Director Project Management – Public Sector

Turner & Townsend; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend seeks an experienced Director of Project Management to lead and grow a team of Project Managers delivering PM services on major projects and programs. You will ensure service excellence in delivery, client engagement, and market outreach while driving growth and high-performance culture.

The role requires a proven leader with strong interpersonal and strategic skills, capable of managing multi-discipline teams and complex programs across sectors such as real estate,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering or related field.
• Graduate degree preferred for advanced leadership roles.
• Extensive experience delivering PM services in large projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a project management team to deliver PM services on major projects.
• Oversee client engagement and market outreach.
• Develop and track leads, proposals, and project set-up.
• Manage resource planning, financials, and KPI-based performance.
• Drive quality control and audits in line with ISO standards.
• Mentor staff and promote an upward career trajectory.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to grow business and cross-sell services.

Skills

Leadership

Client communications

Market research

Business development

Proposal development

Financial management

Talent development

Risk management

Quality control

Strategic planning

Cross-selling

Team development

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering

Graduate degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering

Job description

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. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around 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. This individual 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 pipeline of opportunity with existing and new clients
• Identify and act upon cross-selling opportunities.
• Participate in meetings with Senior leadership, Directors and staff and prepare and deliver presentations
• Financial Management - Using internal software, track ongoing revenue, margin levels and monthly fees and resource requirements for each cost ,amahe commission.
• Preparation of proposals/RFP responses for new clients/projects.
• Attend relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities with directors.
• Support the training and mentorship of current staff and promote an upward career trajectory.
• Proactively partner with talent acquisition team to attract the best talent, actively manage resource requirements and proactively plan for future staffing needs.
• Be a role model that drives a one business culture that achieves great outcomes by striking the right balance for our people, clients, stakeholders, and society.

Project/Program specifications/Business line requirements

• Project/Program specific responsibilities: Position is a "seller-doer" role including responsibility for development and tracking of leads, proposal preparation, project set-up and oversight.
• Market sector experience: Experience in K-12 and Higher Education markets in Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey preferred
• Project/program size in dollar value: $100 million
• Software specific requirements: N/A
• Certification requirements: PE/RA/PMP/CCM preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction.
• Graduate degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering is preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant construction project management experience.
• 2+ years managing large high performing multi discipline teams in a consulting environment.
• Proven track record of managing successful project management service delivery for clients.
• Exceptional Business development ambition and acumen and demonstrated experience in achieving drive business growth.
• Major construction sector experience working with high caliber clients in; commercial real estate, data center, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, natural resources, etc.
• Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills.

Additional Information

*On site requirements might change based on client 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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.