Senior Project Manager- Construction

Turner & Townsend; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager in Detroit, MI to support large-scale construction projects. The successful candidate will manage stakeholder interactions, ensure compliance with project governance, and maintain best practices. They should have a bachelor's degree and 5-7 years of project management experience. Key skills include strong organizational and communication abilities, with proficiency in various software tools. Join a team that transforms challenges into successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant project management experience required.
• Strong ability to work collaboratively within a team.
• Effective presentation skills required.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders and deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze and track critical milestone activities.
• Monitor progress of multiple construction projects.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or civil engineering

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Adobe Pro

PowerBI

Primavera (P6)

Job description

Company 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 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.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team in support of the Developer Advisory team. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting large‑scale construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Can 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.
• Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required.
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are applied correctly.
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecast and update key project milestones.
• Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
• Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
• Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
• Strategic Thinking – provides advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ objectives and business objectives.
• Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project are captured.
• Process improvement – Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Project/Program Specific Responsibilities

• Project Management
  • Manage and monitor the projects schedule, budget and scope to ensure alignment with our objectives.
  • Lead and facilitate regular project meetings, issue progress reports and maintain all documentation.
  • Identify and manage project risks, schedule slippage, cost overruns and scope creep.
• Design Management
  • Lead design reviews with a view to constructability, maintainability, and compliance with codes and standards.
  • Ensure sustainability and certification goals.
  • Schedule and timeline oversight.
  • Manage the master schedule and timeline.
  • Flag potential delays.
• Contract Administration
  • Oversight of and adherence to contracts for all third parties.
  • Ensure compliance with insurance, bonding and indemnification requirements.
  • Manage any documentation related to claims, disputes and contract.
• Construction Oversight
  • Oversee, inspect construction progress, quality assurance, etc.
  • Manage the review of submittals, RFIs and shop drawings for consistency and design intent.
  • Monitor safety and performance compliance.
  • Manage punch list preparation and completion.
• Closeout
  • Oversee punch list and acceptance testing.
  • Ensure all warranties, O&M manuals and as‑built drawings are received.
  • Assist in the coordination of training for facility staff for building systems.
  • Manage final payments, lien waivers and closeout documents.
• Market sector experience
  • Multi‑family residential
  • Hospitality
• Project/program size in dollar value
  • Multi‑phase $500m - 1b plus capital program
• Software specific requirements
  • Word (experienced)
  • Excel (experienced)
  • PowerPoint (experienced)
  • Adobe Pro (experienced)
  • PowerBI (capable)
  • Primavera (P6) (familiarity)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or applicable bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant project management experience.
• Strong organizational and management skills – the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
• Effective presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.
• Excellent communication skills.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email [e-mail].

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or [e-mail]. This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non‑disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.