Project Manager/Senior Project Manager - Industrial & Science (Tokyo) Bilingual in English & Japanese

Company Description

Who is Turner & Townsend?

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, 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

• To lead Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex industrial and science projects.
• 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.
• 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 KPI’s to improve project performance.
• Managing the change control process.
• Monitoring and advising upon project finances
• Driving good design management practices and managing across project interfaces.
• 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.
• Manage and coordinate the needs of multiple partner teams, while managing changes and maintaining a focus on keeping the project on schedule, budget, quality, and safety

Marketing and business development, to include:

• Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients.
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities.
• Working with Associate Directors and Directors to construct bids for new work.
• Attending formal client pitches with Assistant 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.

Internal management accountabilities, to include:

• Staff management (where appropriate) – Inputting into the formal management of an Assistant Project Manager or small project management team, to include 1st round recruitment interviews, input into resource management and attendance at junior staff appraisals.
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each project is entered into the Turner & Townsend internal database.
• Financial management – Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilising FMS in order to monitor a project’s financial status.
• Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• Projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently, on time and to budget.
• Project delivery meets the client’s objectives and is in line with the conditions of appointment.
• Strong relationships are developed with clients and members of the cross-functional team.
• General line management responsibilities (where appropriate) are effectively discharged.
• Mentoring and supporting graduates and early careers development.
• Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling opportunities, are identified and acted upon.

Qualifications

Education/Qualifications:

• Professionally qualified in one of the following fields: construction, project management, engineering, surveying, and architecture or information technology.
• Qualifications in Project Management / Electrical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Skills and Experience:

• A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from project conception stage, through all of the operational stages to completion and post-project review.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of all the main project management concepts, tools and techniques.
• Design, management or construction experience gained within the general construction environment.
• Understanding of GMP and working in regulated environments, including experience in CQV.
• Experience of leading project management commissions for medium, large, sized construction projects of medium to high complexity.
• Direct experience with delivering life sciences and industrial design projects, including procurement and commissioning of facilities
• Direct experience in negotiating with regulatory agencies regarding departures from building code and construction change orders.
• A minimum of 8 years project management experience, preferably gained within the above environment.
• Has previously worked as a consultant
• Business level English and Japanese required

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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