Senior Project Manager - Owner's Representative

Turner & Townsend; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Manager - Owner's Representative to lead large-scale construction and capital improvement projects on behalf of owners. You will drive planning, design, procurement, and construction while aligning with client objectives on scope, cost, schedule, and quality.

You will guide governance, monitor budgets and schedules, and manage teams of designers, contractors, and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7-10 years of project management experience, including Owner's Representative roles.
• Strong knowledge of design/construction processes, project controls, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, and contract administration.
• Experience leading large-scale construction, capital improvement, renovation, or development projects.
• Strong organizational, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Effective presentation skills with executive-level communication.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with risk management, cost control, change management, and QA processes.
• Certifications such as PMP, CCM, LEED AP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Owner's Representative and primary contact between clients, architects, engineers, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Lead projects through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk to meet client objectives.
• Establish project governance, reporting processes, and project controls.
• Monitor schedules, budgets, forecasts, contingencies, and change orders with recommendations.
• Coordinate design teams, contractors, vendors, and consultants throughout the lifecycle.
• Facilitate project meetings and ensure effective stakeholder communication.
• Review design deliverables, construction documents, submittals, and reports for owner.
• Provide strategic guidance on procurement approaches, contracting, and value engineering.
• Identify risks and opportunities and implement corrective actions.
• Manage financial performance, cash flow, contingencies, and change management.
• Support permitting, occupancy, commissioning, turnover, and closeout activities.
• Prepare and deliver executive reports and updates to client leadership.
• Develop strong client relationships and pursue growth opportunities.
• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Procore

Construction PM tools

Excel/Office suite

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Owner's Representative

• Full-time
• Department: Enterprise

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.

About the role

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager - Owner's Representative to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience representing owner interests on large-scale construction, capital improvement, renovation, and development projects. This individual will be responsible for leading projects from planning through occupancy, ensuring alignment with client objectives related to scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk.

What you’ll do

• Act as the Owner's Representative and primary point of contact between clients, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and key stakeholders.
• Lead projects through all phases including planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with client objectives.
• Establish and maintain project governance, reporting processes, and project controls to support effective decision-making.
• Monitor project schedules, budgets, forecasts, contingencies, and change orders, providing recommendations to protect project outcomes.
• Coordinate and manage design teams, contractors, vendors, and consultants throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate project meetings and ensure effective communication among all stakeholders.
• Review design deliverables, construction documents, contractor submittals, and project reports on behalf of the owner.
• Provide strategic guidance on procurement approaches, contracting strategies, value engineering, constructability reviews, and risk mitigation.
• Proactively identify project risks, issues, and opportunities, and implement corrective actions when necessary.
• Manage project financial performance, including budget tracking, cash flow forecasting, contingency management, and change management.
• Monitor construction progress, quality, safety, and compliance with client requirements and contractual obligations.
• Support permitting, occupancy, commissioning, turnover, and project closeout activities.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level reports, presentations, and project updates to client leadership teams.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships while identifying opportunities for additional services and business growth.
• Capture project lessons learned and drive continuous improvement initiatives across projects and teams.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7-10 years of project management experience, including experience acting as an Owner's Representative or managing projects on behalf of owners.
• Strong knowledge of design and construction processes, project controls, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, and contract administration.
• Experience leading large-scale construction, capital improvement, renovation, or development projects.
• Strong organizational, leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Effective presentation skills with experience communicating to executive-level stakeholders and client leadership.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with risk management, cost control, change management, and quality assurance processes.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, CCM, LEED AP, or equivalent are preferred.

*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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