Project Controls Manager - Planning &...

• Full-time
• Department: Infrastructure

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 130 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Our award-winning Planning and Scheduling team are focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals. The breadth and scale of our team provides great opportunities to reach back and draw upon a vast pool of experience to enhance your knowledge and career. Our strong capability, discipline communities and varied client base, provides a great opportunity to drive your career, supported by our career pathways.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Planning & Scheduling Manager to join our busy and expanding Infrastructure team who are undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on several high-profile Infrastructure and Defence Projects/Programmes. This role is predominantly based in the North with some regional travel required and we would welcome applicants based across Yorkshire, Northwest, Northeast and Scotland.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading members of the planning team to develop and maintain plans on complex projects or programmes.
• Driving continuous improvement in planning (and interfacing project controls) processes to create efficiency and increasing benefits to our clients.
• Supporting the implementation, embedding and roll-out of any identified changes to schedule management approaches.
• Defining both internal and supply chain planning standards and ensuring compliance.
• Co-ordination of the development and maintenance of Integrated Master Schedules including vertical and horizontal integration of supporting plans.
• Leading population of information supporting the Integrated Master Schedules such as the Basis of Schedule (BoS).
• Developing inputs to inform Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) and incorporating schedule contingency into the planning approach.
• Conducting analysis to understand alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.
• Training and coaching clients and less experienced team members on planning processes and practices.
• Challenging schedule information to ensure it is realistic, robust and stands up to scrutiny.
• Monitoring the project managers reporting system summarising the progress status of all projects.
• Monitoring and advising on status of project KPIs.
• Understanding and explaining the EVM reported periodically.
• Supporting T&T’s recruitment activities to grow and develop the project controls capability.
• Undertaking line management activities including career development and performance management.
• Contributing to the national and regional risk communities including Community of Practice.

Qualifications

Skills & Behaviours

• Ability to interact with Senior Management / Leadership members when delivering updates on Schedule within a complex project/programme environment.
• Ability to lead a team, responsible for defining and delivering schedule management, on complex projects/programmes along with all associated processes & reports.
• Guide the team on appropriate use of systems and tools in relation to Planning & Scheduling.
• Excellent communicator, (both written and verbal), to liaise with the client, contractors and designers.
• Works to make positive change happen by embracing challenges and opportunities for our clients.
• Effectively leads, connects and communicates with people to collaborate to deliver our best work.
• Brings out the best in everyone by helping each other making the most of their potential through proactive collaboration and effective teamworking.
• Demonstrates development of personal and team performance and core skill.
• Works with empathy and treats everyone with care and respect to continue to make T&T a great place to work.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and maintaining project schedules on multiple capital projects is essential.
• Experience in defining, improving or implementing planning approaches is essential.
• In depth practical experience in Project Management and Planning techniques is essential.
• Experience in using Primavera P6 is essential.
• Practical application of Earned Value Management (EVM) is essential.
• Experience in integrating multiple schedules is desirable.
• Experience in leading small teams is desirable.
• An understanding of QSRA (monte-carlo) techniques is desirable.
• Having attended formal training in Primavera P6 is desirable.
• Having attended formal training in Tilos Time location software is desirable.
• Demonstratable experience of Cemar Contract Management tool or equivalent is desirable.
• Experience of interfacing planning with other Project Controls disciplines (Scheduling, Cost Control, Change Control) is essential.

Additional Information

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.

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