Job Description
Company Description
Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world
Who are you?
You are an enthusiastic Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager with 5+ years of post-graduate experience in tenant improvements looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment. Experience in the financial sector is desirable. You are someone who values continual improvement, enjoys challenging yourself, is proactive, and has a strong sense of integrity and work ethic. This role will require occasional after-hours work (evenings, weekends, early mornings) and occasional travel within AB and very rarely BC.
Job Description
As an Assistant Project Manager / Project Manager, you will be involved in:
Project Management & Execution
- Lead assigned tasks across design, procurement, construction, furniture installation, and IT coordination.
- Support development of initial project budgets and schedules to form a project baseline and support client’s business case and funding processes
- Maintain schedules and budgets as “live documents” and identifying risks and mitigation strategies.
- Accurately coordinate contracts, MSAs, change orders, and vendor documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
- Manage project closeout, including documentation, lessons‑learned workshops, and final reporting.
- Attend and support project meetings (design reviews, contractor/consultant coordination, client meetings, onsite reviews) and ensure follow‑through on action items.
- Support bidding and procurement processes, including solicitation of quotations, vendor recommendations, and consultant/contractor appointments.
- Liaise with consultants and vendors to process payments, track commitments, and maintain accurate financial records.
Project Controls, Reporting & Systems Management
- Update project status, schedules, budgets, and milestones in owner systems.
- Reconcile cash flow against monthly cost‑tracking reports.
- Initiate and track vendor POs, change orders, and related approvals.
- Monitor contract and change‑order progress from submission through final approval.
Documentation, Compliance & Administrative Support
- Maintain accurate and timely records, databases, spreadsheets, and project documentation in alignment with both Owner and T&T Governance requirements.
- Support the creation of RFPs, procurement strategies, Project Execution plans, case studies, and other project materials.
- Prepare and distribute reports, summaries, and communications using a variety of tools.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, workflows, and documentation practices.
Communication & Stakeholder Coordination
- Maintain effective, timely, and accurate record‑keeping and communication of project outputs to all stakeholders.
- Take and issue meeting minutes that include construction and technical information, track action items, and drive follow‑up to closure.
- Collaborate regularly with internal teams, consultants, contractors, and client stakeholders.
Team Support & Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Assist with both generalist and technical tasks as they arise across the project or multiple projects
- Work collaboratively with internal colleagues and client teams to support project delivery.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience supporting real estate and construction projects of increasing complexity.
- Experience in tenant improvements and/or the financial industry is highly desirable.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
- Confident and comfortable in client‑facing roles and communicating at all levels of an organization is required.
- Solid understanding of project management methodologies and best practices.
- Solid understanding of construction terminology and FF&E (Furniture, Fixture, and Equipment) terminology, and procurement and contractual language.
- Experience with standard construction documents and contracts (RAIC6, CCDCs)
- Proven ability to identify, address, and communicate project issues proactively and clearly to all stakeholders including the client.
- Proven experience conducting field reviews and noting deviations from the project baseline is highly desirable.
- CAPM or PMP certification is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint
- Strong aptitude for numbers, technology, and web‑based data platforms.
- Experience with document management workflows, activity tracking systems, and visual reporting tools.
- A bachelor’s degree in project management, Construction Management, design, architecture, or a related engineering, or business is preferred.
Additional Information
This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.
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.
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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