Director, Project Management

Turner-; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in San Jose, CA, seeks an experienced Director of Project Management to lead and develop a PM team delivering services on major projects in Commercial Real Estate. Based in our San Jose office, you will ensure service excellence, client engagement, and growth of our PM offering.

The successful candidate will drive strategic and operational management, research market conditions, and develop thought leadership while aligning with the firm’s business plan and KPI framework.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a project management team.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Deep knowledge of project management in commercial real estate.

Responsibilities

• Lead a PM team and oversee services on major projects and programs.
• Communicate with the client and supervise PM delivery across assignments.
• Conduct market research and analyze construction market conditions.
• Produce thought leadership reports providing valuable insights to the construction market.
• Oversee resource planning, financial management, business generation and training of the PM group.
• Set a clear strategy and ambition aligned with the Business Plan and growth targets.
• Develop exceptional people, promoting a culture of learning, respect and inclusivity.
• Ensure quality control and compliance with ISO standards.

Skills

Leadership

Client engagement

Team management

Market outreach

Job description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, anddoing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 108 offices in 45 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to work on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Director of Project Management to lead and develop a team of Project Managers and the delivery of project management services on major projects and programs in the Commercial Real Estate sector. This individual will be based in our San Jose, CA office and will be responsible for ensuring service excellence in terms of service delivery, continued growth of our project management service offering including client engagement and market outreach.

The successful candidate will be a driven leader with great interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities:

• Strong leadership skills, experience leading a project management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities.
• Lead communications with the client and oversight of project management team services.
• Lead research related to construction market conditions, including analysis of official published data.
• Produce thought leadership reports providing valuable insights to the construction market
• Lead the strategic and operational management of Project Management Services in a variety of sectors, including resource planning and management, financial management, business generation and training and development.
• Set a clear strategy and ambition with the team in line with our Business Plan
• Grow and develop exceptional people, promoting a culture of learning, respect and inclusivity.
• Knowledge management – Ensure that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
• Process improvement – Identify and act upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• Quality Control – Ensure compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.
• Develop priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, make performance measurements via Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and appraisal documents, management controls and critical success factors based on company goals
• Undertake internal BMS audits, and coordinate and represent the office for external audits undertaken by the external certification authority.
• Develop a detailed understanding of the market, acting as a brand ambassador and creating a