Assistant Construction Project Manager- Public Sector

Turner & Townsend; Illinois; On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is hiring an Assistant Project Manager to support project management services. You will work with internal and external stakeholders to keep projects on schedule, manage submittals and RFIs, support proposals, and help run governance and reporting processes.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field and at least 3 years of experience. Strong communication, Excel, and collaboration skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or related construction field.
• A minimum of 3 years of applicable experience.
• Proactive, organized, and thorough with a strong work ethic.
• Works effectively as part of a collaborative project team.
• Exposure to project management software systems.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and Google tools.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Project Manager to ensure the project is managed to required quality standards and completed on time.
• Manage individual tasks during construction, including submittal and RFI processes.
• Assist with preparation of proposals for new projects or variations to existing projects.
• Help establish governance, processes, and systems to be used throughout the project.
• Ensure key information and data are shared and retained properly.
• Build and maintain strong client and team relationships, interfacing with stakeholders.
• Assist with flow of project information between team members and stakeholders.
• Attend meetings, update issues/actions logs, and drive items to closure.
• Develop detailed project plans and track progress and close-out open items.
• Contribute monthly reporting for the Client’s program and executive dashboards.
• Assist with procurement of suppliers/resources and monitor project costs.

Skills

Strong communications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Google tools

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over22,000 peoplein more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,energyand 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 includeprogramme, 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 estateservicesand investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierprogramme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Turner & Townsendis looking for anAssistant ProjectManagertojoin our team to support project management services. Our Assistant Project Manager will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to provideproject support.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Project Manager in ensuring the project is managed to the right quality standards and completed efficiently and on time.
• Manage individual tasks throughout the construction process including submittal and RFIprocesses.
• Assistwith the preparation of proposals for new projects or variations to existing projects.
• Assistwithestablishingeffective project governance,processes,and systems to beutilizedthroughoutthe project.
• Ensure that key information and dataareeffectively shared and appropriatelyretained.
• Buildandmaintainstrong relationships with the client and team members.
• Interface with multiple stakeholders, including executive management, project team members,consultantsand vendors.
• Assistwith the flow of project information between team members / stakeholders.
• Attendrelevant meetings,updateandmaintaincurrent issues/actions logs.
• Transcribe meeting minutes and action itemsand drive each item to closure.
• Development of detailed project plans, attendance at status meetings and follow-up with team members on completion status, close-out of open items.
• Contributemonthly reporting on various aspects of the Client's program.
• Preparation of various reports for multiple audiences, including formal project management reports, executivedashboards,and other reporting requirements.
• Daily tasksincludesubmittal approval management,RFI processing,changeorder management,meeting coordination,punch-list management, administration of project observation reports, participation in commissioning, and transition of close-out documentation to operations.
• Procurement:Assistwith the procurement of suppliers / resources asrequired.
• Monitor andassistthe Project Manager with applying performance management techniques.
• Monitor and report on project costs/spending,maintainproject costtracking,and EVMsystems.
• Liaise with the client’s finance team and others to obtain information, review & report finance/cost data.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management,architecture,engineeringor field related to construction.
• Aminimum of3yearsof applicable experience.
• Proactive,organized,and thorough with a strong work ethic.
• Work as an effectiveand collaborativeteam member in delivering theproject.
• Exposure to project management software systems.
• Strongproficiencywith Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and Google tools.
• Strong communicationskills.

The salary range for this full-time role is $90K-$100Kper year.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.

*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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.