Design Execution Project Manager

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.

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 …