Project Management (All Levels) - Defence Infrastructure in Manchester

We have opportunities across all levels of project management within the Defence North team, supporting complex construction and infrastructure projects and programmes across the North of the UK.

We are particularly interested in people who have succeeded at pre-concept, concept or early definition stages, where direction, scope, requirements and delivery arrangements were not yet clear, to help clients make informed decisions and progress with confidence.

We are looking for adaptable project professionals who understand the full lifecycle and can remain effective as projects mature, move into delivery or transfer between commissions as priorities change.

Main Purpose of the Role

• Managing projects, programmes or work streams at a level appropriate to your experience.
• Helping clients clarify objectives, outcomes, scope, constraints and the decisions needed to move forward.
• Using requirements knowledge to understand, challenge and translate operational needs into deliverable scope.
• Developing proportionate options, delivery strategies, plans and business case inputs.
• Maintaining alignment from the original need through CADMID, RIBA and the construction lifecycle.
• Establishing proportionate governance, controls and delivery information as certainty develops.
• Managing stakeholders, dependencies, interfaces, risks and conflicting priorities.
• Working autonomously and providing clear recommendations that enable decisions and maintain progress.
• A key aspect of this role is the opportunity to work alongside our clients on site, fostering strong partnerships and delivering successful outcomes through face-to-face collaboration. As such, regular UK travel and overnight stays should be anticipated.

Requirements

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject, with experience appropriate to the role.
• A relevant professional qualification with APM, PMI, PRINCE2 or an equivalent body, or evidence of working towards one.
• Demonstrable project management experience, including successful work at pre-concept, concept or early definition stages.
• Ability to work autonomously and maintain progress in environments with changing priorities, limited information and evolving requirements.
• A working understanding of requirements development and management. (Specialist Requirements Manager experience is not required.)
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Full project lifecycle awareness and the flexibility to operate in both early-stage and delivery environments.

Desirable

• Experience in construction, infrastructure or another regulated or safety-critical environment (ie Nuclear).
• Knowledge or practical experience of NEC contracts and construction delivery.

Working in teams/ Office & Site attendance

Turner & Townsend recognises the importance of helping its employees harmonise their work and home life by offering hybrid working, that enable them to balance their working life with other priorities. At the same time T&T recognises that employee office and site attendance must always remain in line with the demands of the business and clients. Currently, we anticipate you being on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices 60% of your time, but this may flex depending on client and business requirements. The office is not the only place work gets done, but it is increasingly important for teams to be stronger together by learning, collaborating, and creating amazing work together

Security Clearance

Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). Many of the clients and projects we support are subject to MoD security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, time out of country, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK ().

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