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.
Job Description
The Project Manager – Recruitment will join our Global Recruitment Operations team at a truly exciting time for the organisation. This is a 12 month Fixed term contract role. With lots of digital enhancements underway, this role will play a key part in shaping and supporting a variety of recruitment initiatives, new technologies, and optimisation projects that are helping us evolve how we attract and hire talent around the world.
We're looking for someone with strong project management skills, great stakeholder engagement, and hands‑on experience delivering recruitment technology solutions.
As part of a collaborative global community, you'll work closely with our Recruitment Delivery teams, HR, HRIS, Marketing, and external partners to bring projects to life and help drive meaningful impact across the business.
Please note - this is a 12 month Fixed term contract role.
Project Management
Create and manage project plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and reporting.
Maintain regular update cadence with stakeholders and steering committees.
Track decisions, escalate issues, and ensure timely delivery across all workstreams.
Monitor progress to ensure objectives, timelines, and quality standards are met.
Recruitment Technology
Support HR technology projects related to recruitment systems, including system integrations.
Support ATS testing, configuration, and optimisation activities.
Process Optimisation and Stakeholder management
Analyse recruitment processes to identify opportunities for simplification, standardisation, and efficiency.
Support process‑mapping and redesign initiatives.
Produce documentation including workflows, training materials, and change impact analyses.
Build strong relationships with recruitment teams to ensure effective project delivery across global initiatives.
Collaborate with cross‑functional partners to align on priorities and drive consistency.
Reporting and Insight
Provide accurate reporting and insights on global recruitment initiatives.
Monitor project effectiveness and highlight areas requiring attention or improvement.
Provide input and analysis for the quarterly board cycle, highlighting the impact of recruitment initiatives.
Please note - this is a 12 month Fixed term contract role.
Qualifications
Demonstrable experience as a Project Manager within Recruitment, HR Operations, or HR Technology.
Experience managing HR or recruitment technology projects (e.g., ATS, HRIS, CRM, onboarding systems).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages for different audiences.
Ability to balance stakeholder needs and influence to drive global consistency.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and requirements‑gathering capabilities.
Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Experience using Power BI for analytics and reporting (preferred).
Additional Information
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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