Senior Project Manager- Class A Commercial Interiors

Turner & Townsend; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Chicago is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Class A Commercial Interiors to lead high-profile real estate projects for a major financial services client.

The role focuses on planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout with client liaison, budgeting, risk management, and schedule governance. On-site presence in Chicago required three days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience.
• LEED AP, PMP, and/or CCM designation(s) preferred.
• IT construction experience in networking, cabling, telephony, wireless, A/V, security.

Responsibilities

• Manage all areas of project management for commercial real estate projects, including planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout.
• Interface with clients to prepare scope, budget, work plan, milestones, and risk identification.
• Lead charter development, timelines, and ensure schedules stay on track; escalate issues as needed.
• Coach others and lead multi-discipline teams in delivering projects.

Skills

Project management

Client liaison

Budgeting

Risk management

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's Degree

LEED AP

PMP

CCM

Tools

MS Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Project Manager- Class A Commercial Interiors

• Full-time
• Department: Enterprise
• Compensation: USD 150000 - USD 155000 - yearly

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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

As a Senior Project Manager, Commercial Class A Interiors, you will be responsible for providing consulting services to an assigned high-profile Financial and Professional Services client account to help achieve the company's strategic business objectives.

This is not a remote role, the selected candidate will be required to report to the client's Chicago, IL offices a minimum of three days per week.

What you’ll do

• Manage all areas of project management for commercial real estate projects. This includes planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout.
• Interface directly with clients to prepare all elements of the project. This includes the scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimates & budget, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
• Define the project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through the project qualification process. Conduct complex requests for proposals, complete bid evaluations, and recommend resources to clients.
• Facilitate the development of a charter and integrated timeline and ensure all functions remain on schedule and issues get resolved or escalated.
• Facilitate regular meetings to review project status for active and pending projects.
• Collaborate to develop solutions and guide the project team through implementation and completion.
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives.
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function.
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view.
• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies.
• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals.
• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. LEED AP, PMP, and/or CCM designation(s) preferred.
• IT construction experience in the areas of network setup/design, voice/data cabling, telephony, wireless, audio visual, security access and monitoring, and sound masking.
• General knowledge of leases, contracts and construction practices and the ability to read architectural drawings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and MS Project

*SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/

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