Senior Project Manager - Retail Construction

Turner & Townsend•Los Angeles, CA

10h

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support clients in the retail sector. The role calls for prior owner’s representative experience with large-scale commercial construction projects and involves overseeing multiple projects across design and construction, including their schedules, budgets, quality, procurement, communications, risks, and commercial issues. The Senior Project Manager will maintain strong client relationships, advise project teams on approaches for achieving client objectives, and capture lessons learned for future work. SOX control responsibilities may apply where relevant. This is a full-time role with a stated base salary range of $150,000–$180,000 per year. On-site presence and requirements may change based on client needs. Turner & Townsend describes its working environment as flexible and supportive of work-life balance. The company is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, architecture, or another applicable field, or equivalent experience.
At least 6 years of relevant project management experience.
Strong organizational and management skills, including 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

Prior project management experience in retail construction is strongly preferred.
Korean language proficiency and/or experience working with Korean clients.

Responsibilities

Manage project stakeholders, including client internal stakeholder groups, architects, engineers, and general contractors.
Manage design-team and general-contractor procurement processes, including preparing bid documents, responding to pre-bid RFIs, and bid leveling.
Develop detailed project schedules, identify critical-path activities, and track and manage schedule activities to avoid delays.
Ensure effective project governance, processes, and systems are used, applying Turner & Townsend best practices.
Produce formal project status reports, including monthly reports and other reports as required.
Maintain project trackers as needed, such as permit and inspection status trackers.
Oversee multiple construction projects and manage time, cost, and quality.
Develop high-level project budgets and/or validate budgets prepared by others; monitor and track budgets throughout projects.
Oversee design processes to ensure client design standards are incorporated, and review drawings for completeness and constructibility.
Manage project information flow and proactively maintain and document communication across project teams.
Identify and resolve issues during design and construction.
Oversee general contractors during construction, including conducting regular site visits, reviewing change orders, independently reviewing schedule updates, and managing the RFI and submittal process.
Identify and manage project risks, dependencies, and commercial issues, and implement risk mitigation as appropriate.
Maintain strong client relationships with a view toward maximizing new opportunities.
Advise project teams on approaches to achieve client objectives and improve Turner & Townsend processes and best practices.
Capture lessons learned and apply them to future projects.
Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.