Job Description
Company Description
At Turner & Townsend, we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day, we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 110 offices worldwide.
Turner & Townsend within the UK has a wide range of key clients in various sectors, including Health, Local Authorities, Higher Education, Highways, Utilities, Rail, and Defence. Our diverse portfolio of clients provides our team members with unique and rewarding opportunities to gain experience across a broad range of major programmes and projects.
Turner & Townsend are a key Tier 1 supplier of project and programme management services to the Ministry of Defence and strategic Defence suppliers in the UK. We play a crucial role in supporting the defence of the United Kingdom, whilst ensuring our clients achieve better outcomes
Job Description
Important: 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.
Already holding SC Clearance is desirable however we advise that if you feel you would be a great candidate for this role, please apply.
We are seeking passionate people to join our organisation who have a positive outlook, are seeking development opportunities, have a strong foundation of technical understanding and experience within defence or other highly regulated industries.
- You will lead cross functional teams to implement project controls on large scale multifaceted programmes for a range of key clients in the defence industry.
- This could focus on a range of programme management key disciplines such as planning and scheduling, cost control, risk management, performance and reporting.
- In order to do this you will need to use excellent stakeholder management, build rapport with clients and be responsible for representing and upholding the Turner & Townsend brand.
- Programmes can include anything in the defence industry across a range of sectors from infrastructure to technology development, business change, or commercial.
- Example deliverables could include a costed and resourced integrated master schedule, setting up a programme management office, submitting a business case, or implementing earned value analysis.
- You will lead and mentor junior project controls professionals and project controls engineers.
Qualifications
You will be an experienced programme manager with a proven track record of delivering programmes in highly regulated sectors such as defence or infrastructure.
Ideally you will have professional Project Controls experience across the whole Project lifecycle and in the application of two or more Project Controls disciplines of Planning and Scheduling, Cost Estimation, Cost Management, Risk Management or Reporting and their associated software / tools. You have an advanced understanding of the way in which the Integrated Project Controls disciplines operate, and you can assess the maturity of an organisation and ways of working.
You are a strong communicator and leader with ability to influence, manage, motivate, coach and develop teams and organisations by creating a diverse and inclusive environment. You promote empowerment and contribution and have a passion to build a community and support network beyond your delivery role.
- Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and experience.
- Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g. Association for Project Management, Project Management Institute.
- Have the ability to make risk-based decisions where the parameters are unclear, and judgement is needed.
- Can adapt your leadership style depending upon the audience and be flexible when working with uncertainty.
- Are competent in using the software needed to perform the role.
- Have a desire to work within various sectors and with a range of clients.
Working in teams/site attendance:
- Turner & Townsend cover a large variety of projects nationwide. Site attendance to remote work can vary, but there is an expectation of site attendance 3 days a week.
Additional Information
Security Clearance
Important: 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).
Many 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, 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).
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, such as to current processes through networks such as our maternity steering groups.
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 and working parents.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and have active networks who are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Our “One Employee Network (OEN)” is a unified umbrella, developed to influence, champion and support Turner & Townsend’s ambition to become a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organization. As well as advocating for employees who identify with specific groups and communities, our networks such as but not limited to DE&I, Unity, Womens Network, Wellbeing, Military, Parents and Carers enhance and share best practice and encourage dialogue across our business.
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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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