Principal Consultant – P3M Systems Consultant (Unifier)

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.

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Due to growing UK demand for our Digital services, we are seeking to recruit a Principal Consultant to provide technical Oracle Unifier software configuration capability for clients while helping to further develop capability within our digital function.

We are looking for an energetic and self-reliant individual with strong technical Unifier expertise and a willingness to deliver on a variety of projects and programmes, across the UK.

Our clients are ‘project enterprises’, invested in the delivery of a broad range of physical assets e.g. railways, airports (infrastructure), data centres, manufacturing facilities (real estate), offshore wind turbines, mines (energy & natural resources), naval ships (defence).

You want to transform our clients’ approach to project-programme-portfolio management (P3M) by implementing Unifier and other digital solutions.

The Role 

Complementing your primary task of system configuration, as part of the role, you will: 

• Solution Definition; Lead scoping, requirements definition, and prioritization for significant projects.
• Business Process; Work with business users to align processes and system features.
• Configuration Planning Plan and oversee the development of configuration plans and approaches.
• Technical Configuration Perform and lead technical configuration of P3M systems.
• Business Process; Work with business users to align processes and system features.
• Technical Documentation; Create and manage technical documentation for P3M systems, focusing on Unifier.
• Support and Collaboration; Provide support and collaborate in multidisciplinary environments.
• Communication; Contribute to high-quality communications, documentation, and presentations.
• Best Practice; Advocate for best practices in systems configuration and implementation.
• Training and Support; Develop and provide technical training and support to ensure user adoption.
• Business Development; Offer technical input to optimize business development and contribute to winning new work.
• Consulting Services; Deliver tailored solutions and achieve desired client outcomes through strategic insights and effective collaboration.

Skills required for this role are: 

• Robust Unifier configuration experience
• A strong understanding of how to implement digital solutions and systems that drive value for clients in the capital project/ programme and asset management space
• Proven track record of delivering on client engagements including driving delivery from the start of an engagement and partnering with client representatives to deliver tangible change
• An understanding of how to equate specific solutions to client benefit; either financial or otherwise
• High emotional intelligence with a good understanding of how to influence without authority
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal – able to communicate often complex systems configuration considerations to clients in a way they can digest and action
• A proficient understanding of technologies in the context of a Unifier configuration; database management, scripting, system integration, reporting tools, cloud computing, networking, system administration, security, performance tuning, and information retention.

Qualifications required for this role are: 

• Degree qualified or equivalent through experience
• Relevant business domain qualifications are desirable including those provided by industry organisations such as APM, RICS, BCS etc.
• Relevant Information Technology certifications. 

Desirable skills

• Domain and market; Have a solid understanding of projects/ programmes in some or all of the following;
  • Infrastructure markets including aviation, rail, road, regulated utilities, ports and environment 
  • Defence, Central or Local Government
• Solution Technical Awareness; Possess strong knowledge of technologies in the context of an Unifier configuration, including; associated Oracle products, e.g. OICS, database management, scripting, system integration, reporting, cloud computing, networking, system administration, security, performance tuning, and information retention.
• Data Architecture and design; Experience translating designs of data & architecture solutions into action 
• Collaboration; Collaborate efficiently in multi-disciplinary teams, including software engineers, DevOps and infrastructure teams, data scientists etc.

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.

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: 

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Instagram

LinkedIn

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.