Senior Technical Advisor

1 month ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Turner & Townsend Full time

We are passionate about making a difference in the world of data centre and industrial projects.

As a Senior Technical Advisor with Turner & Townsend, you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting projects globally, leveraging your expertise in design principles, architecture standards, and project management.

The primary responsibility of this role is to consult with clients' design leads and collaborate with internal teams to develop strategies and project plans that address business needs.

You will provide multi-disciplinary advice on all aspects of infrastructure and related technology components for data centre and industrial projects.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Contribute to driving design and costing teams to identify alternative architectures and evaluate trade-offs in cost, performance, and scalability.
  • SUPPORT CLIENTS IN PREPARING TECHNICAL PLANS AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES THAT COMPLY WITH ENTERPRISE AND SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE STANDARDS.
  • Take responsibility for understanding client requirements, analysing designs, and proactively assisting in problem resolution.
  • Assist clients in reviewing technical design drawings and specifications for data centre components, ratings, and interfaces, ensuring design teams use appropriate modelling techniques following agreed architectures, design standards, patterns, and methodology.
  • Act as a technical advisor to clients' appointed PM and QS teams.
  • Contribute to commercial assessments of projects from pre-feasibility through to construction.
  • Assist project teams in contract management of contractors and discipline-specific subcontractors.
  • Participate in procurement processes of owner-furnished capital equipment.
  • Attend technical design reviews.
  • Monitor the external environment to gather intelligence on emerging technologies and conduct site visits as required to ensure project success.
Requirements:
  • Preferred experience in project or program management.
  • Degree or diploma in Built Environment or a related field.
  • Certified TIA946 Design Consultant is desirable.
  • Data centre experience and training, such as ATD, CDCS, CDCP, CDCE, or similar, would be beneficial.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Ability to develop and leverage knowledge of reference architectures.
  • Capacity to maintain knowledge of trends and developments in technology domains.
  • Proven client engagement and consulting experience, coupled with solid experience in client needs assessment and change management.
  • Experience working in an agile development environment.

This position offers a competitive salary of $120,000 - $150,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus additional benefits including comprehensive health insurance, retirement plan, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

Turner & Townsend values its employees' well-being and provides a supportive and inclusive work environment.



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