Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure (Cork)

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Key Accountabilities to include:

• Plan and manage parts of the project team to ensure an integrated, sustainable and effective solution is delivered which meets the requirements defined within the brief and benefits defined in the business case
• Establish a strong working relationship with clients and key stakeholders and ensure that all user requirements are captured and approvals are in place to meet schedule dates, as well as understanding regulatory requirements where applicable
• Contribute to end-to-end execution planning and management, to ensure delivery of the project goals and value for money of the expenditure
• Responsible for the Safety of everyone involved or touched by the project
• Participate in ensuring the integration of design, development, construction delivery, commissioning and process requirements is achieved using the subject matter experts in the team (including own expertise as appropriate)
• Responsible for reporting of project performance using project controls tools, including earned value and quantitative risk analysis
• Participate in ensuring the project deliverables have been tested, commissioned and handed into operation in accordance with the clients requirements
• Participate in ensuring post project reviews are done and learning and benefits realisation are captured appropriately
• Lead the management and administration of contracts, including NEC and  FIDC suite of contracts

People (HRM), to include:

• Maintain own learning & development plan, keeping it up to date
• Develop own professional competency
• Coach/mentor junior staff as directed/agreed in their L&D plans
• Participate in the CR volunteering day

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
• Understanding the Turner & Townsend 2+2=5 philosophy and identifying and acting upon crossdivisional opportunities

Internal management accountabilities, to include:

• Line management of Project Managers
• Recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals;
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each project is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database
• Commission and financial management – Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilising FMS in order to monitor a project’s financial status
• Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes

Health And Safety

• Promote, understand and comply with safety regulations;
• Conform to local and national laws and guidelines; and
• Conform to the Turner & Townsend Europe Limited (Energy) safety and security regulations commitment to implementation of the Risk –Assessment and Evaluation.

• Hold a relevant third level qualification preferably in Engineering or related Project management discipline.
• Experience in managing large or multiple infrastructure/capital projects and teams.
• Strong knowledge and experience of project management, contract management (i.e. through use of major contract forms e.g. NEC3, FIDIC or similar), strategic planning, methodologies and construction delivery best practice.
• Proven ability to successfully implement and execute programmes and driving performance. Knowledge and experience of mobilising and managing the supply chain, including design, planning and construction services.
• Experience is in a complex stakeholder environment.
• Chartered/qualified with APM, ICE, RICS etc.
• Right to work in Ireland.

What we offer you:

• Full time
• Hybrid working 
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• Pension
• 25 days Annual leave (23 days + 2 company days)
• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

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.

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