Associate Director - Energy & Natural Resources

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At Turner & Townsend, our award‑winning Controls & Performance Team focuses on driving innovation, enhancing clients’ integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of Controls & Performance professionals, and our broad expertise offers rich opportunities to grow your career through dedicated pathways.

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Controls Leader (Associate/Director Grade) to join our busy and expanding Energy & Natural Resources Team, undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on high‑profile projects/programmes across the UK. The role will also allow you to innovate, collaborate and learn from our experienced and award‑winning Scope & Integration community and the wider Controls & Performance Network.

• Lead and integrate delivery of controls & performance (project controls), working with major clients and delivery partners.
• Lead cross‑discipline teams of project controls professionals to deliver effective, consistent, assured and value‑adding services across diverse and complex programmes.
• Drive continuous improvement in project controls processes to create efficiency and increase benefits to clients.
• Define and implement project controls approaches at project, programme and portfolio levels, enabling effective decision‑making.
• Define and implement effective governance and assurance processes around project controls products.
• Work with clients to develop relevant breakdown structures and support scope definitions.
• Define scaled, tailored, and integrated approaches for project controls and document them (e.g., in a Project Control System Definition).
• Work with the Integrated Project Team to establish a robust, accurate Performance Measurement Baseline and manage the change control process.
• Work with Project and Commercial Management to establish the Supplier Project Controls contract requirements, and collaborate with suppliers to integrate and analyse their performance data.
• Ensure scope, cost, risk and schedule integration and alignment, and analyse performance data to provide delivery insight and facilitate decisions.
• Train and coach clients and less experienced team members on performance and reporting management processes and practices.
• Assure the quality, accuracy, and integrity of the Project Controls Team’s output.
• Undertake line‑management activities, including career development and performance management.

• Experience in the application of project controls disciplines (planning, cost estimation, cost management, risk management or reporting) across multiple projects.
• Practical experience of integrating project controls disciplines and assessing a team’s maturity and ways of working.
• Experience managing stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience using project controls software and systems (Primavera P6, Active Risk Manager, Ecosys, etc.).
• A project‑controls related qualification (e.g., Project Planning & Controls) is desirable.

• Ability to work with senior management/leadership, guiding, mentoring and driving performance management and action within a complex project/programme environment.
• Ability to lead a team, responsible for defining an integrated project controls service on complex projects/programmes.
• Guide the delivery team on appropriate use of systems and tools such as Power BI and Excel in relation to integrated project controls, performance management, analysis & reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, liaising with clients, contractors and designers.
• Embrace challenges and opportunities to make positive change for clients.
• Effectively collaborate and communicate with people to deliver our best work.
• Help each other maximise potential through proactive collaboration and effective teamwork.
• Takes responsibility for personal performance and core skill development.
• Works with empathy, treating everyone with care…