Associate Director - Project Management - Corporate Interiors

From the inception of a project through to completion and beyond, Turner & Townsend help to deliver the outcomes that matter through transformational projects covering the full spectrum of consultancy, project delivery and post-project operations.

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Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Associate Director of Project Management to join our team in support of commercial real estate, corporate interiors projects. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting commercial real estate construction, ideally with Corporate Interiors experience. The candidate must be able to work out of the Jersey City downtown office at least 3 days a week.

Responsibilities:

• Support the Director of Project Management in managing new and existing client relationships, driving new revenue through the generation of new work and contract renewals on existing accounts. 
• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chain to deliver compliant projects. 
• Can analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip. 
• 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 being 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. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction.  
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience working in a project management role in the construction industry.  
• Experience managing client accounts effectively and efficiently. 
• Experience managing teams of individual project managers and support staff. 
• Relevant commercial real estate consulting experience. 
• Strong knowledge of local construction market 
• Strong understanding of all aspects of the construction project life cycle. 
• Ability to develop strong relationships with internal team members, clients and cross-functional team members. 
• Business development experience with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities. 
• Relevant technical and leadership experience overseeing major construction projects or programs. 
• Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational and communication skills.

Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role is $150K-$180K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and

qualifications

*On-site/in-office presence is required 3 days a week. Requirements may change depending on our client's needs.*

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Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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