Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced K-12 Program Director to join our team to lead one or more major school bond construction programs. This individual will have a proven track record of setting up and delivering successful multi-project K-12 construction programs.
*This role is Hybrid
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the key point of contact and primary client relationship executive, building and maintaining long-term relationships with clients, consultants, suppliers, and other third parties.
- Lead preconstruction discussions with clients and internal teams to develop contractual obligations such as estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and business plans.
- Oversee and assess the project master schedule throughout its lifecycle, ensuring contractual obligations are met and holding team members accountable.
- Oversee the integration of all project disciplines within the master program schedule.
- Develop the work plan that forms the program management plan (PMP).
- Serve as the escalation point for project, financial, business development, contractual, and client relationship risks.
- Provide suggestions and negotiate issue resolution for escalated project issues, including change orders and contingency expenditures.
- Manage the development and approval of design definition documents.
- Review and provide recommendations for change order requests, impact mitigation strategies, and cost reduction initiatives.
- Ensure that estimates and schedule impacts from change orders are continually reviewed and validated.
- Review and provide feedback on progress reporting metrics against the program, projects, and contracts.
- Establish and support constructability review guidelines and protocols.
- Develop program guidelines and protocols for cost reduction initiatives and operability/maintainability recommendations.
- Review design, procurement, and construction progress, providing recommendations for recovery plans.
- Develop and review the program-level framework for construction quality control.
- Develop overall program phasing strategy.
- Review project manuals, construction management guidelines, policies, and procedures.
- Review claims resolution recommendations.
- Provide clear and accurate reporting for client communication and stakeholder engagement.
- Lead multiple team members throughout various stages of the project through an experienced understanding of the project life cycle.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve project consent and review beneficial use recommendations.
- May also manage all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
- Ensure sufficient owner rep staffing levels relative to contractual commitments and constraints.
- Continuously monitor the performance of T&TH staff to ensure efficient client management.
- Will lead project teams and/or plan and supervise assignments of employees. May provide informal assistance such as technical guidance, and/or training to coworkers.
Project/Program specifications/Business line requirements:
- Project/Program specific responsibilities:
- Understanding of and ability to manage cash flows for coordination with outside funding authorities
- Experience managing multiple stakeholders with clear communication skills
- Experience with public processes for procurement, contract management, budget management, and reporting
- Market sector experience: K-12, Municipal, other local government
- Project/program size in dollar value:
- Experience running K-12 bond programs (as a school district employee or consultant) ranging in size from $150M and up
- Experience running projects within a program including new build, additions, and renovations