Turner & Townsend
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NEC Project Manager Defence All Levels
Lead NEC‑based defence infrastructure projects, delivering on time, cost and quality.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The primary purpose is to lead project‑management commissions, ensuring end‑to‑end service delivery, meeting time, cost, and quality targets, and supporting clients in their transition to Net Zero. The role also includes providing support on larger commissions and managing specific aspects of service delivery. • Lead end‑to‑end delivery of project‑management commissions ranging from £1 m to £10 m. • Support major commissions by managing specific service‑delivery aspects. • Ensure projects meet client objectives, schedule, budget, and quality standards. • Guide clients toward Net Zero and broader sustainability goals. • Apply NEC contract principles and administer NEC/JCT/FIDIC contracts. • Coordinate multiple stakeholders within NEC contract frameworks. • Apply CDM and site health‑and‑safety knowledge to project execution.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸project delivery
- ▸service management
- ▸nec contracts
- ▸stakeholder coordination
- ▸safety management
- ▸net zero
What You Bring
The role is for a Project Manager within the Bristol Defence Infrastructure team, supporting construction infrastructure projects across the South, South‑West, and nationally. Applicants must be a sole UK national able to obtain and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC) due to the sensitive nature of the work. The position suits candidates with backgrounds in defence, rail, water/utilities, or highways and familiarity with NEC contracts. Candidates need at least five years of experience with NEC contracts, expertise in NEC/JCT/FIDIC administration, and strong communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder‑management skills. A degree in infrastructure or construction is required, with chartered membership (ICE, APM, RICS) preferred. Security clearance eligibility must align with UK MoD requirements. • Communicate effectively through verbal, written, and presentation channels. • Solve strategic problems and drive self‑motivated decision‑making. • Demonstrate ≥5 years experience in NEC‑based project management. • Hold a degree in infrastructure or construction; chartered status (ICE, APM, RICS) preferred. • Maintain UK MoD Security Clearance eligibility as a sole UK national.
Requirements
- ▸nec contracts
- ▸5+ years
- ▸chartered
- ▸security clearance
- ▸infrastructure degree
- ▸stakeholder mgmt
Benefits
Turner & Townsend offers a hybrid working model, expecting roughly 60 % of time on client sites or offices, with flexibility based on business needs. The firm promotes a healthy work‑life balance, equal opportunity, and a supportive environment that values diversity and employee wellbeing.
Work Environment
Hybrid