Project Manager/ Senior Project Manager (EOI)
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Turner & Townsend in Sydney is hiring an experienced Project Manager or Senior Project Manager for a full-time onsite role to lead major real estate programmes across education, high tech, commercial and health sectors, with a busy 2026 pipeline. The role centers on owning the client interface, driving design management, coordinating budgets, schedules and risks, chairing meetings, and contributing to marketing and business development. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant engineering or construction management degree, bring client-side experience, and be proficient in Microsoft tools with Primavera preferred, plus proven leadership and exceptional English communication. To apply, tailor your résumé to quantify delivery outcomes, highlight cross-disciplinary collaboration, risk management, and the ability to perform under pressure while aligning with Turner & Townsend values.
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
With a huge pipeline of work in 2026 across our major Real Estate projects, we have an Expression of Interest opportunity for a Project Manager/Senior Project Manager to join the project management team in Sydney. We are seeking experienced and dynamic professionals in project management to deliver impactful projects across the education, high tech, commercial, and health sectors.
The responsibilities include;
- Lead and manage complex projects and programs as the key client interface
- Developing working relationships, problem solving and driving projects to successful completion
- Managing the design process to achieve the client's requirements and manage expectations
- Reviewing project plans and specifications, scheduling, costs saving measures, discrepancies, potential construction problems, etc.
- Managing project timelines, risks and reporting
- Managing project budgets and advising on options to keep budget on track
- Chairing project meetings with clients and consultants
- Being engaged with marketing and business development initiatives
Qualifications
- A recognised Degree qualification relating to a technical field: Engineering, Construction Management or Project Management
- Experienced in education, high tech, commercial and health projects
- Strong background in design management
- Client-side consulting experience is ideal.
- Ability to thrive in a high pressure, fast paced environment.
- Advanced Microsoft skills are essential and Primavera skills will be highly regarded
- Technical ability to lead and manage complex projects and programs as the key client interface
- Excellent command of written and spoken English with excellent report and bid writing skills.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and develop a team.
- Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your client
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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