Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). See Security Clearance Section.
Already holding SC Clearance is desirable however we advise that if you feel you would be a great candidate for this role, please apply.
At Turner & Townsend, we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day, we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 110 offices worldwide.
Turner & Townsend within the UK has a wide range of key clients in various sectors, including Health, Local Authorities, Higher Education, Highways, Utilities, Rail, and Defence. Our diverse portfolio of clients provides our team members with unique and rewarding opportunities to gain experience across a broad range of major programmes and projects.
Turner & Townsend are a key Tier 1 supplier of project and programme management services to the Ministry of Defence and strategic Defence suppliers in the UK. We play a crucial role in supporting the defence of the United Kingdom, whilst ensuring our clients achieve better outcomes
Join a Team Where Your Perspective Matters
At Turner & Townsend, you’ll benefit from strong professional development and international exposure, as well as comprehensive health and well-being support. Employees also frequently highlight our positive work–life balance and the flexibility offered through hybrid working opportunities.
We know that diverse teams deliver better outcomes — and we actively welcome people of all identities, backgrounds, and career journeys. If you’re looking for a place where your voice is valued, your potential is supported, and your work has real impact, we’d love to meet you.
Our Cost Centre, Programme Performance, combines practical transformation delivery with project insight to help organisations make better decisions, manage uncertainty, and deliver consistent programme performance. Our service offerings span across Defence, including in the regulated environment.
We are actively looking to expand the team due to client requirements and have talented individuals join us who will support our broad client portfolio, whilst further developing their career, working on a range of complex and challenging commissions.
Job Description
The Opportunity: Project Requirements Manager
We have an exciting opportunity for Project Requirements Manager to join the Defence Programme Performance team, supporting our clients in the delivery of Project Requirements Management within a range of projects and programmes across the UK including the Nuclear sector. The team is made up of over 50 people with our team regionally recruited and based across the UK in our many T&T offices.
Due to the complex nature of our projects, this position requires Requirements Professionals with experience in project or programme delivery within the Defence, Nuclear and regulated environment sector. An understanding of Requirements capture, and Project management would be an advantage.
As part of our consultancy-focused environment, you’ll work closely with clients, taking ownership of engagements and consistently striving to exceed expectations. You can expect to be on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices up to 60% of the time, with flexibility based on business and client needs.
MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE:
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Requirements capture and & Assessment: Identify benefits and opportunities through Requirements workshops. Proactively Validate and verify key stakeholder requirements to support project/programme scope and objectives.
- Strategic level Requirements: Identify, develop and implement robust requirements to support the scope of future strategic capabilities.
- Requirements processes: Maintain up-to-date project/programme Requirements registers, ensuring clear documentation and transparency across teams and leadership. Produce and present fit for purpose Requirements documents, in a timely manner, to support the Infrastructure RIBA process throughout capability development.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Engage with project managers, clients, and senior leadership to align Validation and verification of Key requirements.
- Process and Procedure: Production of Requirement management plans across multiple projects and/or large-scale programmes ensuring alignment to business processes and industry standards
- Requirements Workshops & Training: Lead educational sessions to increase awareness and build a proactive Requirements management culture within teams.
- You don’t need to meet every requirement to apply — your lived experience, transferable skills and potential are just as important as your technical background.
We are looking for individuals who can fully demonstrate the following capabilities:
- Industry experience within a project/programme environment in the Defence, regulated sectors.
- Expertise in developing and implementing comprehensive Requirements management capture, ensuring integrated Requirements process across portfolios, programmes, and projects to enhance resilience and performance.
- Experience with any or all of the following is highly beneficial: Requirements Management Software such as DOORs (for live databases), Advanced Excel.
- Proficiency in Project management would be an advantage.
- Benefits mapping or understanding would be useful.
Desirable
- Familiarity with project life cycles in the Defence, Rail, Infrastructure, or Digital/AI industries (i.e. RIBA or GRIP)
- Recognised and Relevant qualifications such as Association for Project Management (APM) Project Risk Management Single Subject Certificate Qualification Level 2, Management of Risk or Institute of Risk Management etc.
Working in teams/ Office & Site attendance:
Turner & Townsend recognises the importance of helping its employees harmonise their work and home life by offering hybrid working, that enable them to balance their working life with other priorities. At the same time T&T recognises that employee office and site attendance must always remain in line with the demands of the business and clients. Currently, we anticipate you being on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices 60% of your time, but this may flex depending on client and business requirements. The office is not the only place work gets done, but it is increasingly important for teams to be stronger together by learning, collaborating, and creating amazing work together
Security Clearance
Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).
Many of the clients and projects we support are subject to MoD security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, time out of country, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Person focus
Turner & Townsend is looking for the right people to join our team- if you do not fulfil 100% of the advert but think you can add value to our teams and clients please apply or reach out to the recruiter for a discussion.
Values & Behaviours:
- The successful candidate will demonstrate behaviours that are consistent with the T&T Value and Behaviours Model
Love a challenge
- We love a challenge and we work hard to make change happen and see things through. We don’t stand still, challenging ourselves and others to do better every day. And we are trusted to do the right thing, raising standards all the time.
Stronger together
- We’re stronger together by connecting people in diverse teams, so that we can all collaborate to deliver our best work. We focus on what matters and use our influence to build a better world for everyone.
Bring out the best in everyone
- 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.
Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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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.
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:
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.
Skills Required
- Sole UK National able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC)
- Industry experience within project/programme environments in Defence or regulated sectors
- Expertise in developing and implementing requirements management processes and capture
- Willingness and ability to work on client sites or Turner & Townsend offices up to 60% of the time
- Experience with Requirements Management Software (e.g., DOORs)
- Advanced Excel skills
- Proficiency in Project Management
- Benefits mapping or understanding
- Familiarity with project lifecycles (RIBA, GRIP)
- Recognised qualifications (e.g., APM Project Risk Management, MoR, Institute of Risk Management)
- Already holding SC clearance (desirable)
What We Do
Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes. Together with our clients, we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.
