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.

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Job Description

The Intergrated Baseline & Requirements Lead is a critical role within the PMO function, responsible for maintaining and assuring the single approved programme baseline as the authoritative reference for scope, schedule and cost for the major rail programme.

The role ensures that scope, requirements and baseline data are consistently defined, integrated and controlled, providing early warning of deviation, enabling corrective action, and supporting robust decision‑making, forecasting and funding compliance. The postholder plays a critical role in ensuring that all changes are managed through formal, auditable governance and that MetroLink retains confidence in its funding envelope, forecasts and performance reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Scope & Requirements:

Lead the definition, structuring and maintenance of clear, measurable and fully integrated scope across the programme
Ensure Statements of Work, requirements and scope boundaries clearly articulate what is in and out of scope
Coordinate the capture and control of requirements and assumptions, exclusions, interfaces and dependencies
Resolve scope ownership issues, overlaps and gaps across disciplines and delivery partners

Baseline Management & Control:

Maintain the single approved programme baseline as the authoritative reference for scope, schedule and cost
Coordinate baseline development, approval and configuration control activities
Ensure baseline data is suitable for performance measurement, forecasting, funding decisions, assurance and audit.
Monitor variance and deviations, providing early warning to programme leadership

Change, Trend & Governance:

Ensure all baseline changes are captured, assessed and controlled through formal, auditable governance
Lead the scope elements of trend and change management, coordinating integrated impact assessments across cost, schedule and risk
Support the Programme Board and governance forums by providing clear, evidence‑based recommendations
Ensure approved changes are accurately reflected in forecasts, baselines and reporting

Performance, Forecasting & Reporting

Produce and assure baseline reports and dashboards aligned to integrated PMO processes
Ensure performance data supports forecasting, funding compliance and assurance requirements
Provide analytical insight to explain variances and emerging trends
Support delivery partners and suppliers through aligned processes, common data models and consistent procedural requirements

Key Activities

Establish and maintain the programme baseline framework
Prepare, approve and control baseline development
Integrate change impacts across scope, schedule and cost
Produce baseline reports and performance dashboards
Monitor variances and provide early‑warning indicators
Ensure alignment with integrated PMO processes
Ensure WBS / CBS alignment within EcoSys and Primavera P6

Qualifications

Minimum Level 8 degree in relevant discipline, e.g. Construction, Project Management, Quantity Surveying or other STEM related degree.
Experience in project management or project controls.

Additional Information

What we offer you:

Full time, permanent
Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
8% Pension
25 days Annual leave (23 days + 2 company days)
Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

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/

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

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