Associate ( Health)
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Turner & Townsend is seeking a driven Associate (Health) for a full-time onsite role in Sydney who can balance hands-on delivery with shaping strategy for healthcare projects. You will lead end-to-end Project Management Commissions, be the key day-to-day client interface, and work with the National and NSW Health leads to develop pursuit plans, establish success criteria, governance, and keep delivery on time, on budget and to the required quality. The ideal candidate has five to ten years in project management, professional qualifications in construction, project management, engineering, surveying, architecture or IT, and a strong understanding of the project life cycle and healthcare environments. To apply, tailor your CV to healthcare PM, demonstrate strategic thinking, governance and KPI delivery, show collaboration across cross-functional teams, and align with Turner & Townsend values Love a challenge, Stronger together, Bring out the best in everyone.
Company Description
Who is Turner & Townsend?
All over the world people are using buildings, infrastructure, and assets we helped to deliver. It could be the hospital they work in, the railway they travel on every day, the fuel that powers their car or the data centre they depend on at work. For more than 75 years we’ve been helping to deliver transformational programmes across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors, making a difference to people’s lives and ensuring a return on investment for our clients and their investors.
Our purpose:
Transforming performance for a green, inclusive, and productive world.
The world is changing and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It’s how we’ve made the difference for more than 75 years.
Our values:
Love a challenge: We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don’t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.
Stronger together: We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.
Bring out the best in everyone: We bring out the best in everyone. We help each other to make the most of our potential, always learning from our experience. We treat each other with care and respect and make time to give everyone a voice.
Job Description
We are looking for a driven and motivated Associate who is ready to take the next step in their career, someone who still enjoys being close to delivery, but is equally excited by the opportunity to shape something bigger.
This role is suited to an emerging leader who can balance hands-on project involvement with a growing contribution to strategy, working closely with senior leadership to build momentum, identify opportunities and help define how we grow. You will play a key role in establishing direction, building relationships and creating a strong rhythm across a developing market focus.
You will be part of a team that is building capability and presence, offering the opportunity to contribute to something new, influence how it evolves, and take ownership in a meaningful way.
If you’re someone who thrives in delivery but is ready to step into a broader role, one that blends projects, people and strategy. This is a genuine opportunity to grow your impact and shape your career trajectory.
Responsibilities:
- To implement business strategy to support an emerging workstream, collaborating with the National and NSW Heath lead to develop pursuit plan.
- Provide regular updates to internal leadership on implementation strategy.
- To lead Project Management Commissions, taking responsibility for end to end service delivery, often with respect to large or complex projects within the healthcare sector
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Qualifications
- Professionally qualified in one of the following fields: construction, project management, engineering, surveying, architecture or information technology.
- Qualifications in Project Management or equivalent knowledge 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 of the main project management concepts, tools and techniques.
- Design, management or construction experience gained within the general construction environment.
- Experience of leading project management commissions for medium, large, sized construction projects in healthcare sector
- A minimum of 5 - 10 years project management experience, preferably gained within the above environment.
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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