• Lead Project Controls / Planner - Scheduler

    Turner & TownsendChicago, IL 60684

    Job #2654364548

  • Company Description

    At Turner & Townsend, we're passionate about making the difference. As a data and digital led business, with an authority on the economics of sustainability, we are committed to delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential and transform the performance of major projects and programmes delivering a greener, more inclusive, and productive world.

    Every day we help our global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 110 offices worldwide.

    Job Description

    THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A GREENFIELD RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT (HYDROGEN) FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION!!!

    As a deeply experienced Project Controls Lead Scheduler/Planner, you will lead the Project Controls Team in the execution of a greenfield hydrogen project by providing:

    • Project Controls execution support: implement/execute the cost and schedule management program for assigned project(s). Support area infrastructure planning efforts at various stages, facilitate development of cost estimates and budgets, and establish reasonable cost and schedule baselines.

    • Change Management / Forecasting: Implement change management practices and appropriately capture associated cost and schedule activities.

    • Reporting: Develop dashboards to communicate cost and schedule performance to teams in real time. Implement a standardized suite of cost and schedule reports that enable senior management to make data driven decisions.

    • Analysis and Tracking: Perform trend analysis and actively evaluate project cost and schedule performance to identify potential risk areas, validate forecasts, and communicate those quickly to key stakeholders.

    • Funding Request: Coordinate Project Controls team's contributions to development of project funding request.

    • Risk Assessment: Work with key stakeholders to identify project risks, and lead the cost and schedule contingency management process for assigned projects.

    • Studies: Lead ad-hoc cost and schedule studies that enable rapid decision-making based on payback, rate of return, etc..

    • Other work as needed in support of successful project delivery

    • THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE - YOU WILL BE AT THE PROJECT SITE 3 -5 DAYS A WEEK, AS REQUIRED BY THE CLIENT

    • WE WILL PROVIDE RELOCATION FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE

    Qualifications

    You must possess AT LEAST

    • 10 years of experience in construction project management, including planning/scheduling, cost management, contract management, change management: preferably in industrial, manufacturing and/or high-tech industries.

    • Ability to lead project controls effort within an operational area of the business to meet organizational objectives.

    • Comprehensive understanding of construction means and methods in the civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing disciplines.

    • Comprehensive understanding of cost and schedule management process and procedures for multi-billion dollar facilities.

    • Comprehensive understanding of Work Breakdown Structure and project Coding structures and ability to implement cost management work processes on projects.

    • Comprehensive understanding of and ability to develop construction schedules.

    • Comprehensive understanding of construction estimating methodologies.

    • Comprehensive understanding of risk management

    • Demonstrated problem solving ability in cross-functional environment.

    • Capable of analyzing and root causing cost and schedule variances against the plan.

    • Advanced MS Excel and Primavera P6

    • Software systems and packages including Aconex, Oracle Unifer, P6, Bluebeam, CAD and other construction packages

    • Ability to work within a high-performance, cross-functional organization with extremely tight timelines and aggressive goals.

    • Detail-oriented with exceptional organizational skills.

    • Open-minded, collaborative, proactive, and team-oriented attitude.

    • Excellent communication skills with a personality for obtaining team buy-in to drive best practice Project Controls work process implementation.

    • Strong work ethic.

    Additional Information

    Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters (~~~) If you'd like to view a copy of the company's affirmative action plan, please email ~~~ . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at ~~~ or ~~~ . This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response

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