Project Controls Performance & Monitoring Lead

Job description

Turner & Townsend is looking for a Project Controls Performance & Monitoring Lead to join our growing team. This role will be based in Houston, TX with up to 20% travel to Eunice, NM. The Project Controls Performance & Monitoring Lead is responsible for overseeing project performance measurement, reporting, and analysis across projects and programs. This role integrates cost, schedule, risk, and progress data to provide actionable insights that support effective decision-making, optimize project delivery, and drive business performance. Working closely with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and finance teams, the Lead ensures accurate performance monitoring and reporting throughout the project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Lead project performance monitoring activities across renewable energy development, construction, and operational projects. Integrate cost, schedule, progress, and risk data to provide a comprehensive view of project health and performance. Develop and maintain project controls reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and performance metrics. Analyze project trends, variances, forecasts, and risks and provide recommendations to project and business leadership. Support forecasting, earned value management, and project performance reviews. Collaborate with project teams to identify corrective actions and recovery strategies when performance deviates from plan. Ensure compliance with project controls standards, governance processes, and reporting requirements. Drive continuous improvement of project controls processes, tools, and performance measurement methodologies. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, Business, or a related discipline. 10-15 years of experience, including: Project controls leadership on large capital projects Experience integrating cost, schedule, risk, and progress reporting Demonstrated ability to influence project and business leaders Experience supporting renewable energy, power generation, utilities, infrastructure, or EPC projects Performance reporting and forecasting expertise Experience supporting utility-scale renewable energy, infrastructure, energy, or other large capital projects. Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills. *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 and All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-AN2 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. 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.