Owner’s Representative Senior Project Manager

Turner & Townsend • Wilmington, NC

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Turner & Townsend Heery are seeking an experienced Owner’s Representative Senior Project Manager to work on public-sector projects (public community facilities, K-12, higher ed, municipal, etc.) and travel periodically between Raleigh, NC and Wilmington, NC.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• 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.
• Experience working as an effective team member within the context of delivering a specific commission.
• Proven success as an internal and external project team leader, demonstrating ability to mentor junior staff and appropriately manage the project deliverables.
• Ability to identify business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities.
• Ability to effectively share and appropriately retain key information and data.
• Demonstrated experience working as a Project Manager within the design and construction industry on public-sector projects, preferably municipal or K-12.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to be highly effective in a client facing role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing stakeholders and working in a team environment.
• Minimum of 10 years of project management experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a direct employee of public sector organizations (municipal or K-12) or as a consultant to such is preferred
• CCM certification and/or PMP or PgMP certification preferred.
• Membership in relevant professional organizations.

Responsibilities

• Manages all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
• Interface with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
• 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 design and construction teams are aware of quality, safety, health and environment issues.
• Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilized throughout project.
• Effectively analyzes resources and assigns responsibilities accordingly.
• Financial management – ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilizing financial system in order to monitor a project’s financial status.
• Provide clear and accurate reporting for client communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead multiple team members throughout various stages of the project through an experienced understanding of the project life cycle.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Benefits

• We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
• We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this, we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

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