Assistant Project Manager - K-12 Construction Projects (Talent Pool)

Turner & Townsend•Chicago, IL

56d•$65,000 - $85,000

About The Position

Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking an Assistant Project Manager responsible for medium to large sized projects for our office's Chicago-area public school and government clients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, or similar field, or equivalent experience.
A minimum of 2 years of experience as an Assistant Project Manager, Project Engineer, or similar, in assisting or supervising construction projects of increasing complexity required.
Detail-oriented and thorough with strong work ethic.
Skilled in data processing and analytics.
Experience with MS Excel and Projects preferred.
Ability to solve advanced problems and deal with a variety of options in complex situations.
Requires expert level analytical and quantitative skills with proven experience in developing strategic.
Draws upon the analysis of others and makes recommendations that have a direct impact on the client.
Ability to read and understand architectural drawings.
Knowledge in MS Project, contracts, and construction practices.

Nice To Haves

Facility construction experience is a preferred.
Some experience in CSA (civil, structural, architectural) and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing)

Responsibilities

Initiating, coordinating, managing, and accomplishing the design for all assigned projects.
Ensures compliance with Design Standards, Code Compliance, Sustainability Requirements and provides Construction Phasing and Implementation.
Manages all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for projects.
Demonstrates capability to read, understand and apply standard to complex documents affecting design projects, including but not limited to agreements/contracts, leases, work letters, project charters, surveys and drawings.
Develops Design Task Orders based on approved scope.
Gathers design team proposals, reviews for compliance with Task Order, reviews cost proposals and man-hour projections, schedule milestones, insurance requirements and other legal requirements.
Manage Submittal and Review Process: Typical process includes Program Validation, Basis of Design, Design Documents includes 35% / Schematic Design, 65% / Design Development, 95% Construction Documents (Drawings and Specifications) and the 100% Issue for Bid Sets.
Implements communication plan for meetings and written reports/meeting minutes to keep client and project resources informed.
Facilitates project meetings.
Implement project documentation governance aligned with company and client requirements.
Ensure project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
Tracks progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines.
Reports status and variances.
Creates action plans to meet objectives, budget and schedule.
Implements change management routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure client approvals, and issue change orders.
Assesses change requests to determine impacts to scope, budget, schedule, quality and risk.
Demonstrates a knowledge of projects & project management within the context of business results (business case, larger economic implications, business risk, etc).
Other duties as assigned.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable