Senior Project Manager (Rail)

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.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

The Senior Project Manager shall have responsibility for supporting the Delivery Director in the overall execution of the projects delivery, bringing the necessary project management skills and experience that will integrate with the existing Project Team to ensure that the Directorate team plans, tracks and delivers against the programme and budget. The role holder will provide support in the management of significant work packages/ elements of project to the defined time, cost, quality and outputs' benefits, including the coordination of the activities of all functions in relation to the delivery of major project within the timeline and costs as set out in the Preliminary Business Case. 

The Senior Project Manager shall provide project management support in regards the following key activities; The Senior Project Manager shall provide project management support in relation to the procurement of the Core Contracts, assisting with the completion of the Reference Design and all related documentation, the development and coordination of relevant inputs into the production of the procurement documents. and procurement process. Leading into the preferred tender stage and thereafter into the construction delivery. 

Experience 

• 10+ years' project management experience with a proven track record of carrying out project management activities in high value transportation projects or other infrastructure projects of a similar scale and complexity. 

• Prior experience of cost management for multiple projects and/or programmes and developing standard operating procedures 

• Tangible experience of driving best practice in technical activities, processes, policies and standards. 

• Good understanding of the design and delivery requirements of technically complex projects in the architectural / engineering / construction sectors 

• Experience of dealing with a range of stakeholders at all levels across the organisation influencing the improvement of process and providing guidance to support project delivery and reporting 

• Knowledge of quality management and process improvement practices and systems is desirable, preferably within the construction sector 

Additional Skills 

• Ability to manage technical outputs to drive efficiency 

• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills 

• Ability to govern and drive outcomes to ensure high quality service 

Qualifications

• BEng /BA/ BSC in a related discipline ideally from science, technology, quality or engineering discipline
• Degree I diploma / certification in system integration and assurance would be advantageous

Additional Information

What we offer you:

• Full time, permanent
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• 8% 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

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 environm