Construction Manager - Government Projects

Heery • Secaucus, NJ

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to work on large-scale projects for a key Government client. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, have excellent communication skills, be able to take the initiative and drive activities with limited supervision. This role requires on site presence.

Requirements

• 5-10+ years of relevant construction experience.
• On-site construction experience other than residential.
• Industrial and federal experience prefferred.
• Demonstrated experience working as a Project Manager within the construction industry on commercial ground up real estate projects.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to be highly effective in a client facing role.
• College degree in Construction Management or a related field, and PMP certification or equivalent related experience.
• Membership in relevant professional organizations.
• Experienced managing demanding stakeholders and work stream managers.

Responsibilities

• Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• Financial management: Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilizing the financial system to monitor a project’s financial status.
• Project planning, including producing a detailed project plan.
• Monitoring and applying performance management techniques.
• 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.
• Working to construct proposals for new work or variations for existing projects.
• Identifying opportunities to improve Project Management procedures, templates and products referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
• Identifying and ensuring that the appropriate line manager is aware of quality, safety, health and environment issues.
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilized throughout project.
• General line management responsibilities (where appropriate) are effectively discharged.
• Ability to advise strategically during the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted to achieve the client’s overall objectives.
• Great time management skills.
• Ensure that the project is managed to the right quality standards, completed efficiently and on time.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.
• Experienced working as an effective team member within the context of delivering a specific commission.
• Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities, are identified.
• Key information and data are effectively shared and appropriately retained.

Benefits

• Great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
• Support to succeed both in work and life.
• Healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager