Senior Project Manager

Turner & Townsend Plc.; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead multi-site programmes in Johannesburg. This role involves strategic advising, ensuring project delivery, and client management to meet project objectives. Potential candidates should have extensive industry knowledge and significant experience in managing complex construction projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in Construction Management / Project Management.
• Registered with SACPCMP as Professional Construction Project Manager.
• PMP certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead Project Management Commissions and multi-site programmes.
• Act as the key, day-to-day client interface.
• Manage project governance, quality, safety, health, and environmental issues.

Skills

Project Management

Strategic Advising

Stakeholder Engagement

Governance Establishment

Performance Monitoring

Knowledge Management

Education

Degree in Construction Project Management

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22, 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 : DescriptionOur people are the key to our success and are our most important asset.

As Senior Project Manager you will join our Johannesburg Project Management team to provide services that help our clients devise strategies to deliver successful business solutions prior to sanction, achieve confidence around project delivery, ensure projects are effectively managed & controlled and facilitate the capture and transfer of knowledge.In undertaking the role of Project Manager, Turner & Townsend have specific expectations to be met.

The expectations will form part of your continuous development and performance measurement.

These are set out as follows : Service DeliveryTotal service delivery to all clients within Africa.

Your reporting structure with other Directors / MSL will ensure that you are best placed to direct resources to maximise return.

Your focus will be continuous improvement at a service level and coordinating with other Directors / MSL to maximise opportunities available with our Key Accounts.

You will also be expected to implement and or update requisite tools and systems to ensure staff are able to deliver a professional and efficient service.Main Purpose Of RoleTo lead Project Management Commissions and multi-site programmes, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery.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.Leading technical knowledge is built environment projects and programmes, from C-Suite stakeholder engagement and management, through to design and engineering management, and construction oversight.Duties of a Senior Project ManagerAs the Senior Project Manager you will have responsibility, amongst others, for the service stream in terms of Project Resourcing, Best Practice and Knowledge Management, Tool & Systems, Key Account Management, Service Opportunity identification and Service Development.

You will continue to promote the interests of Turner & Townsend giving the full benefit of your knowledge, expertise, and skills to all your business undertakings.Project management, to include : Advising 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 objectivesLeading the establishment of the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parametersPlanning for and the ongoing management of quality, safety, health and environment issuesEstablishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout projectProject planning, including ensuring the production of the detailed project planAdvising upon the procurement of resourcesLeading and facilitating the overall cross-functional project teamMonitoring and applying performance management techniques, including the use of KPI's to improve project performanceManaging the change control processManaging the procurement of provisional sums.Monitoring and advising upon project financesManaging the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.Taking a leading role in the interface between design and engineering professionals and client and contractors alike.Taking a leading role in interfacing between the principal contractor and the consultants during the construction stages.Ensuring the production of formal project progress and other reportsTaking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stagesMarketing and business development, to include : Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clientsIdentifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunitiesWorking with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new workAttending formal client pitches with Assistant Directors and DirectorsEnsuring that project case study, photograph and project CV files are kept up to dateIdentifying and acting upon opportunities to improve project management products and servicesQualificationsDegree in Construction Project Management or equivalent qualification10+ years' experience in Construction Management / Project Management.Must be registered with a SACPCMP as Professional Construction Project Manager.PMP would be an advantageSouth African Industry knowledge and exposure.Working expert knowledge in forms of construction contractsExperience in multi-site, geographically dispersed roll-out programme, both from a green field, brown field, refurbishment and fit out perspective.Large Project experience in projects in excess of RMExperience delivering projects within Sub-Saharan Africa is beneficial, in addition to South AfricaAdditional InformationJoin our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects : 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.

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