Assistant Construction Project Manager (Anticipated Opening)

Turner & Townsend; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in Portland, Oregon. The role involves managing multiple real estate projects, interacting with clients, and ensuring project delivery meets expectations. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's Degree and strong organizational skills, with 1-3 years of experience in a related field.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Requires knowledge of financial terms and principles.
• Ability to read and understand architectural drawings.

Responsibilities

• Manages all facets of project management including budget, schedule, and quality.
• Interfaces directly with clients to define project requirements.
• Leads project delivery resources and provides guidance to achieve project goals.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Analytical Thinking

Customer Service

Problem Solving

Financial Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

1-3 years of experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

MS Project

Job description

Founded in 1952 and formerly known as Heery International Inc., the firm operates throughout the United States as part of Turner & Townsend. It specializes in project and program management for public sector organizations, with industry-leading experts in corporate, cultural, healthcare, justice, sports, K-12 education, higher education, aviation and government facilities.

Recognized for service excellence by a broad spectrum of professional organizations and industry publications, the talented multidisciplinary team at Turner & Townsend Heery exceeds client expectations — adding value, best practice and expertise at every turn. The team's unique client-centric culture is integrated into each project and reflects a passion for the built environment and staying true to the client’s vision.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend Heery is looking for an Assistant Project Manager to support various construction projects.The Assistant Project Manager willlead individual, multi-disciplined real estate project solutions for clients, with direct accountability for project delivery.

Responsibilities :

• Manages all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual real estate projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
• Demonstrates capability to read, understand and apply standard documents affecting real estate projects, including but not limited to : Agreements / contractsLeasesWork lettersProject chartersSurveys and drawings
• Interfaces directly with clients to define project requirements.
• Prepares scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimate & budget, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
• Identifies project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists.
• Conducts simple request for proposals.
• Completes bid analysis with management support.
• Recommends resources to clients.
• Leads project delivery resources / team (typically smaller team) providing project guidance and direction to achieve project goals.
• Implements communication plan for meetings and written reports / meeting minutes to keep client and project resources informed.
• Implements project documentation governance aligned with company and client requirements.
• Ensures project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
• Tracks progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines, reports status and variances.
• Creates action plans to meet objectives, budget and schedule.
• Implements change management routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure Client approvals, and issue change orders.
• Assesses change requests to determine impacts to scope, budget, schedule, quality and risk with management support.
• Implements standard risk management routines with management support, to identify project risks, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to customers.
• Ability to effectively present information.
• Requires knowledge of financial terms and principles.
• Ability to calculate intermediate figures such as percentages, discounts, and / or commissions.
• Conducts basic financial analysis.
• Ability to understand and carry out general instructions in standard situations.
• Ability to solve problems in standard situations.
• Requires intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to read and understand architectural drawings.
• Working knowledge in MS Project is helpful. Knowledge of leases, contracts, and construction practices preferred.

Education and Experience

• 1-3 years of education experience is required
• Bachelors’ Degree or related construction experience required.
• JOC and / or DB experience preferred.

Additional Information

• On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs

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.

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