Sr. Project Manager - Retail Construction

Turner & Townsend seeks an experienced Senior HVAC Project Manager to support large-scale construction projects. The ideal project manager will be driven to provide our clients with excellent service.    

Responsibilities: 

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chains to deliver compliant projects.
• Can analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slips.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes, and systems are utilized.
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
• Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are applied correctly.
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecast and update key project milestones and budget.
• Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field
• Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required
• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines, and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
• Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
• Strategic Thinking - provides advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ objectives and business objectives.
• Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project are captured.
• Process improvement – Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Project Planning & Execution:

• Lead end-to-end HVAC project delivery for retail and corporate environments, including planning, scheduling, scoping, and coordinating field activities.

HVAC System Oversight:

• Manage installation, upgrades, commissioning, and optimization of HVAC systems to meet stringent performance, comfort, and energy-efficiency requirements.

Vendor & Contractor Management:

• Oversee mechanical contractors, engineers, and service partners. Review proposals, negotiate scopes, validate work quality, and ensure adherence to project specifications.

Cross-Functional Coordination:

• Collaborate with facilities, real estate, construction, retail operations, and environmental health & safety teams to ensure HVAC solutions meet operational needs.

Schedule Management:

• Maintain detailed project schedules and milestones, ensuring all deliverables are met on time while proactively identifying and resolving delays.

Compliance & Standards:

• Ensure all HVAC work complies with local building codes, safety regulations, sustainability standards, and internal design guidelines.

Quality Assurance & Site Review:

• Conduct site visits to verify installation quality, system performance, and adherence to engineering specifications.