Data Centres)

Turner & Townsend•Aberdeen, WA

17d

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Project Controls Professional with life sciences or data centre experience. The role establishes project controls processes, templates and tools, agrees cost and schedule baselines, monitors performance, and incorporates risk, opportunities and change in a controlled manner. The position supports project delivery by evaluating time, cost and quality targets, managing cost and schedule reporting, coordinating planning and risk activities, and helping ensure the client receives value for money. The Project Controls Engineer works with clients, cost managers, general contractors, vendors and project teams. The role leads schedule planning and change processes, tracks performance against agreed baselines, supports timely procurement and installation, and provides formal and ad hoc reporting on project targets.

Requirements

Proven experience in project controls coordination across all phases of the project lifecycle, including programme, risk and reporting.
Specialist experience in the life sciences or data centre sector.
Ability to determine corrective actions or recommendations based on facts and figures, and critically evaluate information and data from various sources.
Advanced skills in MS Office and Primavera P6.
Commitment to providing excellent service.
Reliability and ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
Strong time management skills, quick thinking and ability to meet project deadlines as necessary.
High motivation and drive, passion for client delivery, and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

Identify trends and root causes of deviations from baselines using lead and lag indicators, and recommend remedial actions to achieve best value for the client.
Lead evaluation of project time, cost and quality targets, applying governance controls as needed to support successful delivery.
Cooperate with remote cost managers to establish an agreed, market-tested cost baseline and ensure value for money.
Guide and influence the general contractor to progress in line with the schedule and agreed cash flow parameters.
Act as the key client contact for delivery and commercial issues, and prepare formal and ad hoc reports focused on time, cost and quality targets.
Control costs using knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, contingency principles and procurement principles.
Create or work within cost reports and summarize financials in an executive-level dashboard.
Understand change management principles and lead the agreed change management process and workflow for adding, tracking, monitoring and approving change.
Coordinate and lead client and vendor planning sessions and workshops to compile the master project or programme schedule, agree baselines and establish the critical path.
Collate vendor and client lead times into the master schedule and communicate ordering priorities for materials and equipment to meet scheduled installation dates.
Work with the client to define vendor schedule requirements.
Participate in project team risk evaluations and incorporate defined risks into Monte Carlo analysis to quantify impacts on overall project cost and schedule.
Stay informed about project changes, incorporating and communicating them to the project team to support approvals through the change management process.
Hold vendors accountable for required schedule updates and reporting, maintaining timely and accurate master schedule updates in accordance with defined process and quality expectations.