Project Controls Engineer - Planning, Data Centres

Project Controls Engineer – Planning, Data Centres

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Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Due to growth and ongoing delivery success with our clients, we have multiple opportunities within Industrial, Science & Technology projects and are looking for Project Controls Professionals with proven experience of delivery to join our team. We encourage applicants at every skill level to apply. You might be an ideal fit for our team even if you don’t have all the required skills.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the schedule development lifecycle for one or more projects, from high‑level planning to detailed execution.
• Lead dynamic planning sessions and collaborate with the extended project management team to create schedules.
• Develop and manage the Owner’s schedule, ensuring alignment with quality standards.
• Verify that contractor schedules and reports contain all relevant scope and escalating when lacking.
• Track and summarize schedule performance (e.g., s‑curves, critical and sub‑critical paths, planned vs actual variance, float trend, start finish curves, etc.), providing stakeholders with clear and actionable reports.
• Develop and maintain resource‑loaded schedules.
• Undertake “what if” / scenario analysis on schedules.
• Frequent visits to the construction site to provide team support, nurture relationships and assess the progress of the project.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, focusing on creating scalable solutions and team development.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience in a construction‑related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of PMO and project controls with a focus on scheduling and risk management.
• Skilled in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project mandatory.
• Skilled in Acumen Fuse and PowerBi is a plus.
• Experience in data centre or pharma is a plus.
• Competent in Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Fluent in both Spanish and English.
• Excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail and adept problem‑solving abilities.
• Have a passion for building a global team and fostering employee development.

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.

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Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Project Management

Industries

Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

Recruitment Policy

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