Senior Construction Project Manager- Culinary

Turner & Townsend•San Jose, CA

3h•$140,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team in support of one of our major technology clients in the Bay Area. The ideal individual will be a proactive self-starter who is able to take the initiative, and drive activates with limited supervision. The ideal candidate will have experience overseeing and coordinating multiple concurrent tenant improvement construction projects, ideally within the technology and/or hospitality sector with knowledge of culinary design and construction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or applicable bachelor’s degree and or equivalent experience.
Minimum 5 years of relevant project management experience.
Strong organizational and management skills – the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader team.
Effective presentation skills.
Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management tools.
Excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Market sector experience: Tenant Improvement (required), Technology, Culinary and/or Hospitality (preferred)
Software specific requirements: Bluebeam, MS Office

Responsibilities

Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, managing deliverables and expectations.
Can analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.
Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
Production of formal project status reports and dashboard updates as required.
Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are applied correctly.
Lead proactive communication with end users regarding construction activities, mitigating impacts and minimizing operational disruptions.
Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
Forecast and update key project milestones.
Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
Strategic Thinking - provides advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ objectives and business objectives.
Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project is captured.
Process improvement – Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.