Senior Project Manager, Construction Projects, Brazil

Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 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.

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Job Description
Turner & Townsend is looking for highly experienced profesional to join our Central and Local Government Real Estate team in Brazil. This role involves leading complex, large-scale engineering and construction projects that deliver long-term value to the public sector. You will collaborate with top-tier clients and contribute to strategic, high-profile developments across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute project strategies, budgets, and delivery plans.

• Lead residential-led or mixed-use projects at the enabling stage, including:

• Infrastructure works (highways, utilities, bridges)

• Remediation and enabling works
• Public realm improvements
• Utility diversions or upgrades

• Managing S106/S278 obligations or local equivalents

• Establish and maintain project systems and governance frameworks.

• Monitor project performance and report progress to stakeholders.
• Identify and manage risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare and deliver clear, professional communication materials in English.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including clients, contractors, and designers.
• Lead meetings, document outcomes, and ensure follow-up actions.
• Support business development through client presentations and internal reporting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction, Real Estate, Planning, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in project management within engineering and construction.
• Strong background in civil, structural, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
• Direct experience in on-site construction and infrastructure delivery.
• Deep understanding of the full development lifecycle.
• Experience in residential-led or mixed-use projects, especially at enabling stages.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management.
• Knowledge of health & safety regulations and construction standards in Brazil.
• Willingness to travel within Brazil as required.

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.
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.
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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.
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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.