Senior Project Manager - Principal Delivery
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.
As a Senior Project Manager within Turner and Townsend's Principal Delivery team, you will play a key role in delivering projects end-to-end, moving beyond traditional consultancy into true project ownership. You will be part of an integrated delivery team responsible for managing the full lifecycle of projects-from design and procurement through to construction and handover.
This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment where you will directly influence outcomes, drive programme performance, and contribute to commercial success.
Why join us?
- Be part of a delivery-focused model where you own outcomes, not just process
- Gain exposure to end-to-end project delivery, including commercial and supply chain management
- Work within an integrated team environment that enables faster decision-making and real impact
- Develop a broader, more commercially focused skillset
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of construction and fit-out projects from inception through to completion
- Manage programme, cost, quality, and risk to ensure successful project outcomes
- Coordinate design, procurement, and construction activities within an integrated delivery model
- Act as a key point of contact for clients, ensuring clear communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle
- Manage contractor and supplier performance, driving accountability and high standards of delivery
- Support procurement strategies, including engagement with supply chain partners
- Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring proactive issue resolution
- Ensure projects are delivered in line with contractual obligations, timelines, and budget expectations
- Contribute to continuous improvement and standardisation across project delivery
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in project management within construction, ideally in commercial office fit-out or similar sectors
- Strong understanding of the full project lifecycle, including design, procurement, and construction delivery
- Demonstrated commercial awareness, including budget management and cost control
- Experience managing contractors and working with supply chains
- Ability to manage risk, make decisions, and operate effectively in fast-paced environments
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Proactive, organised, and solutions-focused approach
- Degree-qualified in construction, project management, or a related discipline
- Working towards or holding a professional accreditation (e.g. RICS, APM, or similar) is desirable
- Can speak, write and read in both French and English.
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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Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
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.