Project Manager - Real Estate

Turner Townsend; Hartford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and project management consultancy is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their Real Estate Project Management Team. You will manage complex real estate projects, ensuring objectives are met while collaborating across diverse sectors. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and at least 5 years of experience in project management. This role offers opportunities for travel both within the UK and internationally, and values excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience managing Real Estate projects, ideally in a consultancy environment.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally as required.
• Professional membership desirable, such as RICS, PMI, or CIOB.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the delivery of complex real estate projects.
• Establish effective project governance and standards.
• Advise at a strategic level during project conception.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Real Estate project management

Stakeholder management

Performance management techniques

Education

Degree in relevant construction or project management

Job description

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Real Estate Project Management Team in Cambridge. You will be part of a dynamic and diverse team, working across sectors on a wide variety of projects on a rotational basis. Senior Project Managers handle commissions of varying scale, value and complexity; from local community led initiatives to transnational projects with global resonance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the delivery of complex real estate projects, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time, cost and quality standards
• 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
• Advise at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client's overall objectives
• Establish the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters
• Plan for and manage the ongoing quality, safety, health and environment issues
• Establish effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project
• Project plan, including ensuring the production of the detailed project plan
• Monitor and apply performance management techniques, including the use of KPIs to improve project performance
• Manage the change control process
• Monitor and advise upon project finances
• Ensure the production of formal project progress and other reports
• Lead the marketing and business development activities, such as:
  • Developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
  • Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
  • Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work
  • Attending formal client pitches with Assistant Directors and Directors
  • Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve project management products and services

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in relevant construction, real estate or project management discipline
• 5 years' experience managing Real Estate projects, ideally in a consultancy environment
• Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally as required
• Excellent communication skills, in person and written
• Professional membership desirable, such as RICS, PMI, or CIOB

Company Culture

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. 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. 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.

Recruitment Policy

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. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.