Jobs in Vancouver, United Kingdom

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.

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive the planning, design and construction of innovative retail real estate as part of a program with a large multinational technology client.

The ideal candidate will have a depth of experience working on retail or commercial construction projects. In addition, we are looking for a self‑starter with a strong sense of urgency who can take initiative and drive activities with limited supervision. You are a client‑side Project Manager with at least 3 – 7 years post‑graduate experience or a Senior Project Manager with at least 8 – 10 years post‑graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment.

Advise at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client’s overall objectives.

• Project planning, including producing the detailed project plan.
• Managing various projects at any one time, balancing conflicting priorities.
• Interfacing with the client, stakeholders and teammates at all project stages.
• Financial management – ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilizing a client’s bespoke financial system in order to monitor a project’s financial status.
• Leading and facilitating the overall cross‑functional project team.
• Monitoring and applying performance management techniques.
• Managing the change control process.
• Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.
• Preparing formal project budget progress and other reports.
• Quality Control – ensuring compliance with design and quality standards.
• Design Management – managing the prototyping, concept and design development of retail stores and initiatives.
• Working to construct proposals for new work or variations for existing projects.
• Knowledge management – ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilized throughout project.
• Assisting in research related to construction market conditions throughout Canada, US, including analysis of official published data.
• Process improvement – identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
• Identifying and ensuring that the appropriate line manager is aware of quality, safety, health, and environment issues.
• Identifying opportunities to improve Project Management procedures, templates and products referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
• Regular travel to construction sites across Canada.
• This role is in office at least 3× per week, however, there is flexibility based on project/client travel obligations.

• Projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time.
• Self‑starter with a strong sense of urgency who can take the initiative and drive activities with limited supervision.
• Strong relationships are developed with clients and cross‑functional team members.
• Work as an effective team member within the context of delivering a specific commission.
• Experienced managing multiple stakeholders and work stream managers.
• Ability to be highly effective in a client facing role.
• University degree and PMP certification preferred.
• Experience working on fast‑paced high‑end retail or commercial construction projects.
• Consultancy experience is preferred.

The base salary range for the full‑time Project Manager role is $80,000 – $110,000 per year and for the full‑time Senior Project Manager role is $105,000 – $130,000. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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.

For more information visit www.turnerandtownsend.com.