At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and coordinate infrastructure projects, ensuring effective communication and governance.
- Company: Join Turner & Townsend, a global leader in professional services with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Flexible working environment, career development opportunities, and a focus on work-life balance.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace that values every voice and encourages innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on major infrastructure projects while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: NEC accredited Project Manager with a degree in Civil Engineering or Construction.
The predicted salary is between 48600 - 59400 £ per year.
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. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are currently recruiting for an Associate Director to lead on infrastructure projects within our Scotland region.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
- To lead and co-ordinate project activities, ensuring good communication and adherence to governance processes.
- To understand, anticipate, inform and deliver great outcomes for our clients, every time, everywhere.
- To drive exceptional delivery, health & safety, commercial, risk management and quality performance on infrastructure projects throughout the project lifecycle.
- To be heavily involved in winning new work and developing a team of Project Managers.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Helping to establish the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
- Identifying and ensuring that the appropriate line manager is aware of quality, safety, health and environment issues.
- Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout the project.
- Project planning, including producing 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.
- 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.
- Preparing formal project progress and other reports.
- Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE:
- Identifying opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and reporting such opportunities to the appropriate line manager.
- Assisting in the production of bid documentation.
Internal management accountabilities, to include:
- 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.
- Process improvement – Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
Qualifications
- NEC accredited Project Manager
- Degree qualified in a relevant discipline (Civil Engineering/Construction)
- Experience working on major Highways projects
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.
Associate Project Manager (Head of Project Management) in Glasgow employer: TURNER & TOWNSEND
Turner & Townsend is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation across its global teams. With a commitment to employee growth, you will have access to training and development opportunities while working on impactful projects that improve lives. Located in a diverse and inclusive environment, this role as a Global Recruitment Operations Administrator allows you to contribute to a seamless hiring experience, making a meaningful difference in the recruitment process.
