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About the Role

As an Assistant Project Manager (APM), you will support the delivery of retail, commercial, and corporate workplace fit-out projects from planning through project close-out. You will assist in coordinating design, procurement, construction, furniture installation, technology integration, commissioning, and occupancy activities, gaining exposure to the full project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Support the delivery of retail, commercial, and corporate office fit-out projects throughout the project lifecycle.
Assist Project Managers with project planning, budgeting, scheduling, procurement, construction, furniture installation, workplace transitions, and project close-out activities.
Coordinate project information between clients, consultants, contractors, landlords, vendors, and internal team members.
Assist in the development and maintenance of project schedules, action logs, risk registers, and project budgets.
Participate in design reviews and assist in coordinating architectural, engineering, and construction documentation.
Support workplace transformation initiatives, tenant improvements, office relocations, and occupied-space renovations.
Assist in coordinating furniture, AV, security, structured cabling, and IT infrastructure installations.
Help identify project risks, issues, and potential schedule or budget impacts, escalating concerns as appropriate.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, vendors, facilities teams, corporate real estate stakeholders, and workplace services teams.
Attend project meetings, prepare meeting agendas and minutes, track action items, and follow up on outstanding deliverables.
Assist with project communications and reporting to ensure stakeholders remain informed on project progress.
Support the preparation of executive dashboards, presentations, and project status reports.
Assist with procurement activities, including consultant and contractor tendering, bid evaluations, and recommendations.
Support the preparation of purchase orders, contracts, change orders, and service agreements.
Assist with budget tracking, forecasting, invoice reviews, and payment processing.
Maintain project financial records and support project reporting requirements.
Assist in monitoring project expenditures and identifying variances.
Participate in site visits to monitor project progress, quality, safety, and compliance with project requirements.
Assist in documenting site observations and tracking deficiencies and corrective actions.
Support commissioning activities, furniture installation coordination, and occupancy readiness planning.
Assist with punch-list management and project turnover activities.
Ensure project documentation is maintained in accordance with client governance requirements and document control standards.
Maintain project files, schedules, issue logs, risk registers, and reporting dashboards.
Contribute to monthly reporting and program updates.
Support lessons learned sessions and the completion of close-out documentation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
3-5 years of experience in project coordination, project management, construction administration, or a related role.
Experience supporting retail, commercial, workplace, corporate interiors, tenant improvement, or fit-out projects is preferred.
Understanding of construction project lifecycles, project controls, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, and contract administration.
Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and project documentation is an asset.
Experience coordinating consultants, contractors, vendors, and multiple stakeholder groups.
Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.
Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and project management software platforms.
Experience using web-based project management and collaboration tools.
CAPM, PMP coursework, or progress toward professional project management certification is considered an asset.
Willingness to travel to project sites as required.

Skills

Project coordination
Project management
Construction administration
Retail project delivery
Commercial project delivery
Corporate office fit-out
Project planning
Budgeting
Scheduling
Procurement
Construction coordination
Furniture installation
Workplace transitions
Project close-out
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Financial administration
Site coordination
Reporting
Project controls
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Project management software
Web-based project management tools
Collaboration tools

Location

Toronto
Vancouver
Montreal
Canada

Work Type

Hybrid
Full-time

Experience Level

3-5 years of experience in project coordination, project management, construction administration, or a related role.

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field.

Salary/Compensations

CAD 80000 - CAD 110000 - yearly

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
Vacation
Flex days
Sick days

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.
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.
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.

Equal Opportunity

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.