Jobs at Turner & Townsend

Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Key Account Management: 

•  Act as the primary point of contact for our clients, building and maintaining strong relationships to understand their needs and expectations.

Strategic Planning: 

• Develop and implement strategic plans for Africa aligned with client goals, ensuring that projects are executed efficiently and effectively.

Client Objectives: 

• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to ensure client objectives are met and exceeded, consistently delivering a high standard of service.

ValueAdded Service Delivery: 

•  Oversee the PMO to ensure the delivery of valueadded services that enhance client satisfaction and contribute to the overall success of the projects.

Team Collaboration: 

•  Lead the team to foster collaboration and communication within the PMO and across departments, promoting a cohesive and efficient working environment.

Senior Project or Cost Management: 

•  Leverage your seniorlevel experience in either Project Management or Cost Management to bring a wealth of knowledge to the team and this role. Act as the Project Manager or Cost Manager on projects.

Report Compilation and Management: 

•  Oversee the preparation and delivery of weekly management reports. 
•  Develop and compile business cases in alignment with client objectives. 
•  Prepare, review, compile, and present financial papers for board packs. 
•  Prepare discussion and motivation papers for Executive Committee meetings.

PMO Governance: 

•  Ensure effective PMO governance, including managing internal conformance tests and tracking on projects.

Project Controls and Risk Management: 

• Take responsibility for PMO Project Controls and Risk Management.
• Programme Management, Governance & Strategy: 
• Oversee Programme Management, Governance, and Strategy within the PMO.

QA/QC Procedures: 

•  Ensure adherence to QA/QC procedures at all times.
•  Staff Management: 
•  Management of the PMO team, including recruitment interviews, resource management, and attendance at staff appraisals.

Knowledge Management: 

•  Ensure key information and learning from each commission are input into the Turner & Townsend internal database and Best Practice library.

Financial Management: 

•  Keep track of ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for the commission

Process Improvement: 

•  Identify and act upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.

Training and Mentoring: 

•  Identify and propose training requirements for staff in the PMO team and mentor staff as required.

Qualifications
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

A Project Management Office Lead will be assessed based on:

• Efficient and timely completion of commissions to correct quality standards.
• Adherence to conditions of appointment in service delivery on commissions.
• Development of strong relationships with clients and crossfunctional team members.
• Effective leadership of the PMO team within the context of delivering on specific commissions.
• Successful discharge of general line management responsibilities.
• Identification and pursuit of business development opportunities, including crossselling.
• Tracking margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for the commission.
• Effective cascading and appropriate retention of key information and data.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualification i.e., B.Degree obtained from a recognised institution
• Proven experience in a senior role within Project Management or Cost Management with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in a commercial / property environment
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with a proven record of managing a team.
• Strategic planning and decisionmaking abilities.
• A track record of delivering valueadded services in a project management or cost management context.

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Job Description

• Our global Clean Energy team works across renewables, energy transmission, carbon capture and nuclear power. Our ambition is to be the catalyst for the world’s energy transition.
• We are seeking to appoint a senior consultant with a proven background in delivering projects and programs in the clean energy and transmission / distribution sectors to lead the continued success and expansion of our Clean Energy & Transmission service offering in Africa.

Key requirements

• Experience and credibility in the electricity industry with an existing knowledge of transmission and distribution and renewables. Experience in the development and delivery of carbon capture schemes is also desirable.
• You will have established relationships with both national and international clients and understand the requirements for strategy, set-up, and delivery of capital programs.
• Your track record will have seen you leading teams and providing advice on complex projects across the electricity industry.
• Technical understanding of project management, commercial management and project controls.
• Candidates should expect to travel throughout Africa to support the growth of our Clean Energy service offering.

Key objectives

• Strategy – working with our global leadership and in-country teams to determine and implement a sector strategy.
• Opportunities – identifying opportunities and leading project and program pursuits across Africa, increasing our market share and influence within the clean energy and transmission sectors.
• Partnerships – leading on the development of secure, long-term relationships with key clients to enable opportunities, proposition, and delivery.
• Capability development – build a team and lead the development and nurturing of talent, in line with strategy and opportunities.
• Market offer – contributing to the ongoing development of our project and programs offering, ensuring the clean energy team in the US is effectively structured, engaged, and led.
• Growth – enable and achieve financial targets and continued growth within target markets, with responsibility for P&L.
• Execution – serve as a project director / leader of our service on new commissions.

Qualifications

Skills

• Strategically minded with a considered and consistent approach to decision-making and leadership.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to establish robust relationships with internal and external stakeholders and teams.
• Proactive approach to business development via new and existing clients, including cross-selling opportunities, and leading pursuits and tenders.
• Ability to serve in the capacity of a ‘doer / leader’ – someone who can deliver the service while building a team and the pipeline nationally.
• Being visible and leading by example, inspiring others to always give their best, and valuing and nurturing the diverse skills and perspectives around you.
• Ability to access and influence key decision makers within clients, regulatory bodies, and government.

Knowledge

• Considerable construction industry experience from a project / program / cost management or project controls background.
• Extensive experience working in the clean energy sector, ideally in transmission and / or renewables, with a proven track record in successfully delivering major projects and programs.
• A broad understanding of the electricity value chain from generation, through grid, and into supply, and of regulatory and permitting requirements and industry trends.
• Preference for Africa experience with an established network within the power industry supply chain.
• Experience of working within both client and consultant environments an advantage.
• Experience working with global accounts and supporting the growth of those relationships.

Qualifications

• Qualified to degree level within construction and / or engineering.
• Professional chartership desirable.