Senior Project Manager

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 119 offices in 50 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

• Project Manager will take responsibility for end-to-end service delivery. To ensure that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective service. Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages. Responsible of manage overall project cost, schedule and budgets as well as manage general contractor and other directly contracted vendors and consultants. 
• Responsible to review construction proposals and related pricing/scopes, correct and assess work-in-place, to approve capital expenditure spends, including the revision of cost estimates prepared by contractors and others within a client´s organization.  
• This professional will also be planning, organizing, scheduling, directing, and controlling the delivery of the project on time. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip. 
• Run and lead client and other required meetings, presenting updates to the client at all project stages. 
• Identify the factors that influence construction costs and can monitor and report on this data. 
• Support engineering decisions relating to the project cost and budget while design-build changes take place during construction. 
• Review requests for payment. 
• Track and ensure equipment meet the project schedule 
• Record occurrence that might result in a claim - acting on the client's behalf. 
• Advocate on the part of the client during disputes, disagreements, modifications, or change orders. 
• Coordinate and oversee scheduling consultant reviews on the project. 
• Review and approve final invoices, payment applications, retention payments. 
• Oversee and manage the transfer of the building operations to the client including all close out documentation and warranties. 
• Collaborative approach, be client facing, able to develop strong relationships, confidently present to clients and stakeholders. 
• Be assertive and detail orientated, identify potential issues early and raise them in the appropriate forum for resolution. 
• Demonstrable record of accomplishment in the delivery of relevant projects. 
• Advanced skills with spreadsheets, report writing and presentations. 
• Management experience, with ability to manage and lead team in delivering a commission and general line management. 
• Manage revenue, team resources and priorities to ensure that client expectations are met. 

• Above 7 years' experience working in a similar position. 
• Sector experience more specifically Mission Critical, Life Science Construction.
• Architects, Engineering or other construction related degree.
• Fluent in English and Portuguese, Spanish is a plus.

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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