Senior Project Manager MEP – Construction

Turner & Townsend•Newark, NJ
•$140,000 - $170,000•Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior MEP Project Manager to work with its team and partner with a global manufacturing client. The role calls for an engineering background and strong mechanical, electrical, or MEP expertise, along with a consultant-minded approach and Owner’s Representation experience. The successful candidate will support the delivery of construction and capital projects in markets such as data centers, critical infrastructure, aviation, life sciences, and energy and natural resources. Experience with complex projects, stakeholder management, and multidisciplinary teams in these sectors is preferred. The position involves managing engineering documentation, coordinating field activities and project communications, supporting project scheduling and closeout, and overseeing quality assurance and quality control. The role also includes reporting on project progress and KPIs, managing project information, sharing knowledge internally, and making clients and management aware of relevant quality, safety, health, and environmental issues. SOX control responsibilities may apply. On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs. Turner & Townsend describes its working environment as healthy, productive, and flexible, with respect for work-life balance.

Requirements

  • Field construction experience.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for coordination across project delivery teams, stakeholders, and vendors.
  • Strong client relationship management skills.
  • Ability to manage and delegate tasks to technical and non-technical support staff.
  • Proven postgraduate Mechanical or MEP engineering experience, including both design and site experience.
  • Engineering background with strong mechanical knowledge or experience.
  • Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field.
  • Project Management (or PMP), Engineering, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in manufacturing construction.
  • Experience supporting complex projects, stakeholder management, and multidisciplinary teams in data centers, critical infrastructure, aviation, life sciences, or energy and natural resources.

Responsibilities

  • Manage applicable engineering drawings, specifications, and documents.
  • Communicate effectively with internal and external team members and stakeholders throughout all project stages.
  • Support the scheduler with progress updates.
  • Support field coordination among the General Contractor, Commissioning Agent, and client.
  • Conduct field walks with the General Contractor and subcontractor trades.
  • Attend field and punch walks with the architect and MEP engineering team.
  • Support and manage project closeout documentation.
  • Ensure QA/QC processes are followed and report issues or gaps.
  • Review technical documentation for accuracy and contract compliance.
  • Perform engineering quality assurance and quality control reviews of design drawings before submission to Construction for builds.
  • Prepare scheduled and ad hoc reports on project progress, KPIs, and progress tracking.
  • Manage the flow of project information between the team and client through regular meetings and written communications.
  • Ensure key information and learning from each commission are entered into internal databases and shared.
  • Identify quality, safety, health, and environmental issues and ensure the client and management are aware of them.
  • Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.

Benefits

  • A healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.
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