Senior Project Manager - Water/Utilities

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.

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Job Description

Due to significant growth within the utilities sector and ongoing delivery success with our clients, we are looking for Senior Project Managers to support our to clients deliver a wide range of high-profile projects across Infrastructure, to be a leader in the industry and help mentor and develop the future generation of Project Managers. As a member of our growing team, you would be working to help us make a difference with our clients in delivering a diverse range of highly complex projects and programmes. You would be based in our London office and likely spend your time with colleagues and client teams based across the South-East region.  

Senior Project Managers at Turner & Townsend: 

Senior Project Managers at Turner & Townsend work on a broad range of projects and programmes in the Utilities sector, including clean and waste water treatment facilities, mains installation and replacement, environmental improvement, asset management, developer service, Major Projects, Strategic Resource Options, and many more. We are looking for individuals with the following skills, experience and attributes: 

• Significant experience of infrastructure project management and/or programme management across the project lifecycle, including: project management principles; delivering to client objectives; contract management; leadership and teamwork; financial management and project controls; health, safety, quality and environmental management 

• Excellent leadership skills, capable of developing teams and leading others in challenging environments or in ambiguity 

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, comfortable working with a diverse range of personalities across clients and partner organisations and able to build long-term trusted advisor relationships with our clients 

• Strong problem solving, analytical and numerical skills with an ability to quickly understand complex problems and shape these into workable solutions for delivery 

• Drive and commitment to achieving solutions, including the ability to work under pressure and motivate others 

• Planning, communication and organisational skills, including the ability to manage several work streams simultaneously and communicate effectively with senior client representatives 

• Able to lead, manage and develop project teams on large projects or programmes 

• Creative, curious and growth mindset

Qualifications

Beneficial Experience: 

• Experience of utilities/water infrastructure project management 

• Experience of procurement and managing NEC contracts 

• Experience of managing commercial management 

• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams, managing contractors, consultants and other advisors on infrastructure projects 

• Experience of consultancy, contractor or client-side project management 

• Familiarity with public sector organisations, non-departmental or arm’s length bodies relevant to infrastructure 

• Delivery within operational environments 

• Experience of working and reporting in regulatory environments 

• Experience of Development and / or Delivery stages 

Qualifications

• Degree or HND qualification in a management, construction or infrastructure related subject, or equivalent experience 

• Professional affiliation, qualification or near qualified status with the APM, ICE, ITP, or similar professional institution 

• Project management certification (APM/PRINCE2/MSP) 

• NEC PM Accreditations or

  qualifications

• CDM Awareness 

Additional Information

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

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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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. 

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Join 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. 

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Join 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.