Project Controls Lead- Data Centres (Finland wide) at Turner Townsend

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Oct, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Project Controls, Cost Management, Schedule Management, Change Management, Procurement, Risk Management, Data Centre Projects, Client Relations, Financial Reporting, Master Planning, Governance Controls, Construction Industry Knowledge, Strategic Development, Team Coordination, Quality Assurance, Conceptual Estimating

Industry

Construction

Description

Company Description Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com Job Description Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the Data Centre sector globally. Due to the continued success and expansion of our Data Centre business in the Nordics area we are currently recruiting for a Project Controls Lead to join our Data Centre team in Finland. This is a key role within our organisation, overseeing all Project Controls of the project, establishing the required processes, templates and tools, and agreeing the baseline for cost and schedule, whilst monitoring performance against it and incorporating the impacts of risk, opportunities and change in a controlled manner. With a market leading client base and the opportunity to take the lead on strategic commissions and high-profile projects, this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with Turner & Townsend. Responsibilities: Identify trends and root causes of deviations against the baseline using lead and lag indicators, recommend remedial actions in order to drive best value for the client. Lead the evaluation of the project‘s time, cost, and quality targets, applying governance controls as necessary to enable the successful delivery of the project. Cooperate with a remote team of cost managers responsible for reaching an agreed, market tested cost baseline and ensuring the client is receiving value for money. Guide and influence the general contractor, ensuring they are progressing in line with the schedule and within agreed cash flow parameters. Act as the key point of contact to the client overcoming delivery and commercial issues whilst preparing formal and ad hoc reports focusing on time, cost and quality targets. Control costs with your knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, basic contingency principals, procurement principals. Create and/or work within a cost report, summarizing financials in an executive level dashboard. Understand change management principals, lead agreed change management process and work flow, providing a platform for adding/tracking/monitoring/approving change. Coordinate and lead planning sessions and workshops with clients and vendors to compile the master project/programme schedule, agreeing baselines and a critical path. Understand procurement principals, collate lead times from vendors and client into the master schedule communicate the prioritisation of ordering materials and equipment to meet scheduled install dates. Work closely with the client to define vendor schedule requirements. Work closely with the project team to stay informed on status of project changes, incorporating and communicating these to the project team to allow for approvals in the change management process. Hold vendors accountable for required schedule updates and reporting to maintain timely and accurate updates of the master schedule ensuring that the schedules adhere to the defined process and quality expectations. Qualifications University Degree in an engineering or construction related field Minimum 10 years’ work experience in Project Controls; experience in large scale Data Centre projects preferred Experience of master planning/strategic estate development and capital project planning for business case compilation is desirable Experienced in variety of methods of procurement and forms of contract Demonstrable experience in client-facing roles at all levels Relevant qualification (project management or construction management) preferred Good knowledge of construction industry and Data Centre sector themes Good knowledge of project lifecycle and business case approvals process Availability for on-site work 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. Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ #LI-NE1 Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

Responsibilities

Oversee all Project Controls of the project, establishing processes, templates, and tools while monitoring performance against the baseline. Act as the key point of contact to the client, addressing delivery and commercial issues while preparing reports focused on time, cost, and quality targets.