Owners Representative Project Manager - Quality Control and Commissioning

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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
• Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

 

Job Description

About the Role:

As a Quality Assurance/Commissioning Owner's Representative, you will be responsible for managing large and high-profile construction projects for clients, with direct accountability for project delivery. They are responsible for ensuring all deliverables of construction projects are completed on time.

Join our team onsite in Austin, TX! We are willing to provide relocation assistance for the right candidate.

What You’ll Do:

• Conduct periodic site visits to monitor the progress of construction. Review status of work completed during the period covered and confirm work is aligned with the approved drawings and specifications.
• Review all documentation submitted by Developers. This includes contractors’ direct cost payment requisitions, budget status, subcontracts, etc.
• Prepare Project Status and Construction Risk Assessment report. Recommend the release of construction funds. Review complex contract drawings, specifications, and opine for completeness and general compliance with best practices.
• Evaluate the Developer’s direct and indirect cost budget. Coordinate with the Cost Advisory group performing parameter estimates and spot quantity take-offs.
• Make relevant comments on the terms of construction agreements. This includes subcontracts, architectural, engineering design, and building loan agreements. Ensure the Contractor and Architect’s qualification statements are up to date.
• Oversee large construction and disbursement schedules. This includes zoning approvals, certified surveys, building permits etc.
• Apply advanced knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives.
• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other job disciplines within the organization function.
• Coach others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to adopt a different point of view.
• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies.
• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals.
• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions.
• Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Expert organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Ability to calculate somewhat complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

Additional Information

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

• 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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• Department: Real estate
• Compensation: USD 150000 - USD 200000 - monthly