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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. 

Turner & Townsend is looking for an Assistant Project Manager to join our team to support project management services. Our Assistant Project Manager will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to provide project support.  

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 includesubmittal 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, and 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. 

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction. 
• A minimum of 3 years of applicable experience. 
• Proactive, organized, and thorough with a strong work ethic. 
• Work as an effective and collaborative team member in delivering the project. 
• Exposure to project management software systems.  
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and Google tools. 
• Strong communication skills.  

The salary range for this full-time role is $90K-$100K 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. 

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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.

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 at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ and https://www.heery.com/

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