Senior Construction Manager - Government Projects

Heery • Secaucus, NJ

23h • $120,000 - $155,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries, working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources to deliver impactful projects. Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to support a large construction project. This role involves assisting the Project Manager with Construction Management responsibilities, with direct accountability for project and document controls. The primary focus of the work will include overseeing construction for government facilities and managing individual projects.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to customers.
• Ability to effectively present information.
• Requires knowledge of financial terms and principles.
• Ability to calculate intermediate figures such as percentages, discounts, and/or commissions.
• Conducts basic financial analysis.
• Ability to understand and carry out general instructions in standard situations.
• Ability to solve problems in standard situations.
• Requires intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to read and understand architectural drawings and contract documents.
• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS/BEng/BArch) from College or University in relevant field and/or equivalent related experience.
• Minimum 10 years of project management experience required.
• On-site construction experience other than residential.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge in MS Project is helpful.
• Knowledge of contracts and construction practices preferred.
• Prior Construction Project Management experience is preferred.
• PE, CCM, or LEED certification preferred.
• Industrial and federal experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Takes the lead in all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
• Demonstrates capability to read, understand and apply standard documents affecting projects, including but not limited to: Agreements/contracts, Project design standards, Programming requirements, Design and construction contract documents, Surveys and drawings, Schedules and cost estimates, Budgeting and financial reports, Public procurement requirements.
• Interfaces directly with clients to assist in defining and documenting project requirements.
• Takes lead role in planning and programming of projects.
• Takes lead role in preparation of scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimates and budgets, work plan schedule and milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
• Identifies project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists.
• Prepares client-based request for proposals.
• Conducts bid analyses for clients.
• Recommends resources to manager and clients.
• Represents Turner & Townsend Heery on the project delivery resources/team to achieve project goals.
• Implements communication plan for meetings and written reports/meeting minutes to keep client and project resources informed.
• Facilitates project meetings when appropriate.
• Implements project documentation governance aligned with company and client requirements.
• Ensures project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
• Tracks progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines, reports status and variances.
• Creates action plans to meet objectives, budget and schedule.
• Takes lead in change management routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure Client approvals, and issue change orders.
• Assesses change requests to determine impacts to scope, budget, schedule, quality and risk with management support.
• Implements standard risk management routines with management support, to identify project risks, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
• Other duties as assigned.
• 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
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees