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Turner & Townsend

Project Manager

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Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
130K-140K Annually
Mid level
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
130K-140K Annually
Mid level
Manage industrial construction and renovation projects across client sites, overseeing scope, budgets, schedules, procurement, quality, risk, safety, and closeout. Lead site visits, assessments, estimates, bids, reporting, client communications, and program improvements for projects involving HVAC, roofing, roadways, mechanical, concrete, and facility upgrades. Mentor junior staff and travel approximately 40% across the Northern United States and Canada.
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Company Description

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 purpose of the project manager is to support industrial construction projects and teams across the Central region, ensuring the achievement of established client and internal strategic business objectives. Key project delivery focus areas include safety stewardship, scope, budget, and schedule to client sites. Candidates will be visiting client sites in Northern US and Canada.

There will be 40% travel. Can work REMOTE. 

What you’ll do

  • Conduct periodic site visits to lead all aspects of the progress of construction and monitor the status of work completed during the period covered by the client safety program. Projects could include upgrades, door, windows, bathrooms.
  • Lead all facets of project and program management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for multi-asset facility projects.
  • Will work on large volume HVAC asset assessment/replacements, roofing replacements, and roadway assessments, along with mechanical and concrete. These projects are within industrial sites that include planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout.
  • Will demonstrate the ability to manage budgets, scheduling, cost, and estimates.
  • Support construction and renovation projects and ensure detailed staff understands and implements safety requirements, operations, policies, and procedures.
  • Support regional project reports, steward account-specific Key Performance Indicators, and promote overall program improvements. Performs training and ongoing mentoring for junior-level staff.
  • Build close relationships with clients to ensure projects are being delivered against established expectations and to explore/implement opportunities for program improvements.
  • Reading, understanding, and applying standards to moderately elaborate documents that may include agreements, contracts, leases, project charters, work letters, drawings, and surveys.
  • Prepare scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimate & budget, work plan schedule & achievements, quality control, and risk identification.
  • Identify project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through individual project qualification processes; conduct standard requests for proposals; complete bid analysis; recommend resources to clients.
  • Implement communication plan for meetings and written reports/meeting minutes to keep client and project resources briefed.  

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (BA/BS/BEng/BArch) or five years of experience in lieu of degree.
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience but 5 years is preferred in a project management role for real estate industrial construction projects.
  • Experience with industrial real estate projects including MEP, and HVAC with strong safety programs preferred.
  • A valid driver’s license is required
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs* 

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

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.com/ and https://www.heery.com/ 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

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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. 

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