Job Description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a leading independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 108 offices in 45 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients' assets. We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request

Do you want to join the successful Turner & Townsend Advisory Team? Assist in growing the Advisory Business across Africa? We are we are looking to hire an experienced and forward thinking Principal Consultant to assist in driving forward our commitment to a Greener world and grow our Advisory and Public Private Partnership business in Africa.

At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Who are you?

We are seeking to employ a Principal Consultant with 10+ years industry experience in Public Private Partnerships / Alternative Procurement /Project Management experience to join our growing team, to assist, as required, in the delivery of Advisory services to meet the business objectives and secured Projects. To specifically assist, as required, with Project Management Activities related to effective end-to-end Project Delivery. To assist with delegated business development/market development tasks for the Advisory Services offering.



Key Responsibilities:

• Business development to expand existing client base through growth of client base and services
• Supporting growing sector capability and capacity across Turner & Townsend across Africa
• Assist with the activities related to the management of Projects as directed to meet client and business objectives including the following:
• Transaction Advisory services related to PPP and Alternative Procurement Projects including the following:

• Feasibility Study / Business Case Development as per client and contract requirements - with a focus of the technical aspects of the project
• Procurement Advisory, including the development of procurement documents amongst others Output Specifications and Service Level Specification
• Strategic Facilities Management Advisory related to PPP Projects
• Whole Life Cycle Cost Advisory
• Cost Assessments / Options Analysis development
• Assist to provide the necessary capacity to meet the technical objectives for Projects as directed.
• Assist to comply with Turner & Townsend Business Management System (BMS) requirements. BMS compliance - review Commission (project/activity/task) Execution Plan (CEP)/Project Execution Plan (PEP) on all commissions you work on to ensure BMS compliance.
• Assist Business Unit to comply with Turner & Townsend's Risk Management processes
• Assist Business Unit to comply with Risk mitigation measures defined in the Commission Execution Plan
• Maintain effective communication with both client peers, consultant peers, colleagues and your manager.
• Assist to ensure commercial contracts commissions where you are involved are in place with all clients/sub-consultants in line with company policy.
• Support the development of allocated sector/service/client Pursuit Marketing Action Plans.
• Ensure the Contact and Marketing Database (CMD) is regularly updated as required.
• Provide and update contact and lead information for incorporation onto the CMD.
• Assist with Project Management and administrative requirements such as setting up of the MS Project Programme related to the Project, tracking and updating against baseline, monthly reporting and invoicing requirements i.e., updating the fee invoicing tracker which informs deliverables invoicing to both Client and for the subconsultants, preparation of the monthly lumpsum invoicing which informs raising invoices to clients and assisting on the management of payment of invoices to sub-consultants
• Assist with the preparation of tender responses both from an administrative and content perspective.
• Keep Project library up to date.
• Maintain Client Care schedule up to date as required.
• Support marketing initiatives.
• Update the Project Database on a regular basis.
• Support and drive Turner & Townsend's Purpose, Vision and Values

Minimum Qualifications / Requirements:

• Relevant technical degree with honours degree being beneficial - BSc Construction Management/BSc Quantity Surveying/BSc Engineering
• 10+ years working experience preferably on large Real Estate and Infrastructure projects or programmes across diverse sectors and the built environment (alternative procurement such as -BOT, PPP, DBOM, DBOT), infrastructure projects, procurement in the public sector)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent MS Office skills (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio)
• Excellent analytical problem-solving ability
• Competent in systems thinking, process analysis and optimisation
• Basic understanding, but not compulsory, of the National Treasury Procurement Regulations including Treasury Regulation 16 (PPP Regulations) and the Municipal PPP Regulations (beneficial).
• Management Consulting experience in the built environment will be highly advantageous
• Experience in procurement and supply chain management, and alternative procurement will be highly advantageous
• Experience of working within the broader African market will be advantageous
• Ability to work in large multi-disciplinary and -skilled teams consisting of members internal and external to the employer
• Ability to thrive in a high pressure, fast paced environment.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your client's needs
• A good 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 the main project management concepts, tools, and techniques.
• Good communication skills and ability to manage a team and control multiple projects/client commissions.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• The ideal candidates are professionally qualified in one of the following fields: project management, environmental/sustainability, commercial or engineering.
• 10+ years of experience with at least 4years in the Clean Energy and Decarbonization industry.
• Experience in business development and growing brands through strong client relationships.
• 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 the main project management concepts, tools, and techniques.
• Good communication skills and ability to manage a team and control multiple projects/client commissions.

Additional Information

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