Project Controls Engineer (Risk Management) – Energy Projects

Location: Amsterdam, Europe, nl

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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

To strengthen our project controls capability, we are looking for a Project Controls Engineer with a strong focus on Risk Management to join our team and contribute to the successful delivery of high-impact energy projects.

As a Project Controls Engineer (Risk Management), you will play a key role in identifying, analyzing, and managing risks across the full project lifecycle. You will work closely with project managers, planners, and stakeholders to ensure risks are understood, monitored, and mitigated—supporting informed decision-making on complex energy projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and manage project risk registers
• Lead risk identification workshops and facilitate risk reviews
• Perform qualitative and quantitative risk analysis, including Monte Carlo simulations
• Conduct schedule and cost risk assessments and scenario modeling
• Define and monitor risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans
• Integrate risk insights into project schedules, cost forecasting, and reporting
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) and performance tracking
• Provide clear, data-driven risk reporting to stakeholders and senior management
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC)

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field
• 5+ years’ experience in Project Controls, with a focus on risk management
• Experience in energy projects (e.g., renewables, power, oil & gas)
• Strong knowledge of risk management frameworks and cost & schedule control
• Hands-on experience with quantitative risk analysis and risk registers
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 (or similar) and risk tools (e.g., @Risk, PRA)
• Professional certifications (e.g., PMP, PMI-RMP, AACE) are a plus

Additional Information

At Turner & Townsend we want our people to succeed in both work and life, we promote a healthy, productive and flexible environment. In addition, you can expect:

• A competitive salary based on the position and your experience;
• 25 vacation days with the option to purchase additional days;
• Conveniently located offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven;
• A business travel card for public transportation in the Netherlands;
• A laptop and mobile phone;
• Career opportunities that are tailored to your ambition;
• Working on high-profile projects with international opportunities;
• Monthly social team events where you get to know your colleagues better informally (barbecuing, a graffiti workshop, making chocolates, padel/golf/running)

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