes exceeding £200M.

Due to growing client requirements, we are expanding our team and seeking talented individuals to support our National Security & Defence client portfolio. As a Senior Project Controls Engineer with a focus on planning, you will create and maintain project schedules aligned with project requirements, working closely with project managers and teams to reduce uncertainty, improve efficiency, and coordinate assignments. You will evaluate schedule progress, identify potential issues, assist with change management processes, develop status reports, and conduct analysis to recommend recovery actions for slipped schedules.

Turner & Townsend supports hybrid working arrangements to help employees balance work and life priorities. You can expect to be on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices approximately 60% of your time, with flexibility depending on business and client needs.

Security Clearance
Due to the sensitive nature of these projects, applicants must be SOLE UK Nationals able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). Eligibility may be affected by place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency history.

Experience
- Professional project controls experience specialising in Planning & Scheduling across the full project lifecycle.
- Strong knowledge and proficiency with Primavera (P6) and other planning and resourcing software.
- Experience applying earned value management techniques.
- Experience using the NEC suite of contracts is desirable.
- Ability to coordinate and work with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Strong stakeholder management experience.

About you
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to mobilise, inspire, and lead by example.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Able to work effectively both on-site and in office environments.
- Committed to maintaining high standards of security and confidentiality.

Qualifications
- Degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and experience.
- Membership of a relevant professional body such as the Association for Project Management or Project Management Institute is preferred.