Construction Manager - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking an experienced Project Manager in Pittsburgh, PA to support large-scale construction projects. The ideal candidate will manage stakeholders, ensure project governance, and provide expertise in cost control and value engineering. A Bachelor's degree in a related field and strong communication skills are mandatory. The role promises a collaborative environment aiming to improve project delivery outcomes and may require on-site presence based on client needs.

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
• Proficient in project management tools and software.
• Experience in construction management or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manages stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains.
• Analyzes and tracks critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Produces formal project status reports as required.

Skills

Organizational skills

Management skills

Strong communication skills

Proficiency in construction project management tools

Education

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

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Procore

Job description

Full-time

Overview

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. 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.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend seeks an experienced Project Manager to support large-scale construction projects. The ideal project manager will be driven to provide our clients with excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Manages stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyzes, tracks, and effectively manages critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Verifies that effective project governance, processes, and systems are utilized.
• Ensures application of best practice on all projects.
• Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required.
• Monitors the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are applied correctly.
• Manages the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Manages the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecasts and updates key project milestones and budget.
• Manages and monitors local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
• Provides technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
• Provides expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines, and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
• Client management – assists in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
• Strategic thinking - provides advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ objectives and business objectives.
• Knowledge management – ensures that key information and learnings generated from each project are captured.
• Process improvement – identifies ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction.
• Strong organizational and management skills – ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.
• Strong communication skills.

Additional Information

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

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