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Turner & Townsend

Project Director - MEP Data Centers

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Hiring Remotely in Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
Senior level
In-Office or Remote
Hiring Remotely in Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
Senior level
The Project Director will lead data center projects through all lifecycle phases, managing design, cost, and contractor performance while ensuring project goals are met.
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Company Description

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

  • The role will be to deliver data centre related projects in various stages of its lifecycle (Design, New Build, Enabling Works, Upgrades & Fitout)
  • To lead their own projects autonomously with guidance/oversight from a Client Project Director.
  • Setting up and running the project through its lifecycle of setup, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling [including variation impact analysis] and closing.
  • Oversee the development of the Design, Programme and Cost Plan in accordance with established project requirements.
  • Work closely with the Project Team [Development and Design, Facilities Management, Procurement, Supply Agreements and Contractors/ Authorities] to confirm the project scope, timeline, cost management, procurement management and risk management are tracked and actively managed.
  • Resolve any project related issues and communicate changes to all stakeholders whether internally or externally.
  • Manage the Contractor and monitor works progress.
  • Chari or facilitate regular meetings and workshops such as: client project team meetings; Project Control Group meetings; Design workshops; Co-ordination workshops; Risk/ Opportunity workshops; OH&S reviews; Contractor works meetings; commercial meetings etc.
  • Oversee the compilation of internal progress reporting.

Qualifications

  1. Bachelor’s degree or higher [e.g. Project Management/ Engineering/ Architect/ Building Construction/ Quantity Surveying, etc.
  2. 5-10+ years’ relevant experience in large-scale Greenfield / Brownfield projects in the Data Centre industry (or similar highly serviced asset class) across the entire project lifecycle. 
  3. Qualifications in project management preferred e.g. RICS/CIOB.
  4. Broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge with depth in the disciplines of project management, design management, programme planning, cost management and construction & fitout techniques.
  5. Excellent command of written and spoken English with excellent PowerPoint and report writing skills.
  6. Cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence.
  7. Communication skills to present a clear, coherent, and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas.
  8. A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from project inception stage, design, authority approvals through to construction completion and post-project review.
  9. Excellent knowledge and experience of the main project management concepts, tools and techniques.
  10. Ability to thrive in a high pressure, fast paced environment.
  11. Advanced Microsoft skills are essential, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word etc.
  12. Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your client
  13. Candidate to have valid Australian visa and working rights.

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.  

At Turner & Townsend we firmly believe that our people are at the heart of our success and we continually strive to create a great place to work. 

We promote integrity in everything that we do and apply our expertise to shape a better environment for future generations and, ultimately, generate value for our communities. 

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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people from all sectors of the community.  

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application. 

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

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Top Skills

Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Word

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