Project Manager - Commercial Interiors

Turner & Townsend•New York, NY

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Project Manager to lead, oversee, and manage multiple commercial interior projects for clients, including high-end renovation projects. The role covers the full project lifecycle, from planning and design through construction, occupancy, and closeout. The Project Manager works directly with clients to define requirements, prepares project scopes and delivery plans, and manages budgets, schedules, procurement, quality, and risk. The position also involves leading project delivery teams and third-party resources, tracking project performance, managing change requests, and reporting status and variances. Interior workplace experience and the ability to handle situations diplomatically are important. On-site presence requirements may change based on client needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
At least 5 years of related experience and/or training.
Currently authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship now or in the future.
General knowledge of leases, contracts, and construction practices, and ability to read architectural drawings.
Ability to exercise judgment based on analysis of multiple sources of information and willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including MS Project and applications such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Interpersonal skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Nice To Haves

Interior workplace experience.
Experience working with financial and professional services clients, high-end interior projects, retail bank projects, and demanding clients.
A solid track record of managing multiple projects at varying stages simultaneously and delivering under pressure or in fast-paced environments.
Previous project management experience with commercial renovation projects.

Responsibilities

Lead project management for multiple commercial, high-end renovation projects, covering budget, schedule, procurement, quality, and risk throughout planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout.
Read, understand, and apply documents related to real estate projects, including agreements, contracts, leases, work letters, project charters, surveys, and drawings.
Work directly with clients to define project requirements.
Prepare scopes of work, delivery resource requirements, cost estimates and budgets, cash flows, work plans, schedules and milestones, quality controls, and risk assessments.
Identify project delivery resources, conduct requests for proposals, complete bid analyses, and recommend resources to clients.
Lead, mentor, and direct project delivery resources and teams to achieve project goals.
Track project progress against goals, objectives, approved budgets, and timelines; report status and variances; and develop action plans to meet objectives, budget, and schedule.
Manage change processes, including assessing requests, recommending actions, securing client approvals, and issuing change orders.
Assess change-request impacts on scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk.
Identify project risks, lead constructability reviews, develop mitigation and contingency plans, and implement measures to reduce or eliminate risks.
Apply knowledge of project management in the context of business results, economic implications, and business risk.
Provide informal technical guidance or training to coworkers as needed.
Lead project teams and/or plan and supervise assignments of lower-level employees as needed.
Manage third-party project delivery resources and teams; identify training needs, track performance, coach, and motivate team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.