Senior Planner

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.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority‑owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Planner to undertake duties within our Scotland‑based Infrastructure, Project Controls team, supporting projects across the energy, defence, rail, airports, highways, water and utilities sectors. The Senior Planner will work as part of our Project Controls team on a high‑profile infrastructure project, providing performance reporting and analysis support. This may be part of a large team or as the key day‑to‑day contact point with the client.

Typical activities include working with cost and planning engineers to develop work breakdown structures and robust performance baselines, establishing progress and cost monitoring methods, producing project control reports and providing performance analysis and recommendations for our clients.

Previous experience working in a project controls environment within the infrastructure sector (Energy, Defence, Rail, Airports, Highways, Water/Utilities) is required, as is experience in at least one of the following:
Programme Controls Management, Earned Value (EVM), Change & Risk Management, Planning, Project Controls and/or PMO.

Applicants will ideally be degree‑educated, with previous industry & sector experience being essential.

• Previous experience with the following tools (or one of):
  Oracle Primavera, MS Project, Excel, PRISM (Cost Management System)

Applicants will also require excellent written and verbal communication skills, be rigorous in following documented processes and governance and be able to demonstrate the ability to innovate in creative ways to meet the challenges of the changing project environment.

Our most pressing needs are currently within the defence sector. Current Security Clearance is ideal for candidates applying for our Defence Sector Projects.

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.

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.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.