Project Requirements Manager in Birmingham

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). Already holding SC Clearance is desirable; however, we advise that if you feel you would be a great candidate for this role, please apply.

At Turner & Townsend, we’re passionate about making the difference. 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 and highly technical projects in over 110 offices worldwide. Our diverse portfolio of clients provides our team members with unique and rewarding opportunities to gain experience across a broad range of major programmes and projects.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Requirements Manager to join the Defence Programme Performance team, supporting our clients in the delivery of Project Requirements Management within a range of projects and programmes across the UK including the Nuclear sector. The team is made up of over 50 people with our team regionally recruited and based across the UK in our many T&T offices. Due to the complex nature of our projects, this position requires Requirements Professionals with experience in project or programme delivery within the Defence, Nuclear and regulated environment sector.

As part of our consultancy-focused environment, you’ll work closely with clients, taking ownership of engagements and consistently striving to exceed expectations. You can expect to be on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices up to 60% of the time, with flexibility based on business and client needs.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:

• Requirements capture and Assessment: Identify benefits and opportunities through Requirements workshops. Proactively validate and verify key stakeholder requirements to support project/programme scope and objectives.
• Strategic level Requirements: Identify, develop and implement robust requirements to support the scope of future strategic capabilities.
• Requirements processes: Maintain up-to-date project/programme Requirements registers, ensuring clear documentation and transparency across teams and leadership.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with project managers, clients, and senior leadership to align validation and verification of key requirements.
• Process and Procedure: Production of Requirement management plans across multiple projects and/or large-scale programmes ensuring alignment to business processes and industry standards.
• Requirements Workshops & Training: Lead educational sessions to increase awareness and build a proactive Requirements management culture within teams.

You don’t need to meet every requirement to apply — your lived experience, transferable skills and potential are just as important as your technical background.

Qualifications

We are looking for individuals who can fully demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Industry experience within a project/programme environment in the Defence, regulated sectors.
• Expertise in developing and implementing comprehensive Requirements management capture, ensuring integrated Requirements process across portfolios, programmes, and projects to enhance resilience and performance.
• Experience with any or all of the following is highly beneficial: Requirements Management Software such as DOORs (for live databases), Advanced Excel. Proficiency in Project management would be an advantage. Benefits mapping or understanding would be useful.
• Familiarity with project life cycles in the Defence, Rail, Infrastructure, or Digital/AI industries (i.e. RIBA or GRIP).
• Recognised and Relevant qualifications such as Association for Project Management (APM) Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate Qualification Level 2, Management of Risk or Institute of Risk Management etc.

Additional Information

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. 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.

Values & Behaviours:

• Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through.
• Stronger together: We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work.
• Bring out the best in everyone: 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.

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.