Senior Construction Project Manager - Public Sector

Turner & Townsend•St. Petersburg, FL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Manager to support the delivery of major public-sector construction projects. This position plays a key role in coordinating design and construction activities, providing owner’s representation, and ensuring projects advance in alignment with client expectations. The ideal candidate brings strong technical knowledge of building and infrastructure projects, along with excellent communication and organizational skills. Projects may include new facility construction, capital program initiatives, and renovation work across a variety of public-sector facilities. Candidates should be comfortable managing multiple project types and navigating the regulatory landscape associated with municipal construction. Experience in infrastructure delivery is highly beneficial. This is a full-time, onsite position based at the client’s facility in Clearwater, FL.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or applicable bachelor’s degree and or equivalent experience.
Minimum 5-7 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.

Responsibilities

Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
Can analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized
Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required.
Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are applied correctly.
Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
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.
Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
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.