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Construction Project Manager

Seattle, WA ยท On-site

$115K - $140K/yr

Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria. * Provide technical ... Additional Information The salary range for this full-time role is $115k-$140k per year. Ranges are ...

Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria. * Provide technical ... Additional Information The salary range for this full-time role is $115k-$140k per year. Ranges are ...

Senior Project Manager

New York, NY ยท On-site

$120K - $150K/yr

Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria. * Provide technical ... Additional Information The salary range for this full-time role is $120K - $150K per year. Ranges ...

Construction Project Manager

Seattle, WA ยท On-site

$115K - $140K/yr

Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria. * Provide technical ... Additional Information The salary range for this full-time role is $115k-$140k per year. Ranges are ...

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How much do full time speculative design jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 8, 2026, the average yearly pay for full time speculative design in the United States is $72,849.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $58,000.00 and $83,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a full time speculative designer?

To thrive as a Full Time Speculative Designer, you need a background in design, critical thinking, and future-focused research, often supported by a degree in design, art, or a related field. Familiarity with design software such as Adobe Creative Suite, 3D modeling tools, and experience with prototyping or visualization platforms are commonly required. Strong communication, collaboration, and storytelling skills help convey complex ideas and engage stakeholders effectively. These skills are vital for imagining and articulating innovative futures that influence decision-making and inspire change.

What is a full time speculative designer?

A Full Time Speculative Designer is a professional who explores and creates design concepts that imagine possible futures, often addressing social, ethical, or technological issues. Speculative designers use their skills to provoke discussion, inspire innovation, and challenge assumptions about how things could be. Unlike traditional designers who solve existing problems, speculative designers focus on 'what if' scenarios and use design as a tool for critical thinking. In a full-time role, they may work in organizations, studios, or academic settings, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Their work can include developing prototypes, narratives, and visualizations to communicate imagined futures.

What is the difference between Full Time Speculative Design vs UX Designer?

AspectFull Time Speculative DesignUX Designer
Required CredentialsDesign degree, portfolio, creative skillsDesign or related degree, portfolio, user research skills
Work EnvironmentCreative agencies, innovation labs, in-house R&DTech companies, agencies, startups
Industry UsageEmerging, future-focused projectsProduct development, user experience

Full Time Speculative Design focuses on envisioning future scenarios and innovative concepts, often in experimental settings. UX Designers primarily improve existing products by enhancing user experience. While both roles require design skills and creative thinking, Speculative Design emphasizes future-oriented thinking, whereas UX Design centers on current user needs and usability.

How do full time speculative designers typically collaborate with cross-functional teams on future-oriented projects?

Full Time Speculative Designers often work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including researchers, engineers, and business strategists, to envision and prototype possible futures. Collaboration usually involves workshops, design sprints, and regular brainstorming sessions to integrate diverse perspectives and ensure that speculative concepts are both imaginative and grounded in real-world possibilities. Designers are expected to communicate complex ideas clearly and help teams visualize long-term impacts, making strong collaboration and communication skills essential for success in this role.
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Infographic showing various Full Time Speculative Design job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 88% Full Time, 7% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 85% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 11% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $72,849 per year, or $35 per hour.

Project Manager - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend

Seattle, WA โ€ข On-site

$100K - $120K/yr

Full-time

Posted 5 days ago


Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with overย 22,000 peopleย in more than 60 countries.ย 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,ย energyย 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.ย 

Our capabilities includeย programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.ย 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estateย servicesย and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierย programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.ย 

Job Description

Turner & Townsendย seeksย an experiencedย Project Managerย toย support large-scale construction projects. The ideal project manager will be driven toย provide our clients with excellent service.ย ย ย ย ย 

Responsibilities:ย ย 

  • Manageย stakeholdersย including architects,ย engineers,ย and supplyย chainsย to deliver compliantย projects.ย 
  • Canย analyze,ย track,ย and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid scheduleย slips.ย 
  • Verify that effective project governance,ย processes,ย and systems areย utilized.ย 
  • Ensure application of best practice on all projects.ย 
  • Production of formal project status reports and other reports asย requiredย 
  • Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards areย appliedย correctly.ย 
  • Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviewsย 
  • Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.ย 
  • Forecast and update key project milestonesย and budget.ย 
  • Manage andย monitorย local design teamsย in accordance withย commission criteriaย 
  • Provide technical support to owners, architects, generalย contractorsย and regional stakeholdersย 
  • Rapid response to RFIs from the fieldย 
  • Provideย expertiseย for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance whereย requiredย 
  • Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals,ย timelines,ย and costs from architects,ย contractorsย and suppliers.ย 
  • Client management -ย assistย in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.ย 
  • Strategic Thinking -ย providesย advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients'ย objectivesย and businessย objectives.ย 
  • Knowledge management - ensure that key information and learnings generated from each projectย areย captured.ย 
  • Process improvement - Identify ways to improve internal systems and processesย 
  • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.ย 
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in construction management,ย architecture,ย engineeringย or field related to construction.ย 
  • Strong organizational and management skills - ability to work effectively and collaboratively with the broader teamย 
  • Effective presentation skillsย 
  • Proficiencyย in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Procore, and construction project management toolsย 
  • Strong communicationย skills.ย 
Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role isย $100K-120Kย per year.ย 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.ย Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate's experience and qualifications.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.*

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.ย 

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.

Please find out more about us atย www.turnerandtownsend.com/

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.


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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property ofย Turner & Townsend and areย not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team,ย to submit candidates for review.ย