Senior Project Manager at Turner & Townsend

Role

• 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 Delivery 

• Total 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 Role

• To 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 managements, through to design and engineering managements, and construction oversite.

Duties of a Senior Project Manager

• As 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 objectives
• Leading the establishment of the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters
• Planning for and the ongoing management of quality, safety, health and environment issues
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project
• Project planning, including ensuring the production of the detailed project plan
• Advising upon the 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
• Managing the procurement of provisional sums.
• Monitoring and advising upon project finances
• Managing 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 reports
• Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages

Marketing And Business Development, To Include

• Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
• Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work
• Attending formal client pitches with Assistant Directors and Directors
• Ensuring that project case study, photograph and project CV files are kept up to date
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve project management products and services

Qualifications

• Degree in Construction Project Management or equivalent qualification
• 10+ years’ experience in Construction Management / Project Management.
• Must be registered with a SACPCMP as Professional Construction Project Manager.
• PMP would be an advantage
• South African Industry knowledge and exposure.
• Working expert knowledge in forms of construction contracts
• Experience in multi-site, geographically disbursed roll-out programme, both from a green field, brown field, refurbishment and fit out perspective.
• Experience delivering projects within Sub-Saharan Africa is beneficial, on addition to South Africa