Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference – we are committed to delivering Sustainable Net Zero outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

The world is changing, and we have a responsibility to support that change, helping drive it and be part of it.

Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us.

We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors.

It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

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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Job Description

The Technical Author will provide comprehensive support across the directorate teams, to oversee and manage the scope, specification, information and requirements throughout the procurement process, from inception to contract award for the project Public Private Partnership (PPP) public concession suite of contract documents. The primary responsibility is to ensure the development and coordination of consistent information documents across Public Private Partnership (PPP) public concession contracts for the project while also identifying and eliminating duplication to reduce commercial delivery risks. The technical author team will support a standardised approach and alignment with EU Procurement Directives and Irish National Regulations and laws, across the business by maintaining oversight of all Public Private Partnership (PPP) public concession contract documents and enhancing engagement with subject matter experts. The team pro-actively simplifies document collation and aids in transferring knowledge and skills to the wider project team.

Principal Accountabilities

The Technical Author is responsible for developing and managing scope documents by leading the creation of unambiguous, specific, and concise business requirement documents for nominated contracts, ensuring they are aligned with Public Private Partnership (PPP) public concession forms and EU Procurement Directives and Irish National Regulations and laws, eliminate the need for interpretation, thus reducing risk of disputes.
Collaboration with subject matter experts by working closely to capture and incorporate specialist requirements into contract documentation, ensuring clarity and relevance to the procurement package.
Conduct reviews and challenges to align documents with commercial strategies, driving value for money (VfM), and performing read across checks to eliminate discrepancies, duplications, and any inconsistencies in contract documentation.
Monitor and report progress to track and forecast document delivery, report on performance, escalate issues as necessary, and support the continual improvement of document processes in line with the values and processes.
Provide post-contract support by maintaining and updating scope documents with stakeholder input, managing changes from various sources, conducting audits, and ensuring alignment with governance and good practices throughout the contract lifecycle (including during negotiations and strategic change).
Carry out tasks with transparency, communicating timescales and progress to the Project Manager to ensure contractual time constraints are met, or managed.
Develop and administer training and development processes for procurement personnel in conjunction with Learning & Development.
Cooperate with colleagues in all matters relating to health and safety, always following safe working procedures.
Act as a role model for the projects vision and values, behaving in ways that align with the Ways of Working, and encouraging and supporting others to do the same.
Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of corporate information, preventing unauthorised disclosure, modification, or destruction, and never knowingly putting project information or information systems at risk.

Qualifications

A level 8 degree in engineering, construction or a related subject matter or equivalent experience.
Advanced Diploma in Public Procurement Law (King’s Inns) or equivalent is desirable

Practicing / Training / Compliance Certification

A professional qualification such as the Engineers Ireland (IE), Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Membership of Institute of Management Consulting, Association of Project Management Project Managers Institute (PMI).

Experience

Min 5 years experience in procurement or delivery of Civils, Infrastructure, Railway Systems and other supporting contracts and projects, and articulating clearly the component parts of structures and systems, as well as the supporting services that are required to deliver an asset in a programme environment
Experience of procuring/delivering large value complex programmes, or projects within a programme, in the Government or an arm’s length body environment using public funding.
Experience of sponsor / Stakeholder relationship and management experience.
Experience of management of aspects of Public Private Partnership (PPP) public concession contracts.
Experience in a matrix environment, with high influencing and communication skills.

Skills

Ability to analyse contractual documentation and apply Commercial thinking.
Ability to compile tender and commercial documents.
Ability to build effective collaborative relationships to understand requirements, facilitate others’ understanding and to ensure the requirements can be discussed and met as closely as possible.
Ability to communicate considerations to be accounted for in contract and option selection.
Ability to tailor communication to engage with different audiences using pertinent argument and influencing techniques.
Ability to problem solve and implement efficiencies, solutions and improvements.
Knowledge of Public Private Partnership (PPP) public concession and Infrastructure Services Procurement forms of contract.
Knowledge of Procurement processes and Legal framework and governance.
Knowledge of EU Procurement Directives and Irish National Regulations and laws.
Knowledge of EU Regulations 2016 (S.I. 286/2016) and Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007.
Knowledge of Contract Management and Administration
Knowledge of Risk and Value Management
Knowledge of Change Management
Knowledge of Document Management processes and systems
Competent in Microsoft Office.
Strong ability to write, document, and maintain technical standards, guidelines, and workflows.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Additional Information

What we offer you:

Full time, permanent
Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
8% Pension
25 days Annual leave (23 days + 2 company days)
Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

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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