Turner & Townsend
Project Controls Manager
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Project Controls Manager – Opportunities in the UK
At Turner & Townsend, we are passionate about making a difference—delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people realise their potential, and contributing to a prosperous society. We’ve been shaping projects for over 75 years and now face a new wave of growth to achieve our 2025 vision.
We seek passionate professionals who thrives on delivering great outcomes for clients while growing with us. Our entrepreneurial culture empowers every employee to directly influence the business and own their career progression.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend currently has exciting opportunities for Project Controls Managers across major construction projects throughout the UK. In this role, you will:
- Lead a multi-functional Project Controls team
- Work collaboratively with the client’s Project Manager and supply chain
- Provide realistic baselines and effective controls
- Monitor progress, manage issues, mitigate delays, and drive successful project outcomes
Key Accountabilities
- Embed a robust Breakdown Structure, integrating data from all controls functions
- Coordinate and lead estimating sessions for an agreed, market-tested cost baseline, ensuring value for money and budget realism
- Lead planning sessions to compile the master project/programme schedule baseline, focusing on an achievable duration
- Understand procurement principles, collating lead times to optimise material and equipment ordering aligned with installation schedules
- Manage the risk management process, including qualitative and quantitative assessments to improve cost and schedule predictability
- Ensure stakeholder alignment, securing sign-off on baselines and enabling regular progress visibility
- Implement a robust update process for managing schedule, interfaces, costs, risks, and changes
- Guide and influence the principal contractor and client to achieve schedule and cash flow KPIs
- Apply expertise in conceptual estimating, contingency management, and procurement principles to control costs
- Maintain and improve the master programme, applying quality checks to inputs from the client and contractor
- Lead the change management process, including tracking, monitoring, and approving changes in a timely manner
- Identify trends and root causes of deviations using lead/lag indicators before escalating necessary actionable insights
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Requirements
- Proven experience in delivering Controls in a high-value project/programme environment
- Experience in managing a multi-functional controls team
- Proficiency in controls software such as Primavera (P6), Power BI, and Microsoft Office applications
- In-depth knowledge of:
- Engineering & procurement workflows
- Contracts & construction processes
- Start-up procedures
- Experience in leading collaborative workshops
- Ability to work autonomously while contributing to a team environment
- Demonstrated time management, strategic thinking, and strict adherence to project deadlines
- High motivation, passion for client excellence, and ability to deliver independently
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Flexibility to travel (remote work is available, but site attendance remains necessary for projects)
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Additional Information
We foster a passionate and inclusive culture that empowers every employee. We promote: ✔ Work-life balance ✔ Flexibility & adaptability ✔ Growth and career ownership
Turner & Townsend is committed to diversity and inclusion—we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
For more information, visit www.turnerandtownsend.com.
Important:
Turner & Townsend never requests candidates to pay recruitment fees. All resumes/CVs submitted via our website are proprietary; priority only granted to authorised recruitment agencies with a formal agreement. Unofficial submissions remain company assets.
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