Senior Project Manager - Central & Local Government

Turner & Townsend; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in London is looking for a proactive Senior Project Manager to manage complex projects involving various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have qualifications in fields such as construction or project management, and experience in public sector projects, including housing association or CAT A fit-out. This role emphasizes teamwork and high standards in project delivery, offering opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Experience with public sector projects including housing association or CAT A fit-out.
• Experience with heritage projects is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct background research, data collection, and benchmarking.
• Establish effective processes and systems for projects.
• Produce project plans and monitor progress.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, and designers.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Qualified in construction, project management, engineering, surveying or architecture

Job description

Overview

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Company Description

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.

Job Description

We are looking for a pro-active and self-motivated Senior Project Manager with a logical and structured approach to managing projects of complexity and often with a multitude of stakeholders. An ability to understand the technical inputs required from a design and/or contractor team to overcome problems at the pre-contract and post-contract stage would be helpful, as would some experience of contract administration.

We would like a team player that recognises the value they bring to our business and our clients' projects and programmes - someone to work collaboratively with others and exemplify high standards of delivery. We have live projects in London, Cambridge, Hertfordshire, Surrey, and Kent, with many more in the pipeline.

Key Accountabilities

• Senior Project Manager range of tasks, to include:
• Conducting background research, data collection and benchmarking
• Establishing effective processes and systems to be utilised throughout the project
• Producing project plans
• Monitoring and documenting project progress and other performance indicators
• Tracking and documenting changes
• Preparing written project communication materials
• Preparing formal project progress and other reports
• Liaising with the client, contractors and designers
• Attending meetings and drafting minutes, etc

Other responsibilities

• Preparing presentation materials for client pitches, etc
• Inputting key information into the Turner & Townsend internal database

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• Project Manager/Building Surveyor with a consultancy working on public sector projects including housing association or CAT A fit-out
• If you have experience with heritage projects then that is highly beneficial
• Ideally professionally qualified in one of the following fields: construction, project management, engineering, surveying or architecture.

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.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all candidates. Please note: SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

For more information about Turner & Townsend, please visit www.turnerandtownsend.com/