Turner & Townsend

Indianapolis

Design Execution Project Manager at Turner & Townsend

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Posted 2 days ago
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Company snapshot

Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global consultancy transforming performance in capital projects and programmes across real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. They partner with organizations for net zero carbon and empower clients with digital soluti...

Enterprise B2B Consulting & Professional Services SAAS
HQ
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Team size
10K-50K
Founded
1946

Quick Summary

Role Overview

The Design Project Manager oversees the design process from initial campus planning through the issuance of final construction drawings. This role involves building matrixed teams and managing external design partners to ensure project success in the Indianapolis metro area.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and facilitate planning workshops with internal and external stakeholders
  • Author contract scopes of work and manage the issuance and tracking of contracts
  • Monitor project cost schedule and progress through detailed dashboard reporting
  • Perform quality checks of design issues within the BIM environment
  • Coordinate design activities with procurement and construction teams
  • Manage project closeout to align final documentation with partners and contractors

Requirements Snapshot

  • Bachelor degree with five to eight years of relevant professional experience
  • Three or more years of experience in design or construction project management
  • Prior experience with data center design or complex large-scale commercial projects
  • Strong understanding of design principles and construction practices
  • Professional licensure such as PE NCARB or RA is highly preferred

Expected Impact

The successful candidate will streamline the design-to-construction pipeline by ensuring technical decisions align with project needs and quality standards. By maintaining transparent communication and rigorous change management, they will minimize risks and ensure the delivery of high-quality engineering information.

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Job Description

Job Description

The Design Project Manager will be responsible for assisting in managing the design process from campus planning/basis of design stage through issuance of construction drawings. This includes building matrixed design teams from the client's internal design and external design services partners/providers, facilitating the creation of a shared plan for the execution, and oversight of construction administration services provided by the external design team in support of construction activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of design and building construction, in addition to excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

This role will require travel throughout the Indianapolis metro area as needed.

What you’ll do

* Develop and assist in planning and kickoff workshops with internal & external stakeholders;
* Assist with design reviews in partnership with external partners;
* Assist in authoring scopes of work for contracts and gain buy-in from internal stakeholders;
* Issue, administer, track contracts;
* Define and track deliverables from various parties;
* Track of cost, schedule, progress and scope; Provide dashboard reporting on cost, schedule, scope and progress;
* Change management for project scope and design contracts;
* Support the owner’s design change management process;
* Complete quality checks of design issues in the BIM environment;
* Facilitate technical decisions in-line with project needs;
* Coordinate design activities with procurement and construction;
* Assist clear and transparent communication with all internal stakeholder and external partners;
* Quality check the issuance of engineering information to the right party, at the right time, in the right format; and

* Assist in project close out to align final documentation with design partners and contractors.

What you’ll need

* Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. LEED AP, PMP, and/or CCM designation(s) preferred.
* Professional licensure (PE, NCARB, RA, or equivalent) is preferred.
* Prior experience with data center design and/or construction preferred. Examples of design and/or construction of acceptable non-data center projects: healthcare (hospitals), large commercial (high rise), laboratory, manufacturing facilities (fabs), high power (power plants)
* 3+ years of experience in design and/or construction project management is preferred
* Strong experience in understanding design principles and practices
* Intermediate understanding of construction principles and practices
* Experience managing and coordinating project teams
* Experience in the preparation of project plans, specifications
* Experience drafting scopes of work
* Experience with government regulations, entitlements a plus
* Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong leadership and organizational skills
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Disclaimer:
Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend have been consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with CBRE Project Management, you will subsequently transfer to the newly formed entity that encompasses both organizations.

Qualifications

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.

  • 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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