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Construction Project Manager

  2025-05-06     Turner & Townsend     Portland,OR  
Description:

Founded in 1952 and formerly known as Heery International Inc., the firm operates throughout the United States as part of Turner & Townsend. It specializes in project and program management for public sector organizations, with industry-leading experts in corporate, cultural, healthcare, justice, sports, K-12 education, higher education, aviation and government facilities.

Recognized for service excellence by a broad spectrum of professional organizations and industry publications, the talented multidisciplinary team at Turner & Townsend Heery exceeds client expectations — adding value, best practice and expertise at every turn. The team's unique client-centric culture is integrated into each project and reflects a passion for the built environment and staying true to the client's vision.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking an experienced Construction Project Manager to work with our team in Oregon.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, have excellent communication skills, be able to take the initiative and drive activities with limited supervision.

Responsibilities:

  • Interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages.
  • Financial management – Ensuring prompt client invoicing and utilizing the financial system in order to monitor a project's financial status.
  • Project planning, including producing a detailed project plan.
  • Monitoring and applying performance management techniques.
  • Managing the change control process.
  • Managing the flow of project information between the team and the client, through regular meetings and written communications.
  • Preparing formal project budget progress and other reports.
  • Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards.
  • Working to construct proposals for new work or variations for existing projects.
  • Identifying opportunities to improve Project Management procedures, templates and products referring ideas to the appropriate line manager.
  • Identifying and ensuring that the appropriate line manager is aware of quality, safety, health and environment issues.
  • Establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilized throughout project.
  • General line management responsibilities (where appropriate) are effectively discharged.

Qualifications

  • Experience with construction projects/industry and project delivery process.
  • Ability to travel every day to client location, on-site or at project site.
  • Ability to traverse active construction site and be out in weather.
  • Proficient in use of Smartsheet including developing forms, processes, dashboards, reports, etc.
  • Ability to advise at a strategic level during the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted in order to successfully achieve the client's overall objectives.
  • Great time management skills. Ensure that the project is managed to the right quality standards, completed efficiently and on time.
  • Ability to build strong working relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.
  • Experienced working as an effective team member within the context of delivering a specific commission.
  • Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross-selling opportunities, are identified.
  • Key information and data are effectively shared and appropriately retained.

Education / Experience:

  • Smartsheet certification preferred.
  • CMIT-1
  • Experience working for General Contractor as Project Engineer.
  • Demonstrated experience working as a Project Manager within the construction industry on commercial ground up real estate projects.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to be highly effective in a client facing role.
  • College degree in Construction Management or a related field, and PMP certification.
  • Membership in relevant professional organizations.
  • Experienced managing demanding stakeholders and work stream managers.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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.

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