Senior Project Manager - Life Sciences

Turner Townsend; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm is seeking experienced Project Managers in the City of Westminster. The role involves developing and overseeing project plans and budgets, managing risks, and leading teams to ensure successful project delivery. This client-facing position comes with excellent support and opportunities for career growth in a professional environment. Ideal candidates will have proven project management experience and strong communication skills.,

Qualifications

• Experience in developing project plans and schedules.
• Strong oversight skills for project budgeting and cost estimation.
• Proven ability to lead diverse project teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans, including programmes, budgets, and coordinates scheduling.
• Oversee project budgets and approvals for payments.
• Lead and supervise the project team for effective collaboration.
• Identify and manage potential project risks and issues.
• Act as the primary contact for clients and stakeholders.
• Manage procurement processes for contractors.
• Oversee contract negotiations and compliance.
• Manage construction on-site and validate projects.
• Complete monthly project reporting.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Risk management

Team leadership

Client communication

Job description

Turner & Townsend is currently recruiting for Project Managers to join our Life Science Real Estate.,

• Develop project plans including programmes, budgets and co-ordinate scheduling and milestones to ensure projects remain on track.
• Oversee the project budget, including cost estimation, reviewing and approval of applications for payments from both contractors and designers.
• Lead and supervise the project team, including contractors, architects, engineers and subcontractors. Build relationships and foster a collaborative and productive work environment.
• Identify potential project risks, issues and dependencies including safety, legal, financial and environmental which could have the impact to affect project budget and delivery timelines. Management of the scoring of risks and outlining suitable mitigations and track these to ensure risks and issues do not materialise.
• Act as the primary contact for clients, stakeholders and external contractors being able to provide regular updates on project progress and any concerns to be highlighted.
• Manage the procurement process for designers and principal contractors for projects ranging in size and scale.
• Management of contracts with contractors, overseeing the contract negotiations, execution and enforcement ensuring that all terms and conditions are met by the parties involved.
• Oversea the management of construction on site, commissioning and validation along with project close out and the capitalisation process.
• Complete monthly reporting at a project level into programme directors.
  With a market leading client base in and around central London and the opportunity to join immediate commissions, this is an exciting time to join the business unit and grow a career with Turner & Townsend.

This role is client facing, working within a professional and ambitious team, where you will receive excellent support. We have brought our brightest minds together to respond to our client's Project and Programme management objectives.