Senior K-12 Construction Project Leader

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend HEERY is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager with K-12 construction experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have prior experience supporting large-scale K-12 education construction projects.

Responsibilities include managing stakeholders, analyzing milestones, and ensuring governance and best practices on multiple projects. On-site role with collaboration across architects, engineers, and suppliers; proficiency in Procore and MS Office is

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or applicable bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience.
• 5–7 years of relevant project management experience.
• Must have public sector Owner’s Rep/Advisor experience, preferably some education projects.
• 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 supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• 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.
• Produce formal project status reports and other required reports.
• Monitor progress of multiple construction projects to ensure design standards are applied correctly.
• Manage interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Communicate project information through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecast and update key project milestones.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or civil engineering

Tools

Procore

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Turner & Townsend HEERY is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager with K-12 construction experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have prior experience supporting large-scale K-12 education construction projects.

Responsibilities include managing stakeholders, analyzing milestones, and ensuring governance and best practices on multiple projects. On-site role with collaboration across architects, engineers, and suppliers; proficiency in Procore and MS Office is