Owner’s Representative Program Director

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 pro