Lead K-12 Bond Program Director

Turner & Townsend; Charleston (SC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced K-12 Program Director to lead one or more major school bond construction programs. This hybrid role requires a proven track record in setting up and delivering multi-project K-12 programs, managing client relationships, and guiding preconstruction and program scheduling. The role involves oversight from planning through closeout and interaction with stakeholders across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering or field related to construction.
• 12+ years of relevant project and program management experience.
• 2+ years managing high performing program in a consulting environment.
• Knowledge of multiple project delivery methods.
• Proven track record of leading programs.
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating contracts for client programs.
• Proven track record of following through on commitments.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering major capital programs successfully (on budget, on time, meeting safety and quality standards within approved scope).
• Proven track record of building consultative and collaborative partnerships.
• Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational and communication skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to advise at a strategic level during the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client’s overall objectives.
• Proven success as an internal and external project team leader, demonstrating ability to mentor junior staff and appropriately manage the project deliverables.
• Ability to identify business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities.
• Ability to effectively share and appropriately retain key information and data.
• CCM credential(s) encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the key point of contact and primary client relationship executive, building and maintaining long-term relationships with clients, consultants, suppliers, and other third parties.
• Lead preconstruction discussions with clients and internal teams to develop contractual obligations such as estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and business plans.
• Oversee and assess the project master schedule throughout its lifecycle, ensuring contractual obligations are met and holding team members accountable.
• Oversee the integration of all project disciplines within the master program schedule.
• Develop the work plan that forms the program management plan (PMP).
• Serve as the escalation point for project, financial, business development, contractual, and client relationship risks.
• Provide suggestions and negotiate issue resolution for escalated project issues, including change orders and contingency expenditures.
• Manage the development and approval of design definition documents.
• Review and provide recommendations for change order requests, impact mitigation strategies, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Ensure that estimates and schedule impacts from change orders are continually reviewed and validated.
• Review and provide feedback on progress reporting metrics against the program, projects, and contracts.
• Establish and support constructability review guidelines and protocols.
• Develop program guidelines and protocols for cost reduction initiatives and operability/maintainability recommendations.
• Review design, procurement, and construction progress, providing recommendations for recovery plans.
• Develop and review the program-level framework for construction quality control.
• Develop overall program phasing strategy.
• Review project manuals, construction management guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Review claims resolution recommendations.
• Provide clear and accurate reporting for client communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead multiple team members throughout various stages of the project through an experienced understanding of the project life cycle.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve project consent and review beneficial use recommendations.
• May also manage all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
• Ensure sufficient owner rep staffing levels relative to contractual commitments and constraints.
• Continuously monitor the performance of T&TH staff to ensure efficient client management.
• Will lead project teams and/or plan and supervise assignments of employees. May provide informal assistance such as technical guidance, and/or training to coworkers.

Skills

Client relationship management

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication skills

Education

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

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced K-12 Program Director to lead one or more major school bond construction programs. This hybrid role requires a proven track record in setting up and delivering multi-project K-12 programs, managing client relationships, and guiding preconstruction and program scheduling. The role involves oversight from planning through closeout and interaction with stakeholders across projects.