Project Management Construction Project Analyst - Graduate Development Program

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

Overview: 

Do you want to be part of our successful Graduate Development Program supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend across the U.S.  We are hiring an ambitious and forward-thinking Project Management Analyst to work in our growing team. 

The route to becoming a professional at Turner & Townsend involves development in various competencies. The Turner & Townsend Graduate Development Program has been designed to provide recent graduates, with less than two years of industry experience, with opportunities to further develop their careers and offer exposure to the services in which we specialize in order to become a successful consultant upon graduation of the program.  

The Program is intended to take approximately 2 years in duration, and experience is based upon achievement of various competencies in each core service. 

The program is offered at our Chicago, IL location.

As a Project Management Analyst, you will play a key role in managing construction and infrastructure projects from concept to completion. You’ll work with clients and teams to control scope, schedule, cost, and quality ensuring successful delivery every time. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Assist the Project Manager in ensuring the project is managed to the right quality standards and completed efficiently and on time.   

• Manage individual tasks throughout the construction process including submittal and RFI processes.   

• Assist with the preparation of proposals for new projects or variations to existing projects.   

• Assist with establishing effective project governance, processes and systems to be utilized throughout the project.   

• Ensure that key information and data are effectively shared and appropriately retained.   

• Build and maintain strong relationships with the client and team members.   

• Interface with multiple stakeholders, including executive management, project team members, consultants and vendors.   

• Assist with the flow of project information between team members / stakeholders.   

• Attend relevant meetings, update and maintain current issues/actions logs.   

• Transcribe meeting minutes and action items and drive each item to closure.   

• Development of detailed project plans, attendance at status meetings and follow-up with team members on completion status, close-out of open items.   

• Contribute monthly reporting on various aspects of the Client's program.   

• Preparation of various reports for multiple audiences, including formal project management reports, executive dashboards, and other reporting requirements.   

• Daily tasks include submittal approval management, RFI processing, change order management, meeting coordination, punch-list management, administration of project observation reports, participation in commissioning, and transition of close-out documentation to operations.   

• Procurement: Assist with the procurement of suppliers / resources as required.   

• Monitor and assist the Project Manager with applying performance management techniques.   

• Monitor and report on project costs/spending, maintain project cost tracking & EVM systems.   

• Liaise with the client’s finance team and others to obtain information, review & report finance/cost data.   

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

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of industry experience 

• Bachelors and/or Masters Degree 

• Preferred Degrees: 

• Construction Management 

• Construction Science 

• Engineering 

• Project Management 

• General Business 

Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role is $70,000 - $98,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package.  Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and

qualifications

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 in 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.  

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