Project Manager - Construction

Turner & Townsend; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental benefits

Health Spending Account

RRSP matching

Learning & development budget

Professional membership covered

Flexible hybrid work

Vacation, flex and sick days

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Calgary, Alberta, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead workplace, real estate and capital projects within a financial services environment. Reporting to the Project Delivery leadership team, you will manage complex projects from initiation through close-out with governance, schedule, budget, and stakeholder alignment.

This hands-on role requires strong leadership, organisation, risk management and cross-functional collaboration with business units, consultants

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of project management experience delivering complex projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Construction Management, Real Estate, or related field.
• PMP certification is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects through full lifecycle from planning to close-out.
• Manage scope, schedules, budgets and resources to meet objectives.
• Provide clear, timely communication to stakeholders and maintain governance.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Google Workspace

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/PM/Construction/Real Estate

PMP certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Google Workspace

Job 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

Who are you?

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the successful delivery of workplace, real estate, and capital projects within a leading financial services environment.

Reporting to the Project Delivery leadership team, you will play a key role in managing complex projects from initiation through close-out, ensuring delivery excellence across scope, schedule, budget, and stakeholder expectations. This is a hands-on role requiring strong project leadership, exceptional organization, and the ability to navigate multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

As a trusted project leader, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive project execution, maintain governance standards, manage project risks, and measure value realization. Your ability to align project outcomes with business objectives while delivering an exceptional end-user experience will be critical to success.

You will support projects within ATB Financial's People Places & Spaces (PP&S) team, the group responsible for real estate strategy, workplace experience, design, construction, facilities management, and the ongoing transformation of both corporate and client-facing environments across Alberta.

Leveraging Turner & Townsend's industry-leading project controls, governance practices, and delivery expertise, you will help ensure projects are completed efficiently, effectively, and in alignment with organizational priorities.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Project Leadership & Delivery: Lead complex projects through the full project lifecycle, from planning and initiation through execution, launch, and close-out, ensuring successful delivery against established objectives.
• Scope, Schedule & Budget Management: Develop, manage, and monitor project scope, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements, ensuring projects remain aligned with approved parameters.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: Provide clear, timely, and consistent communication to project stakeholders, including project status, risks, key decisions, milestones, and change impacts.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with business units, consultants, vendors, and internal teams to ensure coordinated execution and successful project outcomes.
• Project Governance & Documentation: Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, schedules, budgets, risk logs, status reports, decision registers, and close-out records.
• Risk & Project Health Management: Monitor project performance, proactively identifying risks, issues, and dependencies while developing mitigation strategies to maintain project momentum.
• Value Realization & Reporting: Track and report on project outcomes, benefits, and value realization, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational objectives.
• Change Impact Assessment: Evaluate project impacts on people, processes, and operations, supporting smooth implementation and successful transition management.
• Project Close-Out: Lead project handover and close-out activities, ensuring all deliverables are completed, documented, and transitioned effectively to operational stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3-5+ years of project management experience, with demonstrated success delivering complex projects from initiation through close-out. Previous experience managing end-to-end projects within the construction, real estate, workplace, or capital projects environment is considered a strong asset.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Construction Management, Real Estate, or a related field.
  • PMP certification is considered a strong asset.
• Project Management Tools: Experience with Smartsheet or comparable project management platforms.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency with Google Workspace (or similar productivity tools) and the ability to quickly learn new systems and technologies.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage competing stakeholder interests, and drive projects to successful outcomes.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with expertise in project reporting, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement.

Additional Information

What's in it for you...

100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)

Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program

RRSP option with company matching

Annual learning and development budget

Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth

Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role

We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days

A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives

Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

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.

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.