Senior Project Manager in Sydney

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, defence, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

As a Project Manager / Senior Project Manager, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of aviation infrastructure and construction projects, ensuring safe, compliant and successful outcomes with minimal impact on airport operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Project Delivery: Manage projects through the full lifecycle, delivering scope, schedule, budget and quality objectives.
• Planning & Development: Define project scope, prepare business cases, and support funding and approval processes.
• Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project requirements, approvals and operational constraints are effectively managed.
• Procurement & Contracts: Lead consultant and contractor procurement, contract administration, change management, and commercial oversight.
• Construction & Risk Management: Oversee site activities, manage project risks, and ensure compliance with safety, regulatory and quality standards throughout delivery.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will bring a strong background in construction project delivery, ideally within aviation or other complex operational environments. Key skills and experience include:

• Demonstrated experience delivering construction and infrastructure projects, preferably within the aviation sector.
• Sound knowledge of Australian building regulations, relevant standards, and aviation industry requirements.
• Proven capability in contract administration, contractor management, procurement and commercial management.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Project and Microsoft 365 applications.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain an Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC).
• Ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within a collaborative project 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.