Total 82 Full-time general manager job vacancies in Australia

• We work across Retail, Health, Education, Defence, Infrastructure and Natural Resources.
• Collaborate and develop good relationships with clients and stakeholders internally and externally
• Responsible for pre and post-contract quantity surveying duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc.
• Completing feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
• Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.

• Collaborate and develop good relationships with clients and stakeholders internally and externally
• Responsible for pre and post-contract quantity surveying duties including preparation of cost estimates, procurement and tendering, contract administration, variation, final account, etc
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plans
• Tendering and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage, producing the tender list, putting the preliminaries together, tender analysis, producing the tender report and compiling the contractual documents
• Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stage

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

As a Senior Project Manager in our Real Estate team, we are looking for you to lead these large projects, manage a team, have a commercial focus and balance working across major projects. 

• Lead and manage large scale projects 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 safety and environmental requirements
• Managing project timelines, risks and reporting
• Managing project budgets and advising on options to keep budget on track
• Direct line management team responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an MEP Senior Cost Manager, to join our busy Real Estate team in our Melbourne office. Supporting our Developer, Occupier, Governmental, Health, Education and Tech clients to deliver complicated projects. 

The individual must be self-motivated and Client facing (both internal & external) with the ability to manage multiple projects and clients. This will involve establishing early budgets, early estimating, and cost planning, managing a design team to the budget, tendering and procurement (single and two stage) and post contract reporting to the Client. 

A good knowledge of MEP systems and supply chain is fundamental with the ability to work both collaboratively but robustly with any main contractor and their MEP supply chain.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Commission Management, to include the following, either as part of a larger project or leading an MEP direct commission:

• Assisting on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan to internal & external clients
• Tendering (single and two stage) and procuring, including managing the pre-qualification stage
• Dealing effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes
• Taking personal responsibility for making cost checks and carrying out valuations on larger projects and in all cases ensuring that timely and accurate cost checking and valuation takes place
• Producing monthly post contract cost reports and presenting them to the client
• Inputting into value engineering
• Negotiating and agreeing final accounts
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Where appropriate, leading a cost management team, ensuring that they deliver on all of the above accountabilities

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

As a Senior Project Manager in our Real Estate team, we are looking for you to be part of a high performing team, have a commercial focus and balance working across major projects. 

Key Attributes

• Manage large scale projects as a key member in our project team
• Developing strong working relationships and integrate with the Clients project team
• Encourage a positive culture within the project team
• Manage the inputs for the Clients feasibility, due diligence and planning phases
• Manage the design process to achieve the client's brief and manage stakeholder expectations
• Manage the construction and commissioning phases and provide technical expertise required by the Clients commercial team
• Manage project timelines, risks and reporting
• Managing project budgets and working within the Clients financial framework and processes
• Highly developed problem solving skills
• Manage project safety and environmental requirements
• Drive projects to successful completion

• Pre contract cost planning services during design stages of projects
• Post contract progress claim and variation assessments, cost reporting
• Engage with the local property market to gain market knowledge for use in the delivery of our services
• Commission management to assist in the successful delivery of our services
• Integrate with full cost management and project management teams in Queensland and support when required
• Work independently and take responsibility for deliverables
• Business development

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

Some of the key specifications in our Project Management team include:

• Effectively and efficiently leading capital projects.
• Employing proven project management skills to plan, monitor and document tasks throughout a project.
• Able to take responsibility for key functional aspects within the project, including: scope, risk, cost, schedule and quality.
• Putting safety at the heart of project delivery. Safety in comes first, always. 
• Day-to-day management of projects through the complete life cycle, including successfully implementing from initiation through deployment and handover into operations.
• Working within multi-disciplinary teams of professionals to deliver targeted project outcomes, while fostering a collaborative and communicative project culture.
• Managing different forms of contract, ensuring compliance with contract terms, processing of payments and managing change.  
• Employ a sound understanding of procurement in projects, tendering preparation and management, bid assessment and contract award for contractors and/or professional services.
• Preparing reports and communicating of project progress to a range of stakeholders, including schedule/milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, and promoting appropriate actions to improve project outcomes.

