Project Manager - Construction

Turner & Townsend; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits for you and dependents

Health Spending Account (HSA)

RRSP matching

Annual learning & development budget

Professional membership/license fee –

Vacation, flex & sick days

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive workplace, real estate, and capital projects within a leading financial services environment. You will lead complex projects end-to-end, manage scope, schedule and budget, and engage stakeholders across cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and delivering value realization while aligning project outcomes with business objectives in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• 3+ to 5+ years of project management experience delivering complex projects from initiation to close-out.
• Bachelor's degree required; PMP certification is a strong asset.
• Experience with Smartsheet or comparable PM platforms and proficiency with Google Workspace.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex projects through full lifecycle from planning to close-out.
• Develop and monitor scope, schedules, budgets, and resources to stay within parameters.
• Provide clear, timely communication to stakeholders; report status, risks, milestones and changes.
• Partner with business units, consultants, vendors, and internal teams for coordinated execution.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation including plans, schedules, budgets, risk logs, and close-out records.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

PMP certification

Tools

Smartsheet

Google Workspace

Job description

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.

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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 ofTurner & Townsend and arenot 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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