Senior Project Manager - Defence

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 62 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:www.turnerandtownsend.com

We’re looking for a confident and driven Senior Project Manager who thrives on taking ownership, influencing key stakeholders, and delivering complex projects to a high standard. You’ll bring a proactive mindset, commercial awareness, and a passion for excellence in project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead theend-to-end delivery of major projects, ensuring outcomes align with client objectives, timelines, and budgets
• Prepare and manageprocurement documentation and processes, including Head Contractor and Managing Contractor engagements
• Develop and coordinatePublic Works Committee (PWC) documentation
• Overseedesign management and coordination across multidisciplinary teams
• Driveextensive stakeholder engagement, including government, clients, consultants, and contractors
• Manage and prioritisemultiple concurrent project commitments in a fast-paced environment
• Lead, chair, and documentclient meetings, workshops, and key project discussions
• Providestrategic project leadership, mentoring and guiding junior team members
• Support business development activities and contribute towinning new work
• Deliver high-qualitycommission/programme management services

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership capability with experienceleading and developing high-performing teams
• Excellentstakeholder management and communication skills
• Advanced proficiency inMicrosoft Office Suite;Primavera experience highly regarded
• Exceptionalreport writing, documentation, and bid preparation skills
• Ability tooperate effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Highly motivated, proactive, and committed todelivering exceptional client outcomes

• Baseline Security Clearance (minimum) – essential
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field:
  • Construction Management
  • Project Management
  • Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Cost Management
  • or equivalent industry experience
• 5+ years’ project management experience, ideally within aclient-side or consulting environment
• Proven experience deliveringcomplex or large-scale projects

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/

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Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: 

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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.