Do you want to be part of our successful Infrastructure team supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend in the East Coast?  Our Infrastructure Team is currently anticipating growth in the 2nd Quarter of this year, and looking for ambitious and forward thinking Project Controls professionals to work in our growing team.

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.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver.  As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Who are you?

You are an experienced Project Controls Specialist or Manager with a minimum of 2-8 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment.

As Project Controls Specialist, you will deliver, maintain and manage a standard and consistent full suite of Project Controls, i.e. Cost Estimating, Cost Management, Planning & Scheduling, Risk Management, Contract Administration and Information Management Delivery to a Program Management Office (PMO) or to a Program Controls function. The role may also require to provide leadership at project level if other resources are assigned to the project as well as elements of business and team management.

Depending on the development phase of the projects within program, accountabilities can be summarized as management and enablement of the following activities:

• Establish and implement the project controls process and system
• Identify, implement and maintain the complete controls structure, tools and procedures needed for the program based on the contracting strategy, execution plan and the risks identified for different projects
• Provide strategic guidance to the program controls team consistent with the different project’s execution strategy
• Lead the development of cost management, scheduling and progress monitoring procedures
• Provide project management support in the development of the work breakdown structure, activities, logic, resources and progress of the integrated project schedule, i.e. baseline
• Apply cost forecast best practice and EVM techniques to determine and communicate the possible range of cost and schedule outcomes for the project
• Responsible to produce the monthly project financial reports, comprehensive of variance analysis
• Review scope change requests for the total installed cost & schedule impact
• Identify, Assess and monitor the project risks

• Engineering / Construction Management / Quantity Surveying Degree and/or Certification as Project Controls Manager or equivalent
• Minimum of 2+years industry experience in project controls management positions across all project phases
• Confident and able to lead projects in own right, but when necessary to work as part of a senior delivery team
• Strong interpersonal skills to train and develop teams
• Robust and methodical analytical skills, adaptable, with experience leading effective teams
• Experience in driving new and existing business development opportunities
• Able to prepare, define and lead on bid proposals, and work closely alongside other Associate Directors and Directors

Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, with excellent report and bid writing skills and demonstrated negotiation and influencing skills, and the ability to relate and communicate with people from a variety of backgrounds at all levels in the industry.

Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email [email protected].  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or [email protected].  This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

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