Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager – Manchester, United Kingdom

Company: Turner & Townsend

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom

Employment Type: Full-time

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level

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. Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 employees in more than 60 countries, delivering real‑estate, infrastructure, energy and natural‑resources projects worldwide.

• To lead Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex projects.
• To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality standards.

Senior Project Managers handle commissions of varying sizes. Typically projects are in the £10m to £25m range, but advisory work such as urban regeneration funding may involve larger overall project sizes.

• Advising at a strategic level at the project inception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client’s overall objectives.
• Preparing and maintaining definitions of project requirements.
• Helping to establish the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project.
• Preparing and maintaining schedules of activity, including producing the master project plan.
• Managing the development of the project in accordance with approved plans and targets.
• Developing and implementing resource plans and procurement of resources.
• Leading and facilitating the overall cross‑functional project team.
• Monitoring and applying performance management techniques, including the use of KPI’s to improve project performance.
• Managing the change control process.
• Developing and agreeing budgets and controlling forecast and actual costs against them.
• Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.
• Identifying and monitoring project risks and planning and implementing risk mitigations.
• Preparing formal project progress and other reports.
• Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client, other consultants, and managing stakeholders at all project stages.
• Advising the client regarding Health & Safety and Environmental issues and risks.
• Planning for and the ongoing management of quality, safety, health and environment issues.

• Projects managed to the right quality standards and completed efficiently, on time and to budget.
• Project delivery meets the client’s objectives and is in line with the conditions of appointment.
• The project team is led effectively.
• Strong relationships built with clients and members of the cross‑functional team.
• General line management responsibilities (where appropriate) discharged effectively.
• Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross‑selling opportunities, identified and acted upon.
• Internal financial status of all projects monitored effectively.
• Key information and data cascaded and appropriately retained.

• Degree qualified, ideally in Civil Engineering.
• Experience on large scheme projects (£100m plus).
• NEC ECC Project Manager accreditation.
• Preferred if chartered/qualified with ICE, APM, RICS or other professional bodies.

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, supporting 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.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.