Project Controls Lead - Data Centres

About the role

Turner & Townsend is recruiting a Project Controls Lead for its Data Centre team in northern Finland, following the continued growth of its Data Centre business in the Nordic region. The role oversees all project controls, sets up the required processes, templates and tools, agrees the cost and schedule baseline and monitors performance while managing the impact of risks, opportunities and change.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse deviations from the baseline using lead and lag indicators, recommend remedial actions and guide the evaluation of time, cost and quality targets
• Work with a remote team of cost managers to agree a market-tested cost baseline and ensure value for money
• Influence the general contractor so that progress follows the schedule and agreed cash flow parameters
• Act as the main point of contact to the client, resolve delivery and commercial issues and prepare formal and ad hoc reports on time, cost and quality
• Control costs using knowledge of conceptual estimating, funding stage gates, contingency and procurement principles
• Create or work within a cost report with an executive-level financial dashboard
• Lead the change management process and coordinate planning sessions with clients and vendors to build the master schedule, including the critical path
• Collate vendor lead times, communicate material ordering priorities and hold vendors accountable for schedule updates

Required profile

• University degree in an engineering or construction-related field
• At least 10 years of experience in Project Controls; large-scale data centre projects preferred
• Experience of master planning, strategic estate development and capital project planning for business cases is desirable
• Demonstrable client-facing experience at all levels
• Availability for on-site work

Required skills

• Experience of various procurement methods and contract forms
• Relevant qualification in project or construction management preferred
• Good knowledge of the construction industry and data centre sector
• Excellent English; Finnish preferred
• Good knowledge of the project lifecycle and business case approval process