MEP Technical Senior Project Manager

Company Description

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.

Job Description

About the role

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced MEP Technical Senior Project Manager to join our team. The ideal individual will have prior experience supporting large-scale construction projects.

What you'll do

• Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of complex MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) projects, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight of MEP design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams, including engineers, consultants, contractors, vendors, and client stakeholders.
• Review and coordinate MEP designs, specifications, calculations, and technical deliverables to ensure compliance with project objectives and industry standards.
• Monitor project performance, identifying risks, issues, and opportunities while implementing effective mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Lead stakeholder meetings, technical workshops, design reviews, and project status discussions.
• Oversee project budgets, cost forecasts, change management, and financial reporting for MEP-related scopes.
• Support procurement and contractor management activities, including bid evaluations, technical reviews, and vendor coordination.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, regulations, safety requirements, sustainability standards, and client specifications.
• Drive commissioning, testing, startup, closeout, and turnover activities to ensure successful project delivery and operational readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience managing complex MEP design, engineering, and construction projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and building systems.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating consultants, contractors, and client stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, and quality requirements.
• Experience overseeing MEP design reviews, construction administration, commissioning, and project closeout.
• Strong understanding of industry codes, standards, regulatory requirements, and sustainability principles.
• Excellent client management, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in project management and reporting tools, including Microsoft Office Suite and platforms such as MS Project, Primavera P6, or similar.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and decision-making capabilities.
• Professional Engineer (PE), PMP, CCM, LEED, WELL, or equivalent professional certifications preferred.
• Experience within a consulting, data center, commercial real estate, industrial, healthcare, or mission-critical environment is highly desirable.

Additional Information

• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's 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.

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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