Senior Consultant - Program Management - Public Sector / K-12 (Anticipated Opening)
Turner & Townsend
- Chicago, IL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support leadership the local operations team. As part of the leadership team you will support the achievement of the cost center and company's strategic goals.
- Act as or support the commissions leads on our programs including managing client relations and commercial contractual arrangements.
- Support the development of program processes and systems that enable efficient data collection, management, and benchmarking.
- Lead and motivate others to deliver excellent client service.
- Lead the set-up, delivery and close out in accordance with the requirements of the role.
- Lead business development activities with new and existing clients, including proposal development, fee/schedule development, and strong interview/presentation skills.
- Understanding, identifying, and developing cross-divisional ideas into value opportunities.
- Extensive understanding of project and program management principles, methods, and techniques.
- Responsible for ensuring all aspects of services are delivered at the highest level to ensure the client's needs are addressed.
- Oversee day-to-day project activities and resources to ensure projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.
- Manage project and program issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline.
- Prepare and implement detailed project plan for all phases of the project with budgetary information and resource needs.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations to various audiences, including project team and key stakeholders.
- Refine project budget as needed to ensure timeliness and fiscal responsibility.
- Provide leadership for project team by communicating project objectives and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
- Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation, and excellence.
- Position has frequent interaction with the Owner/Client, consultants, design professionals, and contractors.
- Ability to create proposals, presentations, and present to clients.
- Complete any other job-related duties as assigned.
- 12 - 15+ years of applicable architectural / engineering / construction management experience, including tracking and planning of projects.
- 10+ years of K-12 Program and Project Management.
- Ability to advise at a strategic level during the project conception stage, including providing advice on the different approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve the client's overall objectives.
- Great time management skills. Ensure that the project is managed to the right quality standards and completed efficiently and on time.
- Ability to build strong working relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.
- Ability to contribute to winning new work of significant size within 18-24 months of employment.
- Experienced working as an effective team member within the context of delivering a specific commission.
- Assuring key information and data is effectively shared and appropriately retained.
- Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations to various audiences, including project team and key stakeholders.
- Excellent skills with Microsoft Office Suite. Knowledge in project scheduling software, design and construction, project management information software, and construction management industry best practices.
- Experience leading a team.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Attention to detail in service delivery, communications, and ways of working with others.
- Demonstrably excellent analytic and decision-making abilities.
- Commercial awareness including the ability to articulate business decisions within the wider context and market trends.
- Confident leading alone and working as part of a team, with ability to flex according to the needs of the program.
- A desire to grow and develop roles into more senior opportunities.
- Business development experience, in the context of identifying opportunities with existing and new clients.
- Competent user of data management software (for example Excel) and systems for data cleansing, management, analytics, and quality assurance.
- Possess an approach to working that covers delivery of tasks and effective stakeholder engagement.
- Leadership experience in the conception, development and implementation of large programs would be beneficial.
- Demonstrates design and construction project management experience working with K-12, federal, state, local government, and other not-for-profit entities on capital improvement projects with the ability to be highly effective in a client facing role.
- A college degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field required, and master's in business or AEC field preferred.
- Architecture, engineering, or construction background is required.
- Registered architect, CCM, PMP or other Design or Construction certification is a plus; must attain certification within one year of employment.
- Membership in relevant professional organizations.
- Experience managing demanding stakeholders and work stream managers.
- Experience in new ground up construction, additions, renovations, and capital maintenance projects.
- Familiarity with construction best practices, general building codes, and various building types and systems.
- Knowledge of construction estimation and scheduling.
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and plan documents, develop contracts, request for proposals, or other project related documents.
- Possess the ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously and identify priority activities.