Consultant Project Manager - Construction

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with our clients across real-estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources to deliver outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We have several exciting opportunities for project-management professionals to join our expanding Real Estate team in Manchester.

• Lead project-management commissions, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery.
• Act as the key, day-to-day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time, cost and quality targets.
• Project managers handle commissions of varying scale and value, normally up to £40m. Where the service is advisory (for example, urban regeneration funding), the overall project size may be larger.

• Advise at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including advice on the different approaches that can be adopted to achieve the client’s objectives.
• Lead the establishment of overall success criteria – time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
• Plan for and manage quality, safety, health and environmental issues.
• Establish effective governance, processes and systems for the project.
• Plan and produce a detailed project plan.
• Advise on procurement of resources.
• Lead and facilitate the cross-functional project team.
• Monitor and apply performance-management techniques, including KPIs.
• Manage the change-control process.
• Monitor and advise on project finances.
• Manage the flow of information between the team and the client through regular meetings and written communications.
• Produce formal project progress and other reports.
• Take a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants at all project stages.

• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline (desirable).
• Proven experience managing construction/refurbishment projects, ideally in a consultancy environment (essential).

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to effect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life, so 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.

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

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