Senior Project Manager - Real Estate & Capital Programs

Turner & Townsend; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in St. Louis seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee corporate real estate and capital improvement initiatives across the greater St. Louis area.

You will act as trusted advisor and owner's representative, leading complex projects from planning through delivery. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years in project management for real estate, construction, or consulting, with strong budgeting, scheduling, procurement, and stakeholder leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, Real Estate, Business, or related field.
• 8+ years of project management experience in CRE, corporate occupier, construction, owner's representative, or consulting.
• Experience leading large, complex capital improvement, workplace, renovation, infrastructure, or facility projects.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, procurement, contract administration, and consultant management.
• Experience presenting updates to senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, client management, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and PM platforms (MS Project, Procore, Smartsheet).
• PMP, CCM, or similar certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact and trusted advisor for clients through the project lifecycle.
• Lead multiple concurrent capital projects and programs including renovations, workplace, infrastructure, and facilities improvements.
• Manage projects from initiation through closeout, aligning with client objectives and operations.
• Lead planning including scope, budgeting, scheduling, procurement strategies, and execution.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, contractors, vendors, and stakeholders to meet objectives.
• Develop budgets, schedules, forecasts, risk registers, and executive-level reporting.
• Monitor performance and mitigate risks affecting cost, schedule, quality or continuity.
• Facilitate meetings and communicate status, risks, and milestones to leadership.
• Review deliverables, contracts, proposals, schedules, and cost estimates.
• Lead governance and change management with client approvals and decisions.
• Support strategic capital planning and resource allocation.
• Mentor and guide Project Managers and team members.
• Build strong client relationships and seek opportunities to expand services.
• Ensure governance and quality standards across projects and programs.
• Capture lessons learned and pursue continuous improvement.

Skills

Project leadership

Client management

Budgeting

Scheduling

Procurement

Contract administration

Communication

PM platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Procore

Smartsheet

Job description

Turner & Townsend in St. Louis seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee corporate real estate and capital improvement initiatives across the greater St. Louis area.

You will act as trusted advisor and owner's representative, leading complex projects from planning through delivery. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years in project management for real estate, construction, or consulting, with strong budgeting, scheduling, procurement, and stakeholder leadership.