Services project management, services officer in London

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.

Significant growth in the water sector means we are looking for a Project Manager to support the successful delivery of high-profile projects and programmes across the water sector. This is a nationwide role with regular travel requirements to client locations, including a minimum of three days per week either in client offices or on site. We have opportunities in a diverse portfolio of major water and infrastructure works, including strategic water supply programmes, environmental improvement programmes, and major asset upgrades.

As an Associate Project Manager, you will lead teams and manage safe, timely, high-quality delivery within budget. You will work with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, consultants and client stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes. Depending on the programme, roles may also involve alliance delivery, portfolio management and complex change. A strong understanding of infrastructure delivery within a regulated environment is beneficial. You will be comfortable operating within a fast-paced delivery environment, with a good understanding of governance, a strong focus on safety and a collaborative one-team approach.

Project Managers at Turner & Townsend work on a broad range of projects and programmes in Water & Environmental Resilience and we are looking for individuals with the following skills, experience and attributes:

• Demonstrable experience within the infrastructure, engineering, or construction industry, with a proven track record of delivering complex projects and programmes in a client-facing environment.
• Experience of infrastructure project management across the project lifecycle including project management principles, delivery to client objectives, contract management, leadership and teamwork, financial management, project controls and health, safety, quality and environmental management.
• Ability to support multiple interdependent projects and ensure delivery safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality standards.
• Interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across client and partner organisations.
• Demonstrable experience in the successful delivery of major programmes, managing complex stakeholder environments, multidisciplinary teams, significant budgets, and strategic project objectives.
• Problem solving, analytical and numerical skills with the ability to understand complex challenges and support delivery of practical solutions.
• Planning, communication and organisational skills including the ability to manage several workstreams simultaneously.
• Strong working knowledge and practical experience of NEC contracts, including the administration, management and successful delivery of projects under NEC frameworks, with an ability to proactively manage risk, programme, compensation events and stakeholder relationships.
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of operating within a consultancy environment, acting as a trusted advisor to clients while maintaining independence from both client and supplier organisations, and balancing multiple stakeholder needs to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced agile delivery environment with a one-team approach.
• Places safety at the heart of delivery.

The role will require three days per week on the client site in Peterborough.

Qualifications:

• Experience of utilities or water infrastructure project management and delivery.
• Experience of managing contractors, consultants and other advisers on infrastructure projects including understanding of CDM requirements and expectations.
• Familiarity with public sector organisations and regulated environments.
• Experience of structured project governance and project lifecycle management.
• Experience working across a range of delivery models with exposure to programme or portfolio delivery and change management activities.
• Degree, Higher National Diploma or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Professional affiliation, qualification or near qualified status with the APM, ICE, CIWEM, or similar professional institution.
• Project management qualification or certification or working towards one (desirable).
• NEC ECC Accreditations or qualifications (desirable).
• IOSH or NEBOSH or equivalent H&S qualifications (desirable).

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.