Critical Facilities Senior Project Manager- MEP Projects

Turnertownsend; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Chicago is seeking an experienced Critical Facilities Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale construction programs, coordinate architects, engineers, and suppliers, and ensure compliance with design standards and project governance.

The role emphasizes managing milestones, producing status reports, and safeguarding cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance, with on-site presence as client needs dictate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, civil engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant project management experience.
• Strong organizational and management skills to work collaboratively with the broader team.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.
• On-site presence may be required depending on client needs.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze and track critical milestone activities to prevent schedule slips.
• Verify project governance, processes, and systems are applied.
• Produce formal project status reports and other required reports.
• Monitor multiple construction projects to ensure design standards are applied.
• Interface with suppliers via monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors, and regional stakeholders.
• Respond rapidly to RFIs from the field.

Skills

Strong organizational and management

Effective presentation

Excellent communication

On-site presence

SOX control responsibilities

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, civil engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Procore

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Construction PM tools

Job description

Currently seeking an experienced Critical Facilities Senior Project Manager to join our team. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Can analyze, track, and effectively 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.
• Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required.
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are applied correctly.
• 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 and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
• Provide 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 - assist 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 - ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project are captured.
• Process improvement - Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, civil engineering, or applicable bachelor's degree and or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant project management experience.
• Strong organizational and management skills - the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.
• Excellent communication skills.
• 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.

Company Culture & Diversity

• 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.

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

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

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