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Turner & Townsend

Project Director - Planning & Scheduling

Birmingham
Posted 14 days ago
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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

Our award-winning Planning and Scheduling team are focused on driving innovation, enhancing our client’s integrated controls capability, improving performance, and delivering better programme outcomes. We have a growing national team of over 600 Controls & Performance professionals. The breadth and scale of our team provides great opportunities to reach back and draw upon a vast pool of experience to enhance your knowledge and career. Our strong capability, discipline communities and varied client base, provides a great opportunity to drive your career, supported by our career pathways.

We are seeking an experienced Project Director for Planning & Scheduling to join our busy and expanding Infrastructure team, who are undertaking a range of Controls & Performance duties on several high-profile Infrastructure and Defence Projects/Programmes.

This role is predominantly based in the Midlands and Central South with some regional travel required and we would welcome applicants based across the UK who are willing to be nationally mobile.

Additionally, this role will provide the opportunity to innovate, collaborate and learn from our experienced and award-winning Planning & Scheduling community and wider extensive Controls and Performance Network.

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  • Managing commissions in a client facing role, managing high value and complex projects, developing our talented teams and engage in our local markets.
  • Improving Planning and Scheduling (and interfacing project controls) processes to create efficiency and increasing benefits to our clients.
  • Developing interdisciplinary relationships that operate for the benefit of our clients.
  • The continued success and growth of the Planning and Scheduling team in relation to business generation, resource planning, and business strategy / opportunities.
  • Project scope, capability delivery and maintaining high levels of client satisfaction.
  • Senior Line management activities including career development and Planning and Scheduling.
  • The development of the project controls capability through recruitment, training and experience.
  • The implementation, embedding and roll-out of any identified changes to Planning and Scheduling processes.
  • The national and regional Community of Practice.
  • The benefits and requirements of Performance and Reporting within the business and externally within industry.
  • Subject Matter Expertise.
  • Expert analysis to relevant stakeholders and senior management, supporting effective decision making.
  • Training and coaching clients and less experienced leadership team members on Planning and Scheduling processes and practices.
  • National and regional initiatives that are aimed to achieve strategic goals such as growth, outreach or improvement.

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Skills & Behaviours

  • You make change happen by viewing the needs of our business through a broad lens and taking responsibility for shaping future.
  • You challenge our leaders and teams to be ready for the future.
  • We do better every day because you have a transformational perspective in developing and implementing strategy.
  • You drive improvement in our offering manage performance and drive accountability for execution at all levels.
  • You act as a role model for collaboration and our ‘One Business’ approach, thereby fostering a culture of partnership across the business, with clients, and the broader community.
  • You focus on leading and influencing across the business and within our clients, industry, and communities.
  • You use your leadership influence to deliver on our purpose and values.
  • You define future capability requirements and plan resourcing to match.
  • You promote a culture of learning and development for everyone.
  • You promote a culture of care and inclusivity, challenge unacceptable behaviour and manage the culture of the business, balancing concern for revenue with the well-being and safety of our people.

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Qualifications

  • Subject matter expertise of different Planning and Scheduling tools and techniques is mandatory.
  • Experience of interfacing with other Project Controls disciplines is mandatory.
  • Experience in Directing Planning and Scheduling on complex projects/programmes is essential.
  • Experience in leading large teams is essential.
  • The ability to work in both delivery and transformation projects is essential.
  • Familiarity with NEC contracts is essential.
  • For Defence specific requirements, individuals must be sole UK National; currently holding, or have the ability to get SC Clearance.

Additional Information

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

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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Skills

Planning & Scheduling
Project Controls
Stakeholder Management
Resource Planning
Business Strategy
Line Management
NEC Contracts
Infrastructure Project Management
Defence Project Management
Team Leadership
Capability Development
Performance Reporting
Strategic Planning
Client Relationship Management
Process Improvement
Change Management

Location

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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