Project/ Programme Manager

Company Description

Every day we help our global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 130 countries worldwide. If you’re looking to take your career to the next level, there’s room for you to grow at Turner & Townsend. 

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. 

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide. As part of our 2025 Vision, we are putting Sustainability and Net Zero at the heart of our business.

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world. 

We are recruiting for a variety of skills and specialisms owing to an increase in work across our National Security accounts. A successful candidate must have, or be eligible to obtain UK security clearance (SC).

Job Description

Managing implementations in the digital sector combines established tools and techniques with the unique challenges of technology. Whilst the introduction of some Agile practices may even remove the word ‘project’ from the language being used, the principle of controlling time, cost, and quality will always remain. We recognise that projects differ from programmes, yet many of the skills required are often transferrable between the two.

T&T are looking for people with the flexibility to adapt between traditional methodologies and those that have and are becoming commonplace. Who can work through the whole lifecycle, or merely jump into one part of it to help our clients achieve both the outputs and the outcomes that they are looking for.

You may have the following skills, but not limited to, Project Management, Project Controls, Risk Management, Information Assurance, Business Change, Communication & engagement, Business Analysis, Delivery Management, and Product Owner/life cycle management. 

Key Responsibilities   

Individual

Deliver project and programme management services across our commissions, including: 

Full or part lifecycle delivery management using waterfall and Agile methodologies (including any version or combination of the two). This may be leading Turner & Townsend and client teams or working individually within a client’s organisation.

Performing specialist roles where needed within Agile teams, such as Scrum Master, Product Owner or Agile Coach

Providing independent assurance of projects or programmes, applying robust thinking to show how well or otherwise they are performing from a delivery perspective.

Recovery of poorly performing implementations

Provide expert project and programme delivery advice where needed into complimentary services, such as procurement management.

Ability to work alone or in high performance Teams

Build client relationships and reinforce credibility as a subject matter expert (SME) to identify opportunities where Turner & Townsend can assist.

Demonstrate knowledge of industry standard methodologies and how they affect our service lines, deliverables, and clients

Maintain awareness of key industry trends; interpret and report to the wider team

Input into and, if applicable, lead business generation activity (bid qualifications and proposals)

Team

Work with people within our organisation (and beyond, where applicable) to define and develop a market approach around our core digital project and programme management capabilities including:

Agile and waterfall expertise

Full lifecycle delivery management

Independent delivery assurance and recovery

Expert delivery input into procurement

Assist with the integration of Digital Project Management into all other appropriate services, teams, and commissions across Turner & Townsend’s clients

Potential to represent the company at external events

Proactively engage with your line management team (and beyond) to share ideas, provide support, and where applicable mentor and develop others.

Assist as appropriate in the recruitment and retention of a Digital Project Management team

Behavioural Competencies

We operate a behavioural framework that sets out what we expect from every Turner & Townsend employee – simple statements, with different detail at each role level, that reflect our core values. To us they are more than just words on a page and are principles that we try to embed in our day-to-day activity. They are:

Make change happen

Do better every day

Collaborate to delivery our best work

Influence to build a better world

Always learning

Treat each other with care and respect

The opportunities will be based across our National Security accounts. Therefore, a successful candidate must already have formal vetting through UKSV. Your clearance status will be verified prior to interview. 

Qualifications

Our Digital Careers Pathway at Turner & Townsend is based upon a combination of both the Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Capability Framework, and the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). Whilst we are not using any one role or skillset for any position, we believe the following are relevant to this role.

Note: the ability to meet any role or skillset in totality is not essential and will not be method of judging future performance – these are purely for learning and development.

DDaT: Business Analyst, Delivery Manager, Product Manager, Programme Delivery Manager

SFIA: Governance, Risk management, Programme management, Project management, Portfoilo, programme and project support, Requirements definition and management, Systems development management, Technology service management, Stakeholder relationship management, Set up agile culture and capabilities, Support and guide agile practices, Adopt agile practices

Key Requirements   

Essential:

Proven relevant experience of at least 5 years in a similar project, programme or delivery management role

Strong understanding of major waterfall and good understanding of at least one Agile methodology

Strong understanding of APM Body of Knowledge 

Good stakeholder management, self-motivated, with strong verbal, written, and presentation skills

Experience in Defence and/or Central/Secure Government 

The ability to pass both a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check and formal vetting through UKSV – these will be conducted during the probation period

The ability to travel to any location as agreed and appropriate. Turner & Townsend does operate ‘hybrid’ location working in line with commission needs.

One or more of the below qualification/certifications: 

APM Project Management qualification

Agile Project Management Practitioner qualification 

BCS Business Analytics 

Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) Practitioner

Certified/Advanced ScrumMaster, Certified/Advanced Scrum Product Owner

Desirable:

Proven relevant experience of at least 10 years in a similar project, programme or delivery management role

Membership to BCS, CMI, ILM or MAPM 

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend work with the large clients across all areas of the transport and utilities sector (including Rail, Water, Airports, Ports and Roads). This provides a range of exciting opportunities for candidates to support their development and growth across all project controls disciplines. Our large team of UK and International Project Controls professionals across all sectors ensures a strong network to help us bring out the best in all our team.

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.

We are 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.

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

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

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