Project Control Lead

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize 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 108 offices in 45 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver.  As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

The Project Control Lead will provide project controls services and compliance oversight, taking responsibility for reporting and metrics. We are looking for a strong communicator who can efficiently digest complex data sets and succinctly report on them both in written and oral form to senior client stakeholders.

The right candidate will be a good listener and be able to take, understand and rationalize performance feedback from internal and external stakeholder partners to create an environment of continuous improvement.

• Assist in the leadership of the project team
• Work collaboratively with staff of all levels on team to complete current and forecast project deliverables
• Participate in meetings with VP of Business Unit, Directors and staff and prepare and deliver presentations.
• Bet familiar with and be able to clearly communicate advice on set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and train, coach on same.
• Deliver fantastic client service; operate in a partnership manner and be agile and creative in problem solving
• Proficient in Excel and Power BI; the ability to create, evaluate and troubleshoot dashboards and complex KPI reporting
• Be vocal and lead client discussion; contribute to meetings and discourse by actively engaging and leading workshops
• Provide weekly updates regarding the status of projects, initiatives, and staffing, and propose solutions and obtain approval and agreement from management team.
• Direct process improvement to improve internal and client facing systems and processes , establishing new cost and project control tools, reporting and risk documents, and cost management templates and products.
• Engage in financial management – Utilize the tools provided to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports.
• Be a critical thinker and be able to articulate positions and arguments
• Be an active proponent and reference point of our values and behaviours
• Develop priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, make performance measurements via Key performance indicator (KPI) and appraisal documents, management controls and critical success factors based on company goals.
• Advise on contracting and procurement strategy to the benefit of clients over a variety of industries and procurement routes and program level capital planning and reporting
• Facilitate value engineering, capital phase planning, risk and/or life cycle costing exercises for all projects/programs
• Have a good working knowledge of project delivery and cost management metrics

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant technical experience and demonstrable pedigree working on major capital projects in the real estate sector.
• Professional experience undertaking project control roles for the development and/or delivery of commercial construction projects.
• Experience working within project controls, planning & scheduling, cost management.
• Experience of risk management, change control information management and reporting within complex projects, and integration of same.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Relevant consulting experience is preferred. 
• Office based role
• Strong understanding of all aspects of the construction project life cycle.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with, internal team members, clients and cross-functional team members.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email recruitmentUSA@turntown.com.  If you are an individual with a disability and woul