Construction Project Manager - Retail Real Estate

Company Description

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational programs covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

With offices located globally, you're never far away from our services. Working from 118 offices in 50 countries, we make the difference to projects across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Construction Project Manager to work alongside one of our high-profile retail clients.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, able to take the initiative and drive activities with limited supervision. The ideal candidate will have experience working on innovative retail projects in the construction industry.  

Responsibilities:

• Experience managing projects as an Owner’s Rep., General Contractor or Architect/Engineer.
• Technical capabilities would mainly center around an ability to forecast methods of procedures to complete construction projects by dissecting projects and individual scopes of work necessary to complete the project to meet client expectations.
• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Financial management – Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilizing Financial system in order to monitor a project’s financial status and manage individual project budgets.
• Project planning, including producing detailed project plans.
• Must be personable and display a go-getter attitude with an inherent ability to work independently with urgency while managing multiple small projects at a time.
• Managing the change control process.
• Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.
• Preparing formal project budget progress and other reports.
• Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards.
• Assisting in research related to construction market conditions throughout the Pacific Northwest.
• Working to construct proposals for new work or variations for existing projects.
• Identifying opportunities to improve Project Management procedures, templates and products.
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
• Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes referring ides to the appropriate line manager.
• Identifying ways in which project management products and services can be improved and referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
• Identifying and ensuring that the client and management are aware of quality, safety, health and environment issues.
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilized throughout project.

Qualifications

• Advising at a strategic level at the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client’s overall objectives.
• Projects are managed to the right quality standards and are completed efficiently and on time.
• Strong relationships are developed with clients and cross-functional team members.
• Work as an effective team member within the context of delivering a specific commission.
• Key information and data is effectively shared and appropriately retained.

Education/Experience:

• Background in construction, client rep PM or design background.
• University degree and/or PMP certification, preferably in a field related to construction.
• Experienced managing multiple stakeholders and work stream managers.
• Ability to be highly effective in a client facing role.
• Experience delivering high tech and corporate interior (workspace) tenant improvement projects.

Additional Information

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

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