Senior Project Manager - Construction Projects MM

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize 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.

If you are interested in working with the world’s leading tech and logistics corporations, delivering their world leading, hi-tech construction projects. Then we currently want to talk to you as a Senior Project Manager, with relevant, transferable sector experience. Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional services to the technology, logistics and industrial sectors globally and you will be working with our key client in this space.

Job Objectives

• Manage overall project cost, schedule and budgets.
• Manage General Contractor and other directly contracted vendors and consultants.
• Analyse, track and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip.
• Run and lead client and other required meetings, presenting updates to the client at all project stages.
• Review construction proposals and related pricing/scopes.
• Review, correct and assess work-in-place, to approve capital expenditure spends.
• Review and approve cost loaded schedules.
• Identify the factors that influence construction costs and can monitor and report on this data.
• Review, validate and audit cost estimates prepared by contractors and others within a client’s organization.
• Support engineering decisions relating to the project cost and budget while design-build changes take place during construction.
• Review requests for payment.
• Track and ensure equipment meets the project schedule.
• Record occurrence that might result in a claim - acting on the client’s behalf.
• Advocate on the part of the client during disputes, disagreements, modifications, or change orders.
• Coordinate and oversee scheduling consultant reviews on the project.
• Review and approve final invoices, payment applications, retention payments.
• Oversee and manage the transfer of the building operations to the client including all close out documentation and warranties.

Skills / Experience Required

• Experience as a Construction Project Manager with a minimum of 3 years sector experience e.g. Logistics, Automation, Industrial or other High Tech facility.
• Collaborative approach, be client facing, able to develop strong relationships, confidently present to clients and stakeholders.
• Be assertive and detail orientated, to identify potential issues early and raise them in the appropriate forum for resolution.
• Demonstrable track record in the delivery of relevant projects.
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing and presentations.
• Management experience, with ability to manage and lead team in delivering a commission and general line management.
• Manage revenue, team resource and priorities to ensure that client expectations are met.

• University degree in Construction Management or a related field.
• Member of a Professional Institute preferred.

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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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/