Associate Director - Project Controls Manager

Associate Director - Project Controls Manager

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programs covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post‑project operations. With offices located globally, you’re never far away from our services. Working from 113 offices in 46 countries, we make the difference to projects across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client‑focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver.

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Project Controls Manager to support a large scale Life Sciences project. You will be involved from inception through to completion, requiring a broad experience of the construction process and the ability to stand up a project from the beginning, establishing and delivering robust processes. Great communication skills and comfort in a client‑facing role are essential.

• Responsible for project controls implementation and leadership throughout the process, ensuring client requirements are adhered to at all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Provide proactive communication to ensure client leadership (Project Services and Project Execution) is appraised of trends on the project.
• Establish and maintain project controls service level agreements, responsibility matrices, etc., providing clarity over responsibilities among internal and external resources.
• Develop, approve, and maintain project control plans and procedures covering schedule, cost, cashflow, risk, change and reporting.
• Input into risk management activities, pricing risks where appropriate and contributing to mitigation measures.
• Participate in interactive planning sessions, ensuring any outputs, including ongoing visual performance management tools, are in place and accessible for all appropriate persons.
• Develop and maintain accurate staffing plans for the project(s) in conjunction with the project team.
• Review key project control deliverables ahead of submission for periodic reporting purposes to ensure accurate and meaningful data is provided, and provide comment and recommendations for corrective actions where appropriate.
• Liaise with client Finance team and/or other stakeholders as required to ensure project performance data is open, transparent and supports corporate requirements.
• Support the procurement process, working pre‑contract with Procurement resources as required.
• Coordinate with estimating resources in respect of funding requests, and take responsibility for ‘on time in full’ project controls stage‑gate documentation for internal governance/funding decisions. Key responsibilities include coordinating third‑party estimating/GC firms and consolidating from multiple sources to provide an all‑in estimate.

• Monthly cost report, tracking against authorised budget to deliver concept.
• Supporting preparation of content for stakeholder monthly presentations.
• Quarterly cashflow forecasts.
• Conducting and agreeing monthly pencil requisitions with the GC.
• Facilitate change process (establish and maintain change log).
• Ditto re risk management process / register.
• Reviewing and agreeing variations with the GC to achieve a rolling final account.
• Agreeing GC Final Accounts.
• Project Controls Plan.

Candidate would ideally have positive experience demonstrating the following behaviors:

• Taking initiative to work within loosely defined parameters and setting a structure to be followed by others.
• Client facing, creating an inclusive environment of mutual trust and cooperation.
• Challenging existing behaviors and processes in a positive way to drive a culture of improvement and change.
• Excellent communicator and thrives in a client facing role with an ability to present to senior stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience working in a construction cost role and developing estimates throughout the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience providing…