Senior Project Controls Engineer - Energy & Renewables

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

Job Description

Main Purpose of Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Controls Engineer with a strong background in Planning and Cost Management to support the successful delivery of major capital projects within the energy sector.

This role is ideal for a Project Controls professional who combines advanced scheduling expertise with robust cost control capabilities. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining integrated project schedules, managing project budgets and forecasts, analysing project performance, and providing accurate, timely reporting to support informed decision-making.

Working closely with project teams, contractors and key stakeholders, you will play a critical role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with approved cost, schedule and performance objectives. You will be responsible for integrating planning and cost information, identifying risks and opportunities, managing change, and driving best-practice project controls across the project lifecycle.

Key Accountabilities

Planning & Scheduling

• Develop, maintain and manage detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Establish project baselines and monitor progress against approved schedules.
• Analyse critical path activities, float consumption, schedule performance and project constraints.
• Conduct schedule risk assessments and identify potential impacts to project delivery.
• Monitor contractor schedules and integrate them into the overall Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Evaluate project progress and identify schedule variances, delays and recovery opportunities.
• Support project teams in developing mitigation and recovery plans where required.

Cost Management & Forecasting

• Prepare, develop and maintain project budgets, cost plans and forecasts.
• Monitor and control project commitments, accruals, expenditure and approved changes.
• Support monthly cost reporting, forecasting and budget reconciliation activities.
• Analyse cost performance and identify variances against approved budgets and forecasts.
• Ensure robust cost management processes are implemented and maintained throughout project delivery.
• Support financial planning and provide accurate cost data to enable effective management decision-making.

Integrated Project Controls

• Support the integration of schedule, cost, risk and change information to provide a comprehensive view of project performance.
• Establish and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) and associated coding systems.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project controls dashboards and performance reports.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of project controls standards, systems and procedures.
• Maintain project risk registers and support risk identification, assessment and mitigation activities.
• Support project change management processes, ensuring all approved changes are accurately reflected in schedules, costs and reporting.
• Conduct project performance reviews and provide recommendations to improve delivery outcomes.

Stakeholder Management

• Work collaboratively with project managers, engineering teams, contractors and client stakeholders.
• Present planning and cost performance information to project leadership teams.
• Provide project controls expertise and guidance to support effective project execution.
• Build strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams to ensure alignment and consistency of project controls information.

Qualifications

• Significant Project Controls experience with a strong focus on both Planning & Scheduling and Cost Management.
• Proven experience supporting major capital projects within Energy, Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Utilities, Nuclear or similar industries.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Experience developing and maintaining integrated project schedules and cost reports.
• Strong understanding of project controls principles, including planning, cost control, forecasting, risk management and change control.
• Experience preparing project budgets, cost forecasts, performance reporting and variance analysis.
• Knowledge of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structures (CBS) and project control methodologies.
• Experience integrating contractor schedules into master project plans.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex project data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as APM, PMI or similar.
• Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies.
• Experience working in large-scale energy or field development projects.
• Knowledge of project controls reporting tools and data visualisation platforms such as Power BI.

Key Competencies

• Strong planning and scheduling expertise.
• Cost management and forecasting capability.
• Commercial and financial awareness.
• Analytical and data-driven decision making.
• Risk and change management.
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to influence project teams and drive performance improvements.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to work across multidisciplinary environments.

Additional Information

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

Twitter

Instagram

LinkedIn

It 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.

Any 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. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.