Senior Project Manager - Industrial Construction Projects, Queretaro Full-Time

Turner & Townsend; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Mexico is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee end-to-end delivery of complex industrial and energy construction projects in Queretaro. You will lead planning, scheduling, budgeting, and oversight of contractors and vendors, ensuring adherence to safety, regulatory, and sustainability standards.

The role requires coordinating with clients, engineers, and regulatory bodies across all lifecycle phases, with a focus on cost control, risk management, and on-time delivery

Qualifications

• Ten years of project management experience in construction/industrial/energy infra.
• Experience managing large-scale projects such as manufacturing plants or energy facilities.
• Engineering degree; PMP or similar certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, scheduling, and execution of industrial/energy construction projects.
• Coordinate with clients, regulators, and technical teams to ensure compliance.
• Manage milestones to prevent delays and cost overruns.
• Lead meetings, present progress, and manage risk assessments.
• Review contractor proposals, scopes, and costs.
• Monitor progress ensuring quality and safety standards.

Skills

Fluent English & Spanish

Lead meetings

Cost/schedule management

Stakeholder coordination

Safety standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

PMP or similar certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

AutoCAD

BIM

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.
Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of complex construction projects within the industrial and energy sectors, ensuring client objectives are met through effective planning, execution, and stakeholder coordination. This role requires close collaboration with clients, architects, engineers, contractors, and consultants throughout all phases of the project lifecycle.

The Project Manager will oversee project cost, schedule, and budget management, as well as supervise general contractors and specialized vendors involved in infrastructure development, including industrial facilities, energy infrastructure, and large-scale civil works.

This professional will also be responsible for reviewing technical and construction proposals, validating scopes and pricing, assessing work-in-progress, and approving capital expenditures. They will ensure that all project activities align with safety, regulatory, and sustainability standards.

Education & Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management within the construction, industrial, or energy infrastructure sectors.
• Proven experience managing large-scale projects such as manufacturing plants, energy facilities (e.g., power generation, substations, renewable installations), or industrial complexes.
• Degree in Engineering (Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Construction Management); PMP or similar certification preferred.
• Fluent in English and Spanish, with the ability to lead meetings, prepare executive-level reports, and deliver high-impact presentations to senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead the planning, scheduling, and execution of construction projects in the industrial and energy sectors, ensuring timely and on-budget delivery.
• Interface with clients, regulatory bodies, and technical teams to align project goals and compliance requirements.
• Analyze and manage critical milestones to prevent schedule delays and cost overruns.
• Conduct and lead project meetings, presenting progress updates and risk assessments.
• Review and validate contractor proposals, scopes of work, and cost estimates.
• Monitor construction progress and ensure alignment with quality, safety, and performance standards.
• Approve payment applications, final invoices, and retention releases.
• Track procurement and delivery of specialized construction materials and equipment, including energy systems and industrial machinery.
• Document and act on events that may lead to claims or disputes, advocating for the client’s interests.
• Coordinate with scheduling and cost control consultants to maintain project transparency and accountability.
• Support engineering and design decisions during construction changes, ensuring budget and timeline integrity.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• Ten years professional experience with a minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a Project Manager coordinating construction on Industrial / Manufacturing / Data Center projects.
• Bachelor´s Degree in Electrical and/or Mechanical Engineering
• Commissioning experience is required
• PMI certification is a plus
• Experience in LEED projects is a plus
• Fluent in English and Spanish to be able to lead project team meetings, issue written communications, minutes and reports, lead client meetings.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project and Primavera P6
• Microsoft Office tools
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, BIM

Skills and Qualifications

• Capacity for analyses and evaluate construction drawings, technical specifications and scope of works in site, comparing project against Mexican standards (or international standards) and client standards.
• Knowledge of methodology to develop construction schedule and cost estimates to have input in WBS and cost and project reviews, and support value engineering
• Contribute to risk analysis and updating project risks matrix
• Interpretation, application, and implementation of safety standards and best practices
• Installation of process, electrical and mechanical equipment
• Plant inspection of fabrication of piping and equipment, and installation.
• Checkout, pre-commissioning and commissioning planning and execution
• Work planning, scheduling, and execution experience
• Familiarity and understanding of quality requirements to define and review quality plans
• Ability to plan and manage work for self and others
• Facilitate and participate in design reviews
• Should be able to understand the scopes of work/drawings/documents and clarify any doubts of the Contractor.
• Should be able to Review and evaluate of contractor bids in bid levelling
• Should regularly communicate with Client operations, where applicable, on day-to-day site activities to plan stoppages and interfaces with existing buildings and systems.
• Prepare, issue and present reports and attend weekly meetings, as scheduled in the project.

Additional Information

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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

Senior Project Manager - Industrial Construction Projects, Queretaro Full-time MX