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

Some of the key specifications in our Project Management team include:

• Preparation and maintenance of project governance and administration documentation.
• Track project progress and provide regular reports on project status to project team and key stakeholders.
• Develop a project programme, monitor progress and communicate with project stakeholders.
• Identify project risks, implement mitigations, review and amend as required to ensure project targets are achieved.
• Communicate effectively with all project stakeholders.
• T&T safety on projects checklist to ensure compliance.
• Assisting the Senior Project Manager and Project Director with tasks such as; cost reporting, program, service provider performance monitoring, risk register updates, quality assurance etc.
• Assisting with contractual work including procurement and editing documents.
• Liaison with client departments and other service providers to help co-ordinate all efforts in keeping the program on track.
• Tender research, collating potential bid work.
• Assistance with bids for future work in the region, including bid plans and liaison with the risk team.

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

Some of the key specifications in our Project Management team include:

• Preparation and maintenance of project governance and administration documentation.
• Track project progress and provide regular reports on project status to project team and key stakeholders.
• Develop a project programme, monitor progress and communicate with project stakeholders.
• Identify project risks, implement mitigations, review and amend as required to ensure project targets are achieved.
• Communicate effectively with all project stakeholders.
• T&T safety on projects checklist to ensure compliance.
• Assisting the Senior Project Manager and Project Director with tasks such as; cost reporting, program, service provider performance monitoring, risk register updates, quality assurance etc.
• Assisting with contractual work including procurement and editing documents.
• Liaison with client departments and other service providers to help co-ordinate all efforts in keeping the program on track.
• Tender research, collating potential bid work.
• Assistance with bids for future work in the region, including bid plans and liaison with the risk team.

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

As a Senior Project Manager in our Real Estate team, we are looking for you to lead these large projects, manage a team, have a commercial focus and balance working across major projects. 

• Lead and manage large scale projects 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 safety and environmental requirements
• Managing project timelines, risks and reporting
• Managing project budgets and advising on options to keep budget on track
• Direct line management team responsibilities

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

As a Senior Project Manager in our Real Estate team, we are looking for you to lead these large projects, manage a team, have a commercial focus and balance working across major projects. 

• Lead and manage large scale projects 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 safety and environmental requirements
• Managing project timelines, risks and reporting
• Managing project budgets and advising on options to keep budget on track
• Direct line management team responsibilities

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

As a Senior Project Manager in our Health Real Estate team, we are looking for you to lead these large projects, manage a team, have a commercial focus and balance working across major projects. 

• Lead and manage large scale health projects 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 safety and environmental requirements
• Managing project timelines, risks and reporting
• Managing project budgets and advising on options to keep budget on track
• Direct line management team responsibilities

• 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 safety and environmental requirements
• Managing project timelines, risks and reporting
• Managing project budgets and advising on options to keep budget on track
• Chairing project/site meetings with clients, consultants and contractors (including remote travel within the NT as necessary)
• Being engaged with marketing and business development initiatives

• Leading delivery of number of projects, lead point of contact for project stakeholders and client.
• Project lead and commercial lead for the clients
• Fit-out experience preferred
• Also experience delivering across a programme of works would be beneficial
•  Lead cost manager on projects
•  Leading fee proposals
• Involvement in business generation sessions, securing new opportunities
•  Management of T&T financials on project and commission management
•  Assisting, eventually leading, carbon calculation services
•  Lead a team in delivering projects for a key clients
• Ability to train juniors
• Interactive proactively with clients and project stakeholders
• Manage client relationships

• Develop good working relationships with client project management team and internal cost management team
• Gain a good understanding of the processes, tools and best practice templates used to meet our deliverables.
• Gain a good understanding of the terminology and ways of working within the retail sector.
• Providing Client with cost advice for budget purpose including cost planning of upcoming projects (New Stores and Renewals).  This may include site walks within NSW.
• Clearly understand our scope of service and carry out commission management functions at project level.
• Assist with the commission management of our commissions to assist in the successful delivery of our services.
• Integrate with full cost management and project management teams in NSW and support when required.
• Work independently and take responsibility for deliverables.
• Line management and mentorship.

