Capital Works Manager (Canberra)

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, defence, 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

We are currently managing the capital works programme of works for a large investor developer and are seeking a skilled client side construction project manager to lead the delivery of these works across the ACT.

• Experience delivering construction focused capital projects and navigating technical, commercial and contractual matters.
• The ability to develop, manage and deliver a pipeline of complex projects.
• Strong capability across the full project lifecycle including design management, procurement and construction delivery
• Solid understanding of Australian Standard consultancy and construction contracts, standards and codes
• Demonstrated ability to run projects with minimal oversight
• Monitor schedules and follow up to ensure timely progression
• Review consultant submissions and technical documentation

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Construction Management or a related field (desirable)
• A collaborative, solutions focused mindset with the confidence to advise, negotiate and influence at senior levels.
• Ability to mentor less experienced project managers
• The ability to deliver complex projects while balancing risk, timelines, cost and stakeholder expectations.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Construction Management or a related field (desirable)
• Demonstrated, significant working experience as Project Manager of the end-to-end project management including all phases from scope, design, construction with a focus building infrastructure.
• MS Office suite, including MS project
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, negotiation and communication skills

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. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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.

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