Construction Manager - Government Projects

Turner & Townsend; Gardner (KS); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Manager to join our team in support of large-scale Government construction projects. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

Responsibilities include coordinating stakeholders, tracking milestones, and ensuring governance; a Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years PM experience are required, with proficiency in Procore and Microsoft Office tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or applicable bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant project management experience.
• Strong organizational and management skills – the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and suppliers to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze, track, and manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized.
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
• Produce formal project status reports and other reports as required.
• Monitor progress of multiple construction projects to ensure design standards are applied correctly.
• Manage interface between all suppliers through trackers and reviews.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Respond rapidly to RFIs from the field.
• Offer cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance as needed.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or civil engineering

Tools

Procore

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

• Full-time

Company 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 isseeking an experiencedSenior Construction Managertojoin our team in support oflarge scale Government construction projects. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

Responsibilities:

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supplychainsto deliver compliant projects.


• Can analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid scheduleslips.


• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized


• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.


• Production of formal project status reports and other reports asrequired.


• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards areappliedcorrectly.


• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.


• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.


• Forecast and update key project milestones.


• Manage andmonitorlocal design teamsin accordance withcommission criteria.


• Provide technical support to owners, architects, generalcontractorsand regional stakeholders.


• Rapid response to RFIs from the field.


• Provideexpertisefor cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance whererequired.


• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals,timelinesand costs from architects,contractorsand suppliers.


• Client management –assistin developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.


• Strategic Thinking -providesadvice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’objectivesand businessobjectives.


• Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each projectiscaptured.


• Process improvement – Identify 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, civil engineering, or applicable bachelor’s degree and or equivalent experience.


• Minimum 3-5years of relevantproject managementexperience.


• Strong organizational and management skills –the abilityto work effectively and collaboratively withthebroader team.


• Proficiencyin Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.

Additional Information

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

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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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