Senior Project Manager - Hotel / Heritage conservation

Turner & Townsend; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead high-end heritage restoration and redevelopment projects. The successful candidate will manage multidisciplinary teams, ensure compliance with heritage standards, and achieve project goals in quality and sustainability. With minimum 15 years of experience required in hospitality or heritage projects, strong client management and communication skills are essential. This role supports a collaborative working environment promoting work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for career growth

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in high-end hospitality or heritage projects.
• Proven track record in luxury hotel projects or restoration.
• Strong knowledge of heritage preservation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management from design to construction.
• Manage client relationships as the primary contact for updates.
• Ensure compliance with heritage and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee coordination of architects, engineers, and suppliers.
• Monitor project costs, schedule, and risks.
• Integrate sustainability and environmental goals.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and site inspections.
• Prepare project reports for leadership and clients.

Skills

Client management

Communication

Project management tools

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Collaborative work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

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.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

To lead and oversee the successful delivery of the project restoration and redevelopment project, ensuring the standards in heritage conservation, luxury development, sustainability, and stakeholder coordination.

The Senior Project Manager will serve as the project lead managing multidisciplinary teams, and driving project outcomes that meet client expectations in terms of quality, budget, timeline, and brand alignment.

• Lead end-to-end project management from design development through to construction and handover.
• Manage client relationships and act as the primary point of contact for project reporting and updates.
• Ensure compliance with heritage and regulatory requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversee coordination of architects, engineers, heritage consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Monitor project costBar svět, schedule, and risk, implementing mitigation strategies as required.
• Ensure sustainability objectives and environmental impact goals are integrated and achieved.
• Facilitate regular stakeholder meetings, design workshops, and site inspections.
• Prepare and present detailed project reports to senior leadership and client representatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in high-end hospitality, heritage buildings.
• Proven track record in managing luxury hotel projects or restoration of heritage sites.
• Excellent client management and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of local authority and heritage preservation requirements.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, etc.).
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to manage diverse stakeholder groups.
• Detail‑oriented with a passion for heritage and design excellence.
• Proactive, solution‑oriented, and results‑driven mindset.
• Collaborative, with strong interpersonal skills.

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 pena, 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.

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