Project Manager, Construction Projects

• Full-time

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

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

The Project Manager will take responsibility for end-to-end service delivery by ensuring that client objectives are met through the planning and execution of an effective service. As the primary interface between clients and project teams, this involvesinterfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages, also beingresponsible for managing project cost , schedule and quality management responsibilities include the management of internal staff, general contractors and/or directly contracted vendors and consultants.

This position requires professional ability and inherent motivation. You have the skills required to lead and direct teams, introduce discussions to encourage thinking on the wider commercial context and be responsible for the tasks assigned to members of your project team. You are willing and able to perform duties diligently to the quality standards and conform to the Company’s policies and business systems and be always committed to their implementation and continuous improvement.

The activities will include but limited:

• Definition and establishment of overall project success criteria, integrating time, cost, schedule, risk, technical and overall management, and performance objectives.
• Definition and Implementation of an effective and appropriate project management framework
• To lead and manage project teams comprised of clients, internal staff, consultants, contractors, and vendors – coordinating these works into commission delivery
• Establish suitable project management tools and procedures specific to project requirements – integrating stakeholder, communication, roles and responsibilities, risk and project execution.
• Through effective project governance, initiate and maintain processes and systems to be utilized throughout the project.
• Coordinate and foster teamwork between project stakeholders – negotiating effectively and influencing people through brokering of relationships and networking inside and outside the project team.
• Practice and stimulate people management principles to ensure team cohesion in a supportive environment that accounts for both the projects and the individual’s objectives.
• Drive the value management aspirations and strategy.

Planning

• Lead project planning and scheduling – assisting and establishing criteria for control and management within disciplines and main activities, including progress metrics and identification of schedule risks.
• Develop and initiate change control processes defined procedures, including for risk allowances.
• Define, Coordinate and direct stakeholder inputs through the project lifecycle
• Develop and implement risk management plans, following with management of registers and subsequent mitigations.
• Ensure that stakeholders are aware of quality, health and safety concerns and standards.

Site management

• Manage the procurement, delivery and coordination of the site team’s performance and delegated responsibilities.
• Establish and assist with effective and universal strategies for addressing issues while also ensuring timely decision making for activity. This includes collaborative problem solving through regular group dialogue.
• Receive and review reports from the site teams.

Contract Management

• Lead and direct the project team in terms of design, contract, cost, change, contract and construction management.
• Define parameters for cost control and efficient control procedures, implementing through execution and commissioning plans.
• Oversee contract awards and tendering procedures.
• Chair meetings, workshops and collaborative spaces while ensuring suitable information is shared timeously and accurately.
• Manage and coordinate project handover with contractors, clients, and relevant stakeholders.

Client Management

• Identify and resolve disputes quickly and reasonably.
• Proactively look for opportunities to enhance a client’s position with respect to value and return.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with client representatives and client stakeholders.
• Develop and improve formal reporting arrangements with the client and our company.
  • Minimum of 4 - 8years’ experience working in a similar position.
  • Relevant local sector experience, specifically high-tech facilities, industrial projects, or data centres.
  • Degree Qualified with relevant Engineering or Architectural degree – chartered status and/or membership affiliations are beneficial
  • Fluency in verbal and written English and Spanish.

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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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 ofTurner & Townsend and arenot 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.

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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 ofTurner & Townsend and arenot 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.