Project Manager

Turner Townsend; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm in the United Kingdom is seeking experienced project managers to join their Midlands team. The successful candidates will work on prestigious infrastructure projects across various sectors including transportation and utilities. Responsibilities include managing projects from inception to completion, advising clients, and ensuring project objectives are achieved on time and within budget. Applicants should have strong project management skills and experience in leading diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing large or complex projects within a £10m to £25m range.
• Strong understanding of project governance and processes.
• Ability to prepare detailed project plans and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Lead project management commissions ensuring delivery to client objectives.
• Establish project governance and processes.
• Monitor project performance and implement improvements.

Skills

Project Management

Strategic Advising

Risk Management

Budget Management

Stakeholder Management

Job description

The Midlands team are undergoing a period of growth, due to increased client demand we are looking for experienced and aspiring project managers to join an experienced and supportive team. Working across a range of prestigious infrastructure projects, stemming from sectors including, transportation (rail/aviation), highways and utilities we are confident you will diversify your project experience with us. Our clients are at the fore-front of industry leading change and we are keen to speak to like-minded individuals at various stages within their career to see what Turner & Townsend can offer you. 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. Project Managers handle commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project, etc. Typically, projects fall within the £10m to £25m range. However, where the service provided is advisory in nature, for example advising on urban re-generation funding, the overall project size may be much larger.

• 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