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Turner & Townsend

Project Controls Manager

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Hybrid
Houston, TX
Entry level
Hybrid
Houston, TX
Entry level
Manages project controls for large, complex construction projects, including integrated master schedules, cost control, earned value, forecasting, risk assessment, change orders, contract administration, performance reporting, and schedule integrity. Partners with project managers, contractors, clients, and consultants to monitor progress, identify variances, assess critical-path impacts, and recommend corrective actions. The role is Houston-based with travel to Eunice, New Mexico, and requires strong construction controls, reporting, scheduling, and communication skills.
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Company Description

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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an ambitious Project Controls Manager to join our growing team. The ideal candidate is an ambitious construction professional with experience supporting project controls cost and schedule on large construction projects or programs.  

This is a senior role responsible for establishing and managing controls and performance processes and enablers that establish, maintain, monitor and control project performance across scope and integration, planning and scheduling, cost estimating, cost control, risk management, performance and reporting disciplines. 

**Houston, TX based with up to 20% travel to Eunice, NM

Responsibilities: 

  • Understanding of various disciplines and how they integrate 

  • Progress each project every month to ensure all projects are monitored for project controls in line with the monthly reporting cycle, checking accuracy and consistency of data.  

  • Report milestones of planned value and earned value data, % complete on projects and provide project commentaries.  

  • Attend project status meetings report on major material status; update forecast and schedule per progress discussion.  

  • Summarize project performance metrics and provide specialized direction and recommendations to project teams and management for the resolution of diverse project controls issues.  

  • Develop, monitor and update owners of Project Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).  

  • Interface with project stakeholders as a trusted advisor to provide guidance and recommendations for the project.   

  • Actively work with project managers and construction firms to maintain schedule integrity.  

  • Track and review change orders with project management and cost management team.  

  • Produce monthly reports for management.  

  • Contract Administration (retention, T&Cs, insurance, allowances, contingency, incentives).  

  • Prepare baseline schedules and schedule basis documents for approval by project teams.  

  • Conduct schedule for resource loading and leveling.  

  • Consolidate contractors schedule to incorporate into IMS.  

  • Assess impacts on the critical path and near-critical activities and report to the project team.  

  • Monitor schedule deviations and variances and assist in the development of alternative methods for corrective action.  

  • Review schedules with project team members on a regular basis to ensure that accurate and timely data is incorporated in the schedule.  

  • Facilitate interactive planning sessions and quantitative risk assessments when required.  

  • Maintain record of scope changes, trends and variances that potentially affect performance.  

  • Maintain liaison with clients and other consultants at all projects stages.  

  • Implement best practices and reporting trends both internally and externally.  

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

Qualifications

Qualifications: 

  • The successful candidate will provide objective insights to project, program and portfolio leadership and ensure efficient delivery of outcomes, with an integrated process led approach.

  • Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering. 

  • Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing and presentations. 

  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite of applications. 

  • Experience with cloud-based software. 

  • P6 scheduling knowledge preferred. 

  • Skilled in the use of industry accepted applications for cost, planning and progress measurement. 

  • Self-Motivated and proactive. 

  • Demonstrates a high level of self-organization, coordination and planning. 

  • Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, be a team player and integrate easily with others. 

  • Must have strong and professional English oral and written communication skills. 

  • Full passport with no geographical limitation. 

 

Education/Experience: 

 

  • Experience working in a cost focused construction project controls role. 

  • Experience working on large sized, complex construction projects. 

  • College degree; ideally in construction, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related. 

  • Experience with cost loaded schedules. 

  • Requires a detailed knowledge of industry standards and methods. 

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*  

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 www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

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