Construction Project Manager (Anticipated Opening)

Turner & Townsend • Los Angeles, CA

210d • $125,000 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking an experienced Construction Project Manager to work on construction projects with higher education clients in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, have excellent communication skills, be able to take the initiative and drive activities with limited supervision.

Requirements

• Seven (7) years experience as a PM on public sector projects of varying type - primarily public sector, vertical, renovations, deferred maintenance, and tenant improvements.
• Ability to travel every day to client location in Santa Barbara, CA - on-site or at project site - limited remote work.
• Excellent organization, written and verbal skills.
• Experience managing budgets and schedules.
• Ability to advise at a strategic level during 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.
• Great time management skills. Ensure that 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 is effectively shared and appropriately retained.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience working as a Project Manager within the public sector construction industry.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to be highly effective in a client facing role.
• BS degree in construction management, engineering or architecture (an AA can be acceptable with sufficient project experience).
• Experienced in using various PMiS software.
• Skilled in MS Office, Adobe, Bluebeam.
• Membership in relevant professional organizations preferred (CCM,PMP,PE).
• Experienced managing demanding stakeholders and work stream managers.
• Experience working in the state of California preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Project planning, including producing the 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.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Benefits

• Salary range for this full-time role is $125k-$160k per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees