Highways Senior Project Manager

4 weeks ago


Derby, Derby, United Kingdom Turner & Townsend Full time

As a Highways Senior Project Manager at Turner & Townsend, you will play a key role in delivering ambitious and highly technical projects in the Defence sector. Your expertise will be instrumental in helping our clients achieve their goals and creating a prosperous society.

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. We value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity, and the quality we deliver.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Influencing and supporting client project delivery through appropriate planning, monitoring, and controlling.
  • Interacting with the project team to define and interrogate the scope of work.
  • Championing the appropriate programme and project delivery strategies to secure a successful business outcome.
  • Defining programmes and projects ensuring alignment with client business needs and context.
  • Promoting and fostering positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ensuring appropriate services to the project are delivered through technical, engineering, project controls, commercial, and financial support functions.
  • Maintaining timely and effective change management processes and procedures.
  • Preparing and managing the project plans.
  • Monitoring and advising on the status of project KPIs.
  • Full UK Driving Licence.
  • Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM).
  • Certified Project Management Associate.

We are keen to speak to candidates with a military/defence background who thrive on working on dynamic projects.



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