Senior Project Manager (On-site in Indianapolis)

Turnertownsend; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a project coordinator to lead multi-discipline real estate project solutions for a pharmaceutical client on a full-time basis. The role involves on-site work at the client campus in Indianapolis or Lebanon, IN, coordinating scope, schedules, budgets, and resources across administrative, laboratories, production, and warehouse areas.

You will manage project delivery, work directly with clients, evaluate bids, develop charters, and drive milestones while coaching teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 8-10 years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity with GMP and commissioning processes is helpful but not required.
• On-site work five days a week at client campus in Indianapolis, IN or Lebanon, IN.

Responsibilities

• Manage all areas of project management for multiple real estate projects.
• Prepare scope of work, budgets, schedules, and milestones with clients.
• Define delivery resources and evaluate bids via RFPs.
• Facilitate charter development and integrated timelines.
• Ensure projects stay on schedule and escalate issues when needed.
• Lead regular project status meetings with stakeholders.
• Coach and guide project teams across disciplines.

Skills

Project management

Client coordination

Budgeting

RFP process

Risk management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The purpose of this position is to coordinate individual, multi-discipline real estate project solutions for a pharmaceutical client, with direct accountability for project delivery. Some of the work may be in regulated areas such as laboratories, environmentally-controlled areas, and production areas and it would be helpful, although not required, that the candidate is familiar with pharmaceutical good manufacturing practices (GMP) including commissioning processes. The work will include civil, infrastructure, structural, and interior projects in administrative, laboratories, production, and warehouse areas, regulated and non-regulated environments, and plant utility areas.

This role requires you to be on-site five days a week at our client's campus in Indianapolis, IN or Lebanon, IN.

What You'll Do:

• Manage all areas of project management for multiple real estate projects. This includes planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout.
• Work 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.
• 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.

Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.

The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions.

Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business.

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.

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

*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.

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