Assistant Construction Project Manager

Company Description

Founded in 1952 and formerly known as Heery International Inc., the firm operates throughout the United States as part of Turner & Townsend. It specializes in project and program management for public sector organizations, with industry-leading experts in corporate, cultural, healthcare, justice, sports, K-12 education, higher education, aviation and government facilities.

Recognized for service excellence by a broad spectrum of professional organizations and industry publications, the talented multidisciplinary team at Turner & Townsend Heery exceeds client expectations — adding value, best practice and expertise at every turn. The team's unique client-centric culture is integrated into each project and reflects a passion for the built environment and staying true to the client’s vision.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend Heery is looking for an Assistant Project Manager to support various construction projects. The Assistant Project Manager will lead individual, multi-disciplined real estate project solutions for clients, with direct accountability for project delivery.


Responsibilities:

• Manages all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual real estate projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
• Demonstrates capability to read, understand and apply standard documents affecting real estate projects, including but not limited to:
  • Agreements/contracts
  • Leases
  • Work letters
  • Project charters
  • Surveys and drawings
• Interfaces directly with clients to define project requirements.
• Prepares scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimate & budget, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
• Identifies project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists.
• Conducts simple request for proposals.
• Completes bid analysis with management support.
• Recommends resources to clients.
• Leads project delivery resources/team (typically smaller team) providing project guidance and direction to achieve project goals.
• Implements communication plan for meetings and written reports/meeting minutes to keep client and project resources informed.
• Facilitates project meetings.
• Implements project documentation governance aligned with company and client requirements.
• Ensures project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
• Tracks progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines, reports status and variances.
• Creates action plans to meet objectives, budget and schedule.
• Implements change management routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure Client approvals, and issue change orders.
• Assesses change requests to determine impacts to scope, budget, schedule, quality and risk with management support.
• Implements standard risk management routines with management support, to identify project risks, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• No formal supervisory responsibilities in this position.
• Manages 3rd party project delivery resources/team (typically smaller team).
• Responsible for tracking performance and motivating team members.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to customers.
• Ability to effectively present information.
• Requires knowledge of financial terms and principles.
• Ability to calculate intermediate figures such as percentages, discounts, and/or commissions.
• Conducts basic financial analysis.
• Ability to understand and carry out general instructions in standard situations.
• Ability to solve problems in standard situations.
• Requires intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to read and understand architectural drawings.
• Working knowledge in MS Project is helpful. Knowledge of leases, contracts, and construction practices preferred.

Education and Experience:

• BS Degree required.
• 1-3 years of Public works experience.
• Municipal experience.
• JOC and or DB experience.
• Small capex, TI, renovations type experience desired.
• Prior Project Management e