Company Description
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.
Working with the world’s leading corporations, we enable the successful delivery of their world class Hi-Tech & Manufacturing (HT&M) mission critical facilities. Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centre’s, Life Sciences, Pharma, R&D facilities, Industrial, Manufacturing, Distribution & Logistics sectors globally. We have multiple Project/Programme Control opportunities and are hiring Controls Professionals with proven experience of delivery in these sectors.
Job Description
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Planning Engineer to undertake duties on a number of high profile Defence projects.

EXPERIENCE:

Previous experience working in a project controls environment on a major project or programme within the Infrastructure sector (Ideally Airports, Rail, Utilities or Defence) would be beneficial, however, In order to be able to carry out the duties of the role as required, candidates will be expected to demonstrate a through understanding/experience of the following:
Earned value, progress updating, cost control, change control, baseline management, reporting, P6 environment.
Qualifications
You will be expected to be numerate and computer literate, highly competent in the use of Microsoft Excel, planning software such as Primavera and utilising reporting databases. You will also be familiar with financial/procurement systems such as Oracle and SAP and web-based project control tools.
Typically, a qualified graduate in a relevant discipline with some relevant work experience or previous proven experience in a project control environment.
Senior Project Controls Engineers should be proactive, self-starters with well developed communications and analytical skills.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

The Senior Planning Engineer will work as part of our project controls team on a high profile construction project, providing performance reporting and analysis support. This may be part of a large team or as the key day to day contact point with the client.

DUTIES:

Typical activities include working with cost and planning engineers to develop work breakdown structures and robust performance baselines, establishing progress and cost monitoring methods, producing project control reports and provide performance analysis and recommendations for our clients.