Senior Project Manager - Commercial & Residential

at  Turner Townsend

Company Description
From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programmes covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.
With offices located globally, you’re never far away from our services. Working from 113 offices in 46 countries, we make the difference to projects across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide.
Job Description

INTERNAL MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITIES, TO INCLUDE:

• Staff management (where appropriate) – Inputting into the formal management of an Assistant Project Manager or small project management team, to include 1st round; recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals;
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each project is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database;
• Financial management – Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilising FMS in order to monitor a project’s financial status; and
• Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.

• Advising at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client’s overall objectives;
• Leading the establishment of the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters;
• Planning for and the ongoing management of quality, safety, health and environment issues;
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project;
• Project planning, including ensuring the production of the detailed project plan;
• Advising upon the procurement of resources;
• Leading and facilitating the overall cross-functional project team;
• Monitoring and applying performance management techniques, including the use of KPI’s to improve project performance;
• Managing the change control process;
• Monitoring and advising upon project finances;
• Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications;
• Ensuring the production of formal project progress and other reports; and
• Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.