Manager (Portfolio Manager) in London

That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious Net Zero programmes from over 110 offices worldwide. The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world. Job DescriptionAs a highly organised, proactive and detail-oriented Portfolio Manager, you will have experience working with Portfolio Directors, client leadership teams and project teams to deliver high quality Portfolio and Portfolio Management Office services for global/national/regional portfolios. You drive the implementation of integrated governance, controls and reporting frameworks that enable efficient, effective and consistent delivery of portfolios, programmes and projects and success against annual portfolio objectives. You play a key role in establishing and maintaining portfolio governance, performance management and assurance processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting, robust financial oversight and high-quality management information. Acting as a central point of coordination between project delivery teams, client stakeholders and the wider business, you provide visibility, challenge and insight to support informed decision-making and successful portfolio outcomes. Through the application of standardised Portfolio and Portfolio Management Office methodologies, controls and best practices, you materially contribute to driving consistency, compliance and continuous improvement across commissions, directly contributing to the successful delivery of portfolio objectives, a strategically aligned, competitive portfolio, and the realisation of client benefits. Portfolio Governance, Assurance & Controls: Work effectively with internal and client stakeholders as required to support the direction and sustained strategic performance and business value across the portfolio. Support adherence to governance, contractual deliverables, and risk‐management requirements. Maintain RAID logs, registers, trackers, and reporting mechanisms to a high-quality standard. Portfolio Delivery: Lead the successful execution of small to medium scale transformation/real estate portfolio management offices, and own execution of functions/elements of large-scale portfolio management offices, ensuring measurable benefits. Reporting & Data Management: Support on the implementation of effective reporting cycles, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and data integrity. Analyse portfolio data and prepare insights, summaries, and dashboards (e.g., Power BI/Excel).Continuous Improvement and Learning: Improve portfolio, programme and project efficiencies by supporting continuous improvement initiatives that transform portfolio performance. Financial & Contract Support: Support processes related to financial monitoring, budget updates, and cost reporting. Risk, Health & Safety Considerations: Contribute to the identification of portfolio risks and integration of appropriate safeguards, including health and safety. Promote a collaborative culture focused on high performance, innovation and continuous learningQualificationsThis is a Professional level role. To excel in this role, you will have: Proven experience in portfolio and/or programme management, or portfolio/programme controls delivery within portfolios, programmes or complex projects, preferably in the Real Estate, Infrastructure or Capital Projects sectors. Advanced analytical and reporting capabilities, with experience interpreting portfolio or programme performance data, monitoring KPIs, producing client reporting and developing management dashboards that support informed decision-making. Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage, challenge and collaborate effectively across project teams, client organisations and senior leadership groups. Experience supporting portfolio or programme financial management activities, including forecasting, budgeting, performance reporting and financial governance. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and programme management tools, reporting systems and digital platforms, with a proactive approach to data, innovation and technology adoption. Degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant field; To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment. At Turner & Townsend, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all sectors of the community, and we strongly believe that this diversity is what creates great solutions for our clients, bringing together people with different ideas and skills who want to push boundaries. In celebration of our diversity and to keep this agenda at the forefront of what we do, we have several internal networks, such as LGBT+, Diversity & Inclusion, and Race & Ethnicity which create a safe space for employees to express themselves and to drive change. 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