Senior K-12 Construction Project Manager (Public Sector Lead)

Turner & Townsend; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend HEERY is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager with K-12 construction experience to lead large-scale education projects in the Chicago area. The role focuses on coordinating stakeholders, maintaining schedules, and applying best practices across governance, reporting, and cost control.

The ideal candidate brings 5–7 years of PM experience, a public sector Owner’s Rep background, and strong skills with Procore and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, civil engineering, or equivalent.
• 5–7 years of relevant project management experience.
• Must have public sector Owner’s Rep/Advisor experience, preferably education projects.
• Strong organizational and management skills with ability to work with a broader team.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore and construction PM tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze, track and manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Verify 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.
• Manage interface between all suppliers via monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Manage flow of project information through meetings and written communications.
• Forecast and update key project milestones.
• Manage and monitor local design teams per commission criteria.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, GC and regional stakeholders.
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
• Provide cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance as needed.
• Independent review of status reports, drawings, timelines and costs.
• Client management to develop relationships and opportunities.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or Civil Engineering

Tools

Procore

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Turner & Townsend HEERY is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager with K-12 construction experience to lead large-scale education projects in the Chicago area. The role focuses on coordinating stakeholders, maintaining schedules, and applying best practices across governance, reporting, and cost control.

The ideal candidate brings 5–7 years of PM experience, a public sector Owner’s Rep background, and strong skills with Procore and MS Office.