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About the Role

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead all phases of the project lifecycle, from initiation through to close-out, with full accountability for delivery. You will drive project strategy, mentor junior team members, and ensure best-in-class project execution, particularly within retail construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple projects or programmes, particularly within retail construction environments, ensuring alignment with client objectives for cost, schedule, and quality.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic guidance, proactive risk management, and value-driven solutions.
• Oversee project planning, budgeting, and scheduling, ensuring robust controls and accurate forecasting.
• Lead design, procurement, and construction phases, ensuring seamless coordination across all stakeholders.
• Conduct regular site visits (including travel across regions) to monitor progress, ensure quality, and enforce safety and compliance standards.
• Manage contractors, consultants, and vendors, enforcing contractual obligations under CCDC contracts, MSAs, and other agreements.
• Lead procurement activities including tender strategy, bid evaluations, and contract negotiations.
• Drive risk identification, mitigation, and issue resolution, ensuring minimal impact on project delivery.
• Oversee change management, cost control, and progress payments, ensuring financial accountability across projects.
• Ensure comprehensive project documentation, including RFIs, change orders, deficiencies, and closeout packages.
• Mentor and support junior team members, contributing to team development and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with internal leadership and contribute to client relationship management and business development initiatives.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in project or construction management, with a strong track record delivering projects in a client-side or consulting environment.
• Significant experience in retail construction (e.g., rollouts, store fit-outs, multi-site programmes) is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-site or fast-track projects and manage competing priorities.
• Strong knowledge of construction methodologies, building systems, and CCDC contract frameworks.
• Proven leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Expertise in budget management, cost control, and commercial oversight.

Skills

• Proficiency with tools such as Bluebeam, AutoCAD, MS Office
• Familiarity with project management and IWMS tools is an asset.
• Experience with Smartsheet, Jira, or G Suite is an asset.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Location

• Hybrid

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Senior
• 8-12 years of post-graduate experience

Education Level

• Degree or diploma in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Professional designations (PMP, P.Eng, CET, Architectural Technologist, MRICS) are considered strong assets.

Salary/Compensations

• $95,000 - $125,000 per year

Benefits

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• Comprehensive package of Vacation days, flex days and sick days.
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives

About the Company

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

Equal Opportunity

• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging
• 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.
• At Turner & Townsend, we wholeheartedly adopt diversity. This dedication extends to our team, clients, and communities. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from individuals regardless of their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or any other legally protected grounds. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
• Turner & Townsend is dedicated to encouraging a safe, healthy, and accessible environment. We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.