Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.
We work on projects of all sizes from one-off developments to mega-programmes, from planning the future development of international airports to site based construction of individual buildings, or the largest rail infrastructure projects in the country. We cover everything from leading teams, planning works, tracking progress and business case delivery to bringing assets into use.
The main purpose of the project manager is to optimise project success by delivering against agreed project objectives. Our project managers see the value in agreeing from the outset ‘what good looks like’ and take pride in ensuring alignment to this as the project progresses. Some of the key specifications we attribute to the purpose include:
- Taking responsibility for effectively and efficiently leading a project or suite of projects.
- Employing proven project management experience to plan, monitor and document tasks throughout a project
- Identifying and managing the resources necessary to support project execution, including leading and motivating people to ‘bring out the best in everyone’
- Putting safety at the heart of project delivery. As the number one priority for our clients, safety in construction comes first, always.
- Fostering a collaborative and communicative project culture.
- Day-to-day management of projects through the complete life cycle, including successfully implementing from initiation through deployment and handover into operations.
- Working and leading within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to deliver targeted project outcomes
- Proven ability to own and manage key functional aspects within the project, including: scope, risk, cost, schedule and quality.
- Managing different forms of contract, including ensuring compliance with contract terms in delivery of the works for consultants and contractors, processing of payments, managing change.
- Employ a sound understanding of procurement in projects, including contract drafting, tendering process preparations and management, bid analysis and contract award for both professional services and contractors.
- Report preparation and communication of project progress to a range of stakeholders, including schedule/milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, and promoting appropriate actions to improve project outcomes.
