Associate/Project Director - Project Manager in London

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. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We have a number of exciting opportunities for Associate Director level Project Controls professionals to help deliver across a range of major infrastructure projects and programmes in London and the South East. Owing to the complex nature of the works involved, these roles will suit Project Controls specialists with proven backgrounds and experience in sectors such as rail, aviation, power, water/utilities, highways or defence.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering project controls services, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, relating to large, complex and mega projects.
• Managing the establishment of the overall success criteria for the contract, including time, cost, and performance parameters.
• Implementing effective project governance, processes and systems throughout the project lifecycle.
• Leading and facilitating inputs from cross-functional project controls team in a matrix environment.
• Accountable for the maintenance of the risk register supporting the evaluation and assessment of all risk components and variations related to the specific performance objective.
• Monitoring and applying performance management techniques, including the use of KPI’s to improve project performance.
• Managing change control processes as required.
• Monitoring and advising upon project finances.
• Managing the flow of project information within the project team.
• Acting as the key, day to day project team interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and these projects are delivered within time and cost targets and to the appropriate quality standards.
• Involvement in technical services delivery including supporting the centre of expertise in developing and implementing the PMO project controls service.
• Ensuring that projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently, on time and to budget.

Qualifications:

• Relevant technical degree and management qualifications.
• Professional experience undertaking project control roles for the development and/or delivery of construction projects.
• Experience working within planning & scheduling, cost management.
• Experience of risk management, change control information management and reporting within complex projects, and integration of same.
• Working knowledge of proprietary cost management systems such as Prism and Unifier.
• The ability to manage and mentor a team of specialists in the above fields, enabling strong training and development for junior staff members.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6.

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.