Senior Project Manager - Life Sciences Construction

Turner & Townsend$145K — $165K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in construction management, civil engineering, or similar field.
  • 5-7 years of project management experience in construction.
  • Strong organizational and team management skills.
  • Effective presentation and communication skills.
  • Proficiency with project management software and MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

  • Manage stakeholders to ensure project compliance and delivery.
  • Analyze and track critical milestone activities to prevent schedule delays.
  • Verify the implementation of effective project governance and processes.
  • Produce formal project and status reports as required.
  • Monitor progress on multiple construction projects to uphold design standards.
  • Facilitate communication among suppliers through regular meetings and updates.
  • Provide technical support to a variety of project stakeholders.
  • Ensure key project learnings are documented for future reference.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
  • Engagement in diverse and impactful construction projects.
  • Collaboration with a team of skilled professionals.
  • Involvement in best practice applications across projects.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our Life Sciences team. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

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.


Qualifications
  • 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.


Additional Information

Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the position is $145,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Sr. Project Manager position is $165,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

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