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Senior Project Manager

Turner & Townsend

City of Edinburgh

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GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

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Job summary

A leading global professional services company is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Edinburgh. This role involves leading complex infrastructure projects, ensuring client satisfaction, and managing project delivery to high standards. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Civil Engineering and experience in large-scale projects. Join a dynamic team that values your input and supports your career growth.

Qualifications

Experience on large scheme projects (£100m plus).
Chartered/qualified with ICE, APM, RICS preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead Project Management Commissions for large or complex projects.
Act as the key client interface ensuring project delivery.
Manage project risks and develop budgets.

Skills

Project Management

Client Interface

Risk Management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

NEC: ECC Project Manager accreditation

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Company Description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

If you are looking to broaden your industry experience and progress your career within project management, our Edinburgh team are seeking experienced Project Managers looking to develop their career into a senior position. Working on a range of industry leading infrastructure projects, we will support you in finding the right role within transportation, utilities and highways within our client base.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

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.

SCOPE

Senior 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.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Project management, to include:

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

Qualifications

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

A Senior Project Manager will in part be judged by the extent to which:

Projects are managed to the right quality standards and are 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 are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team
General line management responsibilities (where appropriate) are effectively discharged
Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling opportunities, are identified and acted upon
The internal financial status of all projects is effectively monitored
Key information and data is effectively cascaded and appropriately retained

Qualifications

Candidates will ideally be degree qualified (Civil Engineering)
Experience on large scheme projects (£100m plus)
NEC: ECC Project Manager accreditation
Preferred if chartered/qualified with ICE, APM, RICS etc

Additional Information

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.

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/

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

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Seniority level

Seniority level
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Employment type

Employment type
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Job function

Industries
Construction, Civil Engineering, and Business Consulting and Services

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