Senior Project Manager- Construction

Turner-; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our support project management team for large-scale construction programs in Seattle, WA. The role requires leadership across diverse stakeholders including architects, engineers, and suppliers to deliver compliant projects.

The candidate will monitor milestones, enforce governance, produce status reports, and guide cost control and value engineering efforts. On-site work and SOX considerations may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction
• A minimum of 8 years of applicable experience
• Proactive, organized, and thorough with a strong work ethic
• Work as an effective and collaborative team member in delivering the project
• Exposure to project management software systems
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and Google tools

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers and supply chains to deliver compliant projects
• Track and manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips
• Verify that project governance, processes and systems are utilized
• Produce formal project status reports and other reports as required
• Monitor progress of multiple construction projects to ensure design standards are applied correctly
• Interface with suppliers via monthly trackers and weekly reviews
• Forecast and update key project milestones
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, contractors and regional stakeholders
• Respond rapidly to RFIs from the field
• Provide cost control, value engineering and constructability guidance

Skills

Proactive

Organized

Collaborative team

Strategic thinking

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Google tools

Project management software

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Google tools

Project management software

Job description

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our support project management 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction.
• A minimum of 8 years of applicable experience.
• Proactive, organized, and thorough with a strong work ethic.
• Work as an effective and collaborative team member in delivering the project.
• Exposure to project management software systems.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and Google tools.

Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role is $130k-$175k per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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

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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.