Project Manager/ Senior Project Manager (m/f) - Construction Projects

Turner & Townsend is currently recruiting for a Kraków based Project Manager / Senior Project Manager to undertake duties on a high profile commercial or industrial & manufacturing projects based in Krakow.

Scope of the role

• The Project Manager / Senior Project Manager is responsible for managing commissions, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex projects leading and facilitating multidisciplinary project teams.
• The Project Manager / Senior Project Manager acts as the key, day to day client interface, delivering against client objectives including time and cost targets through a high standard of service.
• The Project Manager / Senior Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of an effective cost & project management service from feasibility & pre contract to handover.
• Support with business development and marketing activities.

Key accountabilities

Project Management, to include:

• Advising at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client's overall objectives.
• Leading the establishment of the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
• Planning for and the ongoing management of quality, safety, health and environment issues
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project.
• Project planning, including ensuring the production of the detailed project plan.
• Advising upon the procurement of resources.
• Leading and facilitating the overall cross-functional project team.
• Monitoring and applying performance management techniques, including the use of KPIs to improve project performance.
• Managing the change control process.
• Monitoring and advising upon project finances.
• Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.
• Ensuring the production of formal project progress and other reports.
• Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Effectively managing their own team.

Marketing and business development, to include:

• Supporting the development of new business opportunities with the client.
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities.
• Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work.
• Attending formal client pitches with Associate Directors and Directors.
• Ensuring that project case studies, photographs and project CV files are kept up to date.
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve project management products and services.

Education and qualifications

• University degree in engineering, architecture or another construction related discipline;
• Minimum 5-7 years professional experience of working for or with a project management consultancy, investor, developer or general contractor.
• Fluent Polish language skills and a professional working level of English (min. B2/C1 level is essential).
• Excellent analytical skills as well as strong interpersonal and intercultural skills are required.

What can you expect

We give our people the support, training, incentives and rewards they need to excel. We also recognise that life is more than work, and try hard to create happy work environments, and give our people a healthy work/life balance. We are offering a comprehensive variety of benefits to support your health and well-being needs and much space for you to grow your career.

Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services provider that supports organisations that invest in, own and operate assets.

Working from over 104 offices in over 44 countries, we are making the difference to projects across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide. We help organisations succeed by managing risk while maximising value and performance during the construction and operation of their assets.

As well as helping organisations deliver and integrate new assets as quickly and efficiently as possible, we help set the asset strategies that support their corporate objectives. We also work with our clients to create safe and comfortable environments which are inexpensive to maintain, sustainable and practical to conduct business from.