Project Management Analyst - Graduate Development Program

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specializing in programme management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors.

With 104 offices in 44 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients’ assets.

Overview:

Do you want to be part of our successful Graduate Development Program supporting top clients for Turner & Townsend across the U.S. We are hiring an ambitious and forward-thinking Project Management Analyst to work in our growing team.

The route to becoming a professional at Turner & Townsend involves development in various competencies. The Turner & Townsend Graduate Development Program has been designed to provide recent graduates, with less than two years of industry experience, with opportunities to further develop their careers and offer exposure to the services in which we specialize in order to become a successful consultant upon graduation of the program.

The Program is intended to take approximately 2 years in duration, and experience is based upon achievement of various competencies in each core service.

The program is offered at our Chicago, IL location.

As a Project Management Analyst, you will play a key role in managing construction and infrastructure projects from concept to completion. You’ll work with clients and teams to control scope, schedule, cost, and quality ensuring successful delivery every time.

Key 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 include submittal 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 & 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.

• 
  0-2 years of industry experience

• Bachelors and/or Masters Degree

• Preferred Degrees:

• Construction Management

• Construction Science

• Engineering

• Project Management

• General Business

Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email [email protected]. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or [email protected]. This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

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