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Employees also frequently highlight our positive work-life balance and the flexibility offered through hybrid working opportunities.\nWe know that diverse teams deliver better outcomes and we actively welcome people of all identities, backgrounds, and career journeys. If you're looking for a place where your voice is valued, your potential is supported, and your work has real impact, we'd love to meet you.\nOur Cost Centre, Programme Performance, combines practical transformation delivery with advanced risk insight to help organisations make better decisions, manage uncertainty, and deliver consistent programme performance. Our service offerings span Defence, Rail, Infrastructure, Digital and AI, providing support across the full project lifecycle.\nHelp Deliver Some of the UK's Most Important Programmes\nAt Turner & Townsend, our risk specialists help clients understand uncertainty, make informed decisions and deliver successful outcomes across major UK programmes across infrastructure, government, defence, transport and energy sectors. As our portfolio grows, we are looking for talented risk professionals who want to build client relationships, work on major programmes and develop their careers in a supportive environment.\nImportant: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). See Security Clearance Section.\n Job Description\nImportant: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). See Security Clearance Section.\nAlready holding SC Clearance is desirable however we advise that if you feel you would be a great candidate for this role, please apply.\nAs demand continues to rise, we are looking to speak to project controls professionals with an emphasis on planning.\nAs a Senior Project Controls Engineer, you have a passion to provide the project controls service as required by our clients, which may include:\nCreate and maintain project schedules that support and align with project requirements.\n\nDevelop the project schedules in conjunction with the project manager and project team.\n\nReduce uncertainty, know objectives and improve efficiency.\n\nInteract with and assist project managers to schedule work and coordinate assignments.\n\nEvaluate project schedule progress and performance and identify developing problem areas.\n\nAssist project managers to maintain timely and effective change management processes and procedures.\n\nAssist project team to develop status reports to keep management informed on project progress.\n\nConduct analysis to determine alternative courses of action or recovery on slipped schedules.\n\n You will have professional Project Controls experience, specialising in Planning & Scheduling in one or more sectors across the whole Project lifecycle. A strong knowledge and proficiency with Primavera (P6) and other planning and resourcing software. You are able to coordinate and work with other teams and have multi-disciplinary knowledge.\nEssential:\nHave a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and experience.\nAre a member of a relevant professional body e.g., Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute.\nHave strong leadership with the ability to mobilise, inspire and lead by example.\nHave strong stakeholder management experience\n Working in teams/site attendance:\nTurner & Townsend recognises the importance of helping its employees harmonise their work and home life by offering hybrid working, that enable them to balance their working life with other priorities. At the same time T&T recognises that employee office and site attendance must always remain in line with the demands of the business and clients. Currently, we anticipate you being on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices 60% of your time, but this may flex depending on client and business requirements. The office is not the only place work gets done, but it is increasingly important for teams to be stronger together by learning, collaborating, and creating amazing work together.\nSecurity Clearance\nTurner & Townsend recognises the importance of helping its employees harmonise their work and home life by offering hybrid working, that enable them to balance their working life with other priorities. At the same time T&T recognises that employee office and site attendance must always remain in line with the demands of the business and clients. Currently, we anticipate you being on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices 60% of your time, but this may flex depending on client and business requirements. The office is not the only place work gets done, but it is increasingly important for teams to be stronger together by learning, collaborating, and creating amazing work together.\nSecurity Clearance\nImportant: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).\nMany of the clients and projects we support are subject to MoD security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, time out of country, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).\nOur 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.\nWe 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. \nTurner & 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.\nPlease find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/\nSOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.\nSOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.\nJoin our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:\nTwitter\nInstagram\nLinkedIn\nIt is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. \nAny unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. 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