Associate Director - Project Management

Turner & Townsend; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director of Project Management to join our team in the United States. The role focuses on leading client relationships, driving revenue, and managing project portfolios across infrastructure and campus projects.

The candidate will oversee bid teams, mentor staff, manage budgets and invoicing, and develop cross-selling opportunities while coordinating with senior management to deliver complex programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction.
• Graduate degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in a project management role in the construction industry.
• Experience managing client accounts effectively and efficiently.
• Experience managing teams of project managers and supporting staff.
• Strong knowledge of local construction market and lifecycle.
• Ability to develop relationships with internal teams, clients, and cross-functional members.
• Business development experience with existing and new clients, including cross-selling.
• Technical and leadership experience overseeing major construction projects or programs.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Project Management in managing client relationships and driving revenue through new work and renewals.
• Lead bid teams and coordinate proposal generation with senior management.
• Attend client interviews to present service offerings.
• Provide weekly updates on project status, staffing, and issues.
• Provide effective line management, coaching and mentoring to staff.
• Utilize spreadsheets and tools to track margins, forecasts, and financial reports.
• Ensure invoices are accurate and issued promptly; handle receivables.
• Identify cross-selling opportunities and develop strategies to promote across the U.S.
• Develop new business opportunities with existing and new clients.
• Prepare and deliver client presentations; collaborate to generate new business.
• Attend networking events and promotional opportunities.
• Lead small PM team for infrastructure projects and oversee programs across districts.
• Liaise with municipal authorities overseeing infrastructure projects.

Skills

Client relationship management

Team leadership

Business development

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or related field

Graduate degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering (preferred)

Job description

• Compensation: USD 165000 - USD 190000 - yearly

Company 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.

Job Description

Turner & Townsendis looking for anAssociate DirectorofProject Managementto join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Director of Project Management in managing new and existing client relationships, driving new revenue through the generation of new work and contract renewals on existing accounts.
• Lead bid teams and run proposal generation efforts in concert with the business generation and senior management teams.
• Attendingclient interviews to present our service offerings.
• Support the Director of PMbyinterviewing prospective candidates.
• Provide weekly updatesregardingthe status of projects, initiatives, and staffing, and whereappropriate, highlighting issues of concern, and/or conflict.
• Provide effective line management for the staff members assigned toyou,including coaching andmentoring,as necessary toassistthem in achieving professional and career growthobjectives.
• Financial Management-Utilize industry standard spreadsheets and accounting tools to track the ongoing margin levels, monthly fee/resource forecasts for eachcommissionand financial reports.
• Ensure client invoices areaccurateand issued ona timelybasis.Following upon accounts receivables
• Identifyand act upon cross-selling opportunities. Work with Senior Management team to develop strategies which promote Turner & Townsend across the U.S.
• Develop new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients and drive theclient'sdiversification agenda.
• Prepare and deliver client presentations on topics of relevant experience and knowledge and/or partner with other team members to generate new business.
• Attend relevant networking events and promotional opportunities.
• Leadership of small project management team responsible for planning and executing infrastructure projects in and around corporate campus (e.g. additions and improvements to utilities, roadways, bike paths, intersections, transit, etc.)
• Program management of neighbourhood portfolio of infrastructure projects including oversight of project managers from other companies delivering projects within the district.
• Liaison with municipal authorities havingjurisdictionover infrastructure projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management,architecture,engineeringor field related to construction.
• A graduatedegree in construction management, architecture, or engineering is preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience working in aprojectmanagement role in the construction industry.
• Experience managing client accounts effectively and efficiently.
• Experience managing teams of individual project managers andsupportingstaff.
• Relevantconsulting experience.
• Strong knowledge of local construction market
• Strong understanding of all aspects of the construction project life cycle.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with internal team members,clients,and cross-functional team members.
• Business development experience with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities.
• Relevant technical and leadership experience overseeing major construction projects or programs.
• Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational and communication skills.

Additional Information

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

*SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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/ andhttps://www.heery.com/

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