Senior Planning Engineer - Life Sciences
Job in
Glasgow, Glasgow City Area, G1, Scotland, UK
Listed on 2026-09-03
Listing for:
Turner & Townsend
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-03
Job specializations:
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Construction
Procurement / Purchasing, Financial Manager, Quantity Surveyor
Job Description & How to Apply Below
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.
Job Description The Senior Planning Engineer will work as part of the project controls team, providing performance reporting and analysis support.
Key responsibilities include:
Collaborating with cost and planning engineers to develop comprehensive work breakdown structures and robust performance baselines
Establishing and implementing progress and cost monitoring methodologies
Producing project control reports and delivering performance analysis with actionable recommendations to clients
Serving as the primary day-to-day contact point with clients on assigned projects
Managing earned value analysis, progress updates, and cost control activities
Overseeing change control and baseline management processes
Delivering clear and timely reporting to stakeholders
To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate thorough understanding and proven experience in the following areas:
Earned value analysis
Progress updating and tracking
Cost control and management
Change control procedures
Baseline management
Project reporting and performance analysis
Oracle Primavera P6 environment
Project controls on major construction projects or programmes
Qualifications
You will be expected to be numerate and computer literate, highly competent in the use of Microsoft Excel, planning software such as Primavera and utilising reporting databases. You will also be familiar with financial/procurement systems such as Oracle and SAP and web-based project control tools.
Typically, a qualified graduate in a relevant discipline with some relevant work experience or previous proven experience in a project control environment. Senior Planners should be proactive, self-starters with well developed communications and analytical skills.
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. 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.
Please find out more about us at #LI-DW1
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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Full-time Function:
Project Management Experience level:
Mid-Senior Level Industry: Construction
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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