• Lead the strategic approach and execution of multi-million-dollar proposals, tenders and bid responses. This includes:
  • Reviewing procurement documentation, leading bid go/no go discussions, and formulating a clear plan for delivering a compelling offer.
  • Acting as bid manager by mobilising internal stakeholders, setting timelines and overseeing execution against the plan.
  • Complying with the Turner & Townsend “bid to win” process and governance requirements
  • Facilitating discussions focused on differentiators, win themes and content to ensure high quality answers are developed.
  • Working with Board-level directors and other functional teams to deliver tender responses through collation of information, writing tender responses directly, or supporting others to produce quality responses.
  • Working with external organisations and partners to develop and deliver bids and proposals.
  • Delivering a professional bid that complies with brand guidelines and clearly and succinctly communicates key messages.
  • Providing constructive feedback or escalating concerns to senior leadership and partner organisations throughout the bid and interview process
  • Ensuring that all deadlines are met and that bids are submitted on time, and in the correct manner.
• Supporting positioning activities that support high conversion and business development activity. Examples include undertaking competitor research, market analysis or interrogating client feedback.
• Identifying opportunities for cross-selling through deep understanding of Turner & Townsend services and products.
• Supporting the preparation of other deliverables related to conversion and work winning, such as interview presentation coaching and procurement team engagement.
• Building bid capability and skills in the Turner & Townsend India business of 600 professionals.
• Reporting on pipeline and bid conversion at Senior Leadership levels, including providing analysis and commentary on trends.
• Leading the bid function in India; working alongside a small team of existing bid professionals
• Contribute to content libraries and best practice approaches by overseeing maintenance of content and bid libraries.
• Support Business Development with other activities, as required

We are looking for a Senior Cost Manager to join the Perth team to deliver cost management services to key client National Account, primarily dealing with the Retail team.  

• Pre contract cost planning services during design stages of projects
• Post contract progress claim and variation assessments
• Engage with the local property market to gain market knowledge for use in the delivery of our services
• Assist with the commission management of our commissions to assist in the successful delivery of our services
• Integrate with full cost management and project management teams in WA and support when required
• Work independently and take responsibility for deliverables
• Line management and mentorship

• Leading delivery of number of projects, lead point of contact for project stakeholders and client.
• Project lead within Westpac, and commercial lead for J&J
• Fit-out experience preferred
• Also experience delivering across a programme of works would be beneficial
•  Lead cost manager on projects
•  Leading fee proposals
• Involvement in business generation sessions, securing new opportunities
•  Management of T&T financials on project and commission management
•  Assisting, eventually leading, carbon calculation services
•  Lead a team in delivering projects for a key clients
• Ability to train juniors
• Interactive proactively with clients and project stakeholders
• Manage client relationships

The role is an Associate / Senior Cost Manager to support Data centre projects in Sydney, mainly to support post contract activities.

• Senior cost manager providing support to the team across all aspects of projects including cost estimates, quantity take-off, value engineering, tendering and evaluation, progress claim and variation assessment, final account close-out.
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan report.
• Measurement of all building elements for cost plan.
• Engage with market to obtain quotations / pricing to support cost estimate.
• Progress claim and variation assessments and valuations.

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

We work on projects of all sizes from one-off developments to mega-programmes, from planning the future development across Infrastructure projects to site based construction of individual projects, while helping the largest companies in the world. We cover everything from leading teams, planning works, tracking progress and business case delivery to bringing assets into use. 

In a Cost Manager role, you will have knowledge in:

• Develop cost estimates from drawings and specifications.
• Manage contracts across the lifecycle of the project. 
• Conduct estimate assurance reviews and associate report writing.
• Leading the Cost Management team across a variety of different projects in Real Estate, Defence and Infrastructure. 
• Displaying excellence in service delivery leadership.

• Cost Planning
• Tender Administration and Recommendation
• Post Contract CA (Variations, Payment Recs, Final Account agreement etc)
• Client Management and Comms
• Internal Stakeholder Management and Comms
• Contribute to improving our service offering
• Complete key cost management reports in a timely manner as dictated by the Project Manager / Senior Cost Manager.
• Communicate any potential risks or opportunities with the Client on specific projects.
• Manage Client expectations through excellent communication.
• Always maintain the highest standards of Governance and Quality Assurance.
• Contribute to the overall improvement of service offering on the respective projects

The Risk Managers primary focus is on the management and coordination of risk management, ensuring that all elements of risk to the project are identified, analysed, reported and solutions/mitigations developed and implemented. 
 
The main duties of a risk manager are: 

• Coordination of risk management to ensure effective project delivery to the highest industry standards. 

