SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER at Turner And Townsend

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

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Employer: Turner And Townsend

Employment: Full-Time | Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 day ago

Deadline: August, 21/2025 (5 days left)

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Job Description

• To lead Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for end-to-end service delivery.
• To act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects
• are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality standards.

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.
• 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 KPI’s to improve project performance.
• Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Ensuring that project case study, photographs and project CV files are kept up to date.
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve project management products and services.
• Project Planning: Developing detailed project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Budget and Change Management: Managing the change control process, assisting with estimating costs, preparing budgets, and managing expenditures to ensure the project stays within financial limits.
• Scheduling: Creating and maintaining project schedules, ensuring timely completion of milestones and deliverables.
• Team Coordination: Leading and coordinating the project team, including architects, engineers, contractors, and subcontractors.

Client Confidential

• Communication: Serving as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, including clients, regulatory agencies, and team members, to provide updates and resolve issues.
• Quality Control: Ensuring that construction work meets quality standards and complies with building codes and regulations.
• Risk Management: Identifying potential risks and developing mitigation strategies to minimize delays and budget overruns.
• Procurement: Managing the procurement of materials, equipment, and services required for the project.
• Site Management: Overseeing day-to-day operations on the construction site, ensuring safety standards are met and addressing any issues that arise.
• Reporting: Preparing regular progress reports and documentation for stakeholders, outlining project status, challenges, and achievements.
• Change Management: Handling changes in project scope, budget, or timelines, and communicating these changes to all relevant parties.
• Final Inspections and Closeout Conducting final inspections, ensuring all work is completed to specifications, and managing project closeout processes.
• Taking a leading role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages

Marketing and business development, to include:

• Building and maintaining a credible list of pursuits.
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities
• Preparing bid proposals, winning work and successful delivery of the projects
• 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 study, photograph and project CV files are kept up to date
• Identifying and acting upon opportunities to improve project management products and services
• Assisting with recruitment, interviews and hiring of new employee

Qualifications

• Degree in Construction Project Management or equivalent qualification
• 6 -10+ years’ experience
• Must preferably be registered with a professional body as Professional Project Manager
• Mandatory Hotel experience with an international brand

• Ability and willingness to work onsite as needed.
• Construction project management experience and the ability to be highly effective in a client facing role.
• Membership in relevant professional organizations.
• Ability to advise at a strategic level during each project stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client’s overall objectives.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Great time management skills. Ensure that project is managed to the right quality standards, completed efficiently and on time.
• Strong organizational and management skills – ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
• Experienced managing demanding stakeholders and work stream managers.

Additional Information

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.

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.

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