Jobs
My ads
My job alerts
Sign in
Find a job Career Tips Companies
Find

Senior project controls - risk - defence

Manchester
Turner & Townsend
Project controller
Posted: 1 August
Offer description

2 weeks ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide. As part of our 2025 Vision we are putting Sustainability and Net Zero at the heart of our business.

https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/en/about-us/our-purpose-and-values/

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. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

We are seeking people to join our organisation who have a positive outlook, are seeking development opportunities and have a strong foundation of risk management in their core area of activity.

Within our southwest region our infrastructure team has strong positions in multiple sectors includingDefence. Our people have the opportunity to move between sectors, building their experience across a broad range of major projects and programmes.

We are looking for candidates with proven experience in a risk delivery role on projects/programmes. To support the implementation of an integrated risk management process across a Project Delivery environment. Applicants preferably should have experience within a Defence setting, but not limited to.

Key Deliverables


* Facilitate identification, assessment and prioritisation of threats, opportunities and issues within the Project through workshops and directly supporting project teams.
* Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points to facilitate risk cost profiling and retirement of threat/opportunity.
* Use risk data to inform planning.
* Assist with the identification and recording of appropriate management responses which are measurable and specific, along with assessing the post mitigated positions.
* Monitor or support overall risk exposure and assess against the remaining Risk budget.
* Work with contractors to assess contractor held risks and their views on client held risks that impact upon them.
* Produce risk reports as required, in a timely manner, to support the effective communication of threat & opportunity status.
* Support quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.
* A reasonable level of competence with tools such as PRA, @risk, Safran or Familiarity with web-based database tools – ARM, Predict or Power-BI

Qualifications

1. Have a degree in a relevant technical or management field or suitable equivalent qualifications and relevant experience in a risk delivery role.
2. Are a member of a relevant professional body e.g. Association for Project Management, Institute of Risk Managers or Project Management Institute.
3. Understanding of Qualitative and quantitative assessment of risk
4. Threat mitigation and opportunity exploitation
5. A working understanding of an integrated risk management process (risk, cost and schedule) on a large programme
Awareness of governance and policy guidance including IR
6. MoR/APM/IRM risk certified

Owing to the specialist and sensitive nature of the work that we carry out for a number of our clients, candidates will ideally hold security clearance or be able to obtain & maintain security clearance, through being a sole UK National

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 www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

Twitter

Instagram

LinkedIn

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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.


Seniority level

* Seniority level

Mid-Senior level


Employment type

* Employment type

Full-time


Job function

* Job function

Project Management
* Industries

Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Turner & Townsend by 2x


Sign in to set job alerts for “Senior Project Control Specialist” roles.


Principal Consultant - Project Controls & Performance

Manchester, England, United Kingdom 18 hours ago

Manchester, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago


Recruitment Consultant - Project Controls (White Collar)

Bury, England, United Kingdom 12 hours ago

Manchester, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

Warrington, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Warrington, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago

Manchester, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Warrington, England, United Kingdom 2 months ago

Warrington, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago


Project Controls Specialists - All Levels - Planning

Manchester, England, United Kingdom 23 hours ago

Manchester, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Warrington, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago


Project Controls Specialists (all levels) - Performance & Reporting

Manchester, England, United Kingdom 23 hours ago

Manchester, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago


Project Controls Manager - Energy & Natural Resources

Manchester, England, United Kingdom 23 hours ago


Project Controls Manager - Performance & Reporting

Manchester, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

Apply
Create E-mail Alert
Job alert activated
Saved
Save
Similar job
Assistant project controller
Warrington
United Utilities
Project controller
Similar job
Apprentice (project controller)
Warrington
Getting In
Project controller
Similar job
Project controls consultant
Warrington
Assystem Uk
Project controller
See more jobs
Similar jobs
Construction jobs in Manchester
jobs Manchester
jobs Greater Manchester
jobs England
Home > Jobs > Construction jobs > Project controller jobs > Project controller jobs in Manchester > Senior Project Controls - Risk - Defence

About Jobijoba

  • Career Advice
  • Company Reviews

Search for jobs

  • Jobs by Job Title
  • Jobs by Industry
  • Jobs by Company
  • Jobs by Location
  • Jobs by Keywords

Contact / Partnership

  • Contact
  • Publish your job offers on Jobijoba

Legal notice - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy - Manage my cookies - Accessibility: Not compliant

© 2025 Jobijoba - All Rights Reserved

Apply
Create E-mail Alert
Job alert activated
Saved
Save