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Senior Project Manager

Language
EN: business
JP: business
Salary
Employment Type
Full time

Job Description

Our purpose:

Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.

The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It’s how we’ve made the difference for more than 75 years.

Our values:

Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don’t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.

Stronger together: We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.

Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice.

Main purpose of the role 

  • To lead Project Management retail and/or office fit out commissions, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex projects.
  • 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. 

Scope 

Senior Project Managers will handle commissions of varying sizes, depending upon the complexity of the project. 


Responsibilities

Project Management, to include:

  • Proving advise at a strategic level from the project conception stage, and 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
  • Monitoring and advising upon project finances
  • Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications
  • 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 marketing events and Client interviews
  • Ensuring that project case study, photograph and project CV files are kept up to date
  • Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve project management procedures, templates and products and hence improve the service provided to clients

  • Identifying and acting upon cross-divisional opportunities 

Internal management accountabilities, to include: 

  • Staff management (where appropriate) – Inputting into the formal management of Project Managers or small project management team, to include 1st round recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals
  • Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
  • Financial management – Utilising Turner & Townsend’s financial management system in order to keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission
  • Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes 

REPORTING 

Depending upon context, a Senior Project Manager is likely to report to an Associate Director or Director. 

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 

A Senior Project Manager will in part be assessed by the extent to which:

  • Projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently, on time and to budget
  • Project delivery meets the client’s objectives and is in line with the conditions of appointment
  • The project team is led effectively
  • Strong relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team
  • General line management responsibilities (where appropriate) are effectively discharged
  • Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling opportunities, are identified and acted upon
  • The internal financial status of all projects is effectively monitored
  • Key information and data is effectively cascaded and appropriately retain

Qualifications

  • Recognised university degree with at least 15 years of relevant experience in data center, manufacturing plant, industrial project, Semi-conductor Projects
  • Membership in relevant professional organisations.
  • Strong relationships are developed with clients and cross-functional team members
  • Experience working in MNC companies will be an advantage, ability to thrive in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
  • Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities, are identified and acted upon.
  • Native or Business level proficiency in spoken and written Japanese and English.

About the Company

All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we’ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/