Project Controls Manager in Warrington

At Turner & Townsend our award-winning Controls & Performance 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.

As the Project Controls Manager you will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of the SMR Project by managing core project controls functions including schedule, cost, risk, and change control. Reporting to the Project Controls Lead, you will lead a team of project controls engineers and analysts, ensuring high-quality data, reporting, and performance tracking across the programme. This role bridges the gap between strategic leadership and technical delivery, providing hands‑on management of project controls processes while contributing to continuous improvement and capability development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of integrated project schedules, ensuring alignment with programme milestones and delivery objectives.
• Manage cost control processes including budget tracking, forecasting, variance analysis, and reporting.
• Support the implementation of risk management frameworks, including qualitative and quantitative risk analysis (QRA).
• Oversee change control processes, ensuring all changes are properly assessed, documented, and approved.
• Provide regular performance reporting to the Project Controls Lead and wider delivery team, using tools such as Power BI, Primavera P6, and EcoSys.
• Mentor and support Project Controls Engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
• Coordinate with delivery teams, PMO, and supply chain partners to ensure consistent and accurate project controls data.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of project controls strategies, standards, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and safety standards, and support assurance activities.
• Participate in cross-functional workshops and stakeholder engagement activities to ensure alignment and transparency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Finance, or a related field.
• Certification in Project Controls, such as AACE's CCP (Certified Cost Professional) or PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional) is desirable.
• Membership of professional body such as the APM or equivalent, and either working towards or Chartered.
• Demonstrable experience in project controls within large-scale infrastructure or energy projects, ideally in nuclear or regulated environments.
• Proficiency in scheduling and cost management tools (e.g., Primavera P6, EcoSys, Power BI).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Experience managing change control, risk, and performance reporting processes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to lead and develop junior team members.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment with ambiguity and change.
• Experience working within a startup or similar innovative environment, showcasing adaptability and comfort with uncertainty is desirable.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.