Project Manager - Data Centre

Company Description

Who is Turner & Townsend?

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.

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.

Job Description

• To lead Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery.
• To ensure that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and to appropriate quality standards.
• Helping to establish the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
• Identifying and ensuring that the appropriate line manager is aware of quality, safety, health and environment issues.
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project.
• Project planning, including producing the detailed project plan.
• Solid knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value.
• 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.  
• Preparing formal project progress and other reports.
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each project is entered into the Turner & Townsend internal database.
• Financial management – Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilising FMS in order to monitor a project’s financial status.
• Process improvement – Identifying ways in which internal systems and processes can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
• Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
• Comply with the requirements of Turner & Townsend’s Business Management Systems including Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality Management associated with the role and position within the company.

Qualifications

• Design, management or construction experience gained within the general construction environment.
• A minimum of 2 - 5 years project management experience, preferably gained within the above environment.
• A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from project conception stage, through all of the operational stages to completion and post-project review.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of all of the main project management concepts, tools and techniques.
• Experience of leading and facilitating the overall cross-functional project team for medium sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Business development experience, including developing business with existing and new clients and cross-selling.
• Experience of working within a Client focused environment.
• Experience of working within the Australian market and/or Australian projects.
• Detailed working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

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/

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