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Turner & Townsend Associate Director Project Management in Houston, Texas

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide. As part of our 2025 Vision we are putting Sustainability and Net Zero at the heart of our business.

https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/en/about-us/our-purpose-and-values/

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

Job Description

  • Lead the Project/Program Management team on specific client commissions, making sure that the team delivers on all accountabilities..

  • Interface with the client, stakeholders, and other consultants, at all project stages.

  • Identify opportunities to improve project management procedures, templates, and products.

  • Ensure that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.

  • Process improvement – Identify and act upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.

  • Take responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new clients.

  • Identify and act upon cross-selling opportunities.

  • Lead proposals for new work or variations for existing projects.

  • Attend relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities.

  • Staff management – Input into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews.

  • Undertake Staff Performance reviews.

  • Financial management – Utilize the tools provided keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission.

  • Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor, in the development of the cost estimates.

  • Reconcile changes that occur over the planning phase and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.

  • Quality Control – Ensure compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.

  • Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a project update.

  • Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary. Coordinate all sources of project information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es,

  • Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost , schedule, and risk impact.

  • Provide budget planning to include producing and presenting the final budget plan.

  • Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues

  • Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.

  • Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.

  • Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.

  • Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders

  • Understand cost (material prices, labor, productivities) as well as commit profiles, cashflow, LLE dates, and overall project cost.

  • Advise clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.

RELATED OCCUPATION:

Consultant or any other job title performing the following job duties:

  • Developing project/design proposals/drawings for new projects or variations to existing projects and ensure key deliverables, permits, and approvals are secured, completed, and thoroughly quality controlled;

  • Establishing effective project governance, processes, and systems to be utilized throughout the project;

  • Ensuring project compliance with project document controls;

  • Reviewing detailed documents and specifications to ascertain an accurate perspective of the total project scope, level of design discipline, coordination, adequacy of details, project constructability and costs;

  • Facilitating project and consultant teams during land planning, design, and construction development phases;

  • Liaising with multiple stakeholders, including executive management, project team members, designers, consultants, and vendors to aid in the coordination of all efforts required to ensure consensus on design/project and keep the project on track.

  • Developing detailed project plans, attending status meetings and following-up with team members on completion status and close-out of open items;

  • Reviewing Request for Information (RFIs) and processing proposals (logging, recording, and reporting) to support review and sign off by the Project Manager;

  • Analyzing changes to scopes of work to determine impacts;

  • Coordinating documents as they relate to estimates, procurement, vendors, materials, and equipment;

  • Processing, tracking, and reporting vendor and consultant invoices and payment application approvals;

  • Administering project closeout specifications and associated turnover documentation;

  • Contributing to monthly reporting on various aspects of the Client's program;

  • Preparing reports for multiple audiences, including formal project management reports, executive dashboards, and other reporting requirements;

  • Assisting with the procurement of suppliers / resources as required; and

  • Communicating critical information to other team members in a timely manner to facilitate decision making by superiors.

JOB TIME : Full Time

SALARY RANGE: $133,000 to $200,000/year

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and 6 years of experience in job offered or 6 years of experience in Related Occupation

Additional Information

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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.co (https://www.turnerandtownsend.com/) m

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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.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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