Project Controls Manager - Energy

Project Controls Manager – Energy

Join Turner & Townsend as a Project Controls Manager – Energy in the North West team. Our nuclear client is at the forefront of industry‑leading change, and we are looking for senior leaders with experience in project planning, cost control, risk management and team leadership. Candidates will be required to be present in our client office in Teesside for 3 days per week.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead cross‑discipline teams of project controls professionals to deliver robust and consistent project controls services, driving continuous improvement.
• Create efficiency and increase benefits to our nuclear client by defining and implementing project controls approaches at project, programme and portfolio levels.
• Define and implement effective governance and assurance processes around project controls products.
• Adhere to NEC or FIDIC contract processes for the management of project controls data and deliverables.
• Work with the client to develop breakdown structures, support scope definitions and deliver project controls products with senior professionals.
• Define scaled, tailored and integrated approaches for project controls and document them (e.g., in a Project Control System Definition).
• Define the scope through identification and management of exclusions, assumptions, interfaces and dependencies, coordinating scope decomposition.
• Work with the Integrated Project Team to establish a robust, accurate Performance Measurement Baseline and manage the change control process.
• Work with Project and Commercial Management to establish Supplier Project Controls contract requirements, and collaborate with suppliers to integrate and analyse performance data.
• Ensure scope, cost, risk and schedule integration and alignment, analysing performance data to provide delivery insight and facilitate delivery decisions.
• Train and coach client team and less experienced project team members on performance and reporting management processes and practices.
• Assure the quality, accuracy and integrity of the Project Controls team’s output.
• Undertake line‑management activities including career development and performance management.
• Interact with Senior Management and Leadership members to deliver updates on Performance Management within a complex project/programme environment.
• Guide the team on appropriate use of systems and tools such as Primavera P6, Power BI and Excel for performance management, analysis and reporting.
• Work to make positive change happen by embracing challenges and opportunities for our client.
• Effectively connect and communicate with people to collaborate and deliver our best work.
• Bring out the best in everyone by fostering proactive collaboration, effective teamwork, empathy and respect.

Qualifications

You have senior professional experience in the application of several Project Controls disciplines (Planning, Cost Estimation, Cost Management, Risk Management, or Reporting) across multiple projects and sectors, through the entire Project lifecycle. While nuclear experience is desirable, it is not an absolute requirement. You possess strong knowledge of project controls software packages and can coordinate and work with other teams using your multidisciplinary knowledge.

You will be a strong communicator, able to demonstrate leadership behaviours with the ability to influence, manage, motivate, coach and develop a team while fostering a diverse and inclusive environment.

• Obtain BPSS level security clearance.
• Member of a relevant professional body (e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute).
• Practical experience of integrating Project Controls disciplines and assessing team maturity and ways of working.
• Experience using Project Controls software such as Primavera P6, Active Risk Manager, Ecosys, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to make risk‑based decisions where parameters are unclear and judgement is required.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mobilise, inspire and lead by example.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.
• Ability to navigate conflict situations and defuse tension.
• Desire to work within the nuclear sector.

Additional Information

We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to effect change. We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable. 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.

Seniority Level

Executive

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Management, Consulting, and Engineering

Industries

Construction, Civil Engineering, Business Consulting and Services

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