Freelance Project Manager - Industrial & Logistics Projects

Turner & Townsend; Italy; Remote; EUR 92,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend seeks experienced Freelance Project Managers to support the deployment of EV charging infrastructure across multiple logistics facilities throughout Italy. You will manage projects from planning through implementation in a fast-paced client environment, coordinating stakeholders and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

Your base office can be Milan or Rome, with travel to sites across Italy as required. Duration: 12 months with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Project Management within construction, engineering, or project delivery environments.
• Knowledge of MEP systems.
• Experience delivering projects within industrial, logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, or related sectors.
• Strong understanding of project controls, stakeholder management, and contractor coordination.
• Fluent Italian and English (C1/C2 level) with excellent client-facing communication skills.
• Eligible to work in Italy.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of EV charging infrastructure projects across multiple logistics and industrial facilities, including electrical upgrades and charging installations.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, risks, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants, landlords, operators, and client stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to quality, safety, and programme objectives.
• Facilitate project meetings and provide regular client-facing updates.
• Support procurement, contractor management, and project close-out activities.

Skills

Project management

MEP knowledge

Stakeholder management

Contractor coordination

Client communication

Job 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

Turner & Townsend is seeking experienced Freelance Project Managers to support the deployment of EV charging infrastructure across multiple logistics facilities throughout Italy.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a fast-growing sustainability-focused programme, managing the delivery of charging infrastructure projects from planning through to implementation. You will work within a dynamic client environment, coordinating multiple stakeholders and ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.

Your base office can Milan or Rome, with travel to project sites across Italy as required.

Duration: 12 months with potential extension.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivery of EV charging infrastructure projects across multiple logistics and industrial facilities, including electrical upgrades, charging installations and associated construction works.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, risks, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants, landlords, operators, and client stakeholders.
• Monitor project progress and ensure adherence to quality, safety, and programme objectives.
• Facilitate project meetings and provide regular client-facing updates.
• Support procurement, contractor management, and project close-out activities.

• Proven experience in Project Management within construction, engineering, or project delivery environments.
• Knowledge of MEP systems.
• Experience delivering projects within industrial, logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, or related sectors.
• Strong understanding of project controls, stakeholder management, and contractor coordination.
• Fluent Italian and English (C1/C2 level) with excellent client-facing communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced and evolving project environment.
• Eligible to work in Italy.

Engagement Requirements

• Must operate as a Freelance Consultant with an active Partita IVA.
• Availability to travel within Italy as required.
• Please include your current CV and expected day rate (€ per day, excluding VAT) with your application.

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both 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. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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