Design Execution Project Manager
About The Position
Turner & Townsend is seeking a Design Execution Project Manager to support project management services. The role leads design projects from planning through delivery, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives. It coordinates multidisciplinary teams and client stakeholders, maintains project plans and tracking, facilitates design reviews and decision-making, and monitors project risks, issues, budgets, and performance. The position also manages client relationships, reporting, documentation, governance, change management, procurement and consultant coordination, and project closeout. SOX control responsibilities may apply. On-site presence and requirements may change based on client needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience managing design, capital, workplace, real estate, or construction-related projects.
- Strong understanding of design management, project delivery methodologies, and project lifecycle management.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary design and consulting teams.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong knowledge of project scheduling, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
- Experience working directly with clients and executive stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
- Experience with project management platforms such as Smartsheet, Primavera P6, MS Project, Monday.com, Asana, or similar tools.
- Ability to identify project risks and implement effective mitigation strategies.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of construction documentation, permitting processes, and design quality controls.
- PMP, PRINCE2, LEED, WELL, or related professional certifications.
- Experience within a consulting, real estate, workplace, or professional services environment is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage design projects from planning through delivery, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, including architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and client stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain project schedules, work plans, and design deliverable trackers.
- Facilitate design reviews, stakeholder meetings, and decision-making processes.
- Monitor project risks, issues, budgets, and overall performance, implementing mitigation strategies as needed.
- Prepare project status reports, dashboards, and executive-level presentations.
- Manage client relationships and act as a key point of contact throughout project execution.
- Oversee project documentation, governance processes, and change management activities.
- Support procurement and consultant management activities, including contract and scope coordination.
- Lead project closeout activities, ensuring successful handover, documentation completion, and lessons learned.
- Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.
Benefits
- Flexible working environment that respects work-life balance
- Opportunity to have a voice and affect change
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