• Undertaking both qualitative and quantitative risk assessment (QRA for cost and prolongation risk related to time activities) to support informed and evidence-based decision making within the project. 

• Building and promoting a risk-aware culture across the project which includes increasing levels of awareness, understanding and commitment to risk management issues. 

• Ensuring a program of individual and small group risk reviews and reports are completed to facilitate an accurate understanding of actual and potential risk exposures across the project and facilitating solutions and mitigations, including any required controls and actions. Capturing the data in a risk register to manage the project risk profile. 

• Completing risk reporting associated with monitoring project contingency and potential scope modifications made during the project. 

• Coordinating and reviewing project status reporting and assisting with arrangements for key governance meetings. 

• Providing subject matter expert advice to the project management team in relation to risk management. 

• Supporting the project controls and contract management functions as required. 

• Lead the strategic approach and execution of multi-million-dollar proposals, tenders and bid responses. This includes:
  • Reviewing procurement documentation, leading bid go/no go discussions, and formulating a clear plan for delivering a compelling offer.
  • Acting as bid manager by mobilising internal stakeholders, setting timelines and overseeing execution against the plan.
  • Complying with the Turner & Townsend “bid to win” process and governance requirements
  • Facilitating discussions focused on differentiators, win themes and content to ensure high quality answers are developed.
  • Working with Board-level directors and other functional teams to deliver tender responses through collation of information, writing tender responses directly, or supporting others to produce quality responses.
  • Working with external organisations and partners to develop and deliver bids and proposals.
  • Delivering a professional bid that complies with brand guidelines and clearly and succinctly communicates key messages.
  • Providing constructive feedback or escalating concerns to senior leadership and partner organisations throughout the bid and interview process
  • Ensuring that all deadlines are met and that bids are submitted on time, and in the correct manner.
• Supporting positioning activities that support high conversion and business development activity. Examples include undertaking competitor research, market analysis or interrogating client feedback.
• Identifying opportunities for cross-selling through deep understanding of Turner & Townsend services and products.
• Supporting the preparation of other deliverables related to conversion and work winning, such as interview presentation coaching and procurement team engagement.
• Building bid capability and skills in the Turner & Townsend India business of 600 professionals.
• Reporting on pipeline and bid conversion at Senior Leadership levels, including providing analysis and commentary on trends.
• Leading the bid function in India; working alongside a small team of existing bid professionals
• Contribute to content libraries and best practice approaches by overseeing maintenance of content and bid libraries.
• Support Business Development with other activities, as required

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

Some of the key specifications in our Project Management team include:

• Effectively and efficiently leading capital projects.
• Employing proven project management skills to plan, monitor and document tasks throughout a project.
• Able to take responsibility for key functional aspects within the project, including: scope, risk, cost, schedule and quality.
• Putting safety at the heart of project delivery. Safety in comes first, always. 
• Day-to-day management of projects through the complete life cycle, including successfully implementing from initiation through deployment and handover into operations.
• Working within multi-disciplinary teams of professionals to deliver targeted project outcomes, while fostering a collaborative and communicative project culture.
• Managing different forms of contract, ensuring compliance with contract terms, processing of payments and managing change.  
• Employ a sound understanding of procurement in projects, tendering preparation and management, bid assessment and contract award for contractors and/or professional services.
• Preparing reports and communicating of project progress to a range of stakeholders, including schedule/milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, and promoting appropriate actions to improve project outcomes.

Turner and Townsend is looking for a Project Manager to support our Clients PMO team across multiple programs and to deliver Digital Reports and support the PMO Lead.  The role requires:

• To gather data from different input sources Project Managers, Business Unit Leads and team members, IT team and others.
• To Input data into established data templates, cleanse date to ensure it is clear and accurate
• Extract the data and produce the requested reports and Issue reports 
• Make adjustments to reports as requested
• To act as a weekly report backup resource 
• Assist with formatting and Check all data inputs in reports
• To act as Contract support resource
• Receive contract specific information from the internal legal team
• Input information into predefined contract templates (supply agreement)  on internal system and issue for approval.
• To manage the change control process.
• Monitoring and advising upon project finances.
• To manage the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.
• Stakeholder management, understanding client key requirements and communicating/reporting accordingly.
• Leading the establishment of the overall success criteria for the project, including time, cost, technical and performance parameters.
• To establish effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilised throughout project.