Project Director – Planning and Scheduling
About The Position
At Turner & Townsend, our award-winning Planning and Scheduling team is focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals. The breadth and scale of our team provide great opportunities to reach back and draw upon a vast pool of experience to enhance your knowledge and career. Our strong capability, discipline communities, and varied client base provide a great opportunity to drive your career, supported by our career pathways. We are seeking an experienced Project Director - Planning & Scheduling to join our busy and expanding team, who are undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on several high-profile Energy & Natural Resources Projects/Programmes. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work as part of our senior leadership team driving innovation, collaboration, and learning from our experienced and award-winning Cost Control community and wider extensive Controls and Performance Network.
Requirements
- Subject matter expertise of different Planning and Scheduling tools and techniques is mandatory.
- Experience of interfacing with other Project Controls disciplines is mandatory.
- Experience in Directing Planning and Scheduling on complex projects/programmes is essential.
- Experience leading large teams is essential.
- The ability to work in both delivery and transformation projects is essential.
- Familiarity with NEC contracts is essential.
- Ability to travel to client sites across the region, as required, is essential.
Responsibilities
- Lead commissions in a client-facing role, managing high-value and complex projects, developing our talented teams, and engaging in our local markets.
- Drive improvements in Planning and Scheduling (and interfacing project controls) processes to create efficiency and increasing benefits to our clients.
- Foster interdisciplinary relationships that operate for the benefit of our clients.
- Be accountable for the continued success and growth of the Planning and Scheduling team in relation to business generation, resource planning, and business strategy/opportunities.
- Be accountable for project scope, capability delivery, and maintaining high levels of client satisfaction.
- Undertake senior line management activities including career development and Planning and Scheduling.
- Oversee the development of the project controls capability through recruitment, training, and experience.
- Manage the implementation, embedding, and roll-out of any identified changes to Planning and Scheduling processes.
- Drive the national and regional Community of Practice.
- Promote the benefits and requirements of Performance and Reporting within the business and external industry.
- Provide subject matter expertise and expert analysis to relevant stakeholders and senior management, supporting effective decision-making.
- Provide training and coaching to clients and less experienced leadership team members on Planning and Scheduling processes and practices.
- Support national and regional initiatives that are aimed at achieving strategic goals such as growth, outreach, or improvement.
Benefits
- Great place to work
- Opportunity and voice to affect change
- Support for people to succeed both in work and life
- Healthy, productive and flexible working environment
- Respects work-life balance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
