Senior Project Manager - Cultural

Turner & Townsend Heery is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our team to provide strategic operational organizational executive leadership and cultural facility management consulting services to clients across the performing arts cultural and entertainment industries. This position will serve as a planning lead and project facilitator for assigned cultural projects collaborating internally with cost estimators building consultancy teams and project managers and externally with design teams and subconsultants. 

Serving as the central point of communication between clients and project teams this position ensures the timely and effective delivery of project information and outcomes in alignment with Turner & Townsends quality standards. The position will represent the company and clients in internal and public meetings presentations and forums often requiring North American travel to support project phases including investigation analysis facilitation reporting and presentations. Projects may be supported by analysts and other members of the internal team. 

The ideal candidate will possess comprehensive knowledge of how arts and cultural organizations and facilities operate and will contribute a specific area of expertise such as governance artistic programming facility operations event production community engagement and financial planning. We value humor patience and a clientcentered approach and seek colleagues who bring active listening adaptability and a commitment to relationship management to every project. 

This position is an opportunity to work at the intersection of strategy design and culture contributing to projects that shape the future of the arts and entertainment landscape where we help clients envision and realize transformational spaces and programs. 

Responsibilities 

• Market Study & Feasibility Assessment 

• Lead and support the planning and execution of market studies and feasibility analyses 

• Conduct or colead interviews public meetings workshops and presentations 

• Guide stakeholders through strategic planning and decisionmaking activities 

• Oversee data collection stakeholder engagement benchmarking and industry research 

• Synthesize findings into recommendations and actionable insights 

• Programming Account Management 

• Collaborate with clients to develop annual seasonal or festival programming strategies 

• Build programming matrices and identify clientspecific opportunities and balanced booking strategies 

• Conduct research and present programming options with supporting materials including data ticket models riders and offer sheets 

• Negotiate and secure events based on approved client direction communicate deal terms manage event details and review contracts 

• Coordinate internal communications to distribute booking information and support clients through event settlement cancellations and rescheduling 

• Advise on strategy manage and negotiate client partnership opportunities 

• Maintain financial tracking tools and spreadsheets 

• Collaboration & Reporting 

• Analyze data to generate insights and shape strategic recommendations 

• Integrate partner contributions into cohesive project deliverables 

• Develop project narratives and strategies in collaboration with internal planning and design teams 

• Prepare highquality written reports and visual presentations 

• Participate in team collaboration and crossfunctional meetings as needed 

• Present outcomes in clear and compelling reports presentations and meetings 

• Project Management 

• Collaborate with clients to understand project goals and adapt plans as needed 

• Provide oversight and direction for project planning and execution 

• Communicate clearly and effectively with clients offering timely support and updates 

• Represent Turner & Townsend professionally in meetings and public forums 

• Manage project plans budgets resource allocations and travel schedules 

• Work with internal leaders to ensure quality assurance and quality control 

• Industry Leadership 

• Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and emerging trends 

• Represent Turner & Townsend at industry conferences and speaking engagements 

• Volunteer or contribute to professional organizations as appropriate 

• Sales & Client Development 

• Cultivate and manage client relationships within the cultural projects domain 

• Contribute to proposal development client interviews and contract negotiations 

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

Additional responsibilities may be assigned depending on the scope and nature of individual projects. 

Qualifications :

• 15 years of applicable experience with performing arts programming marketing and venue operations or consulting. 

• Skilled facilitator with ability to guide discussion lead engagement activities and manage group dynamics 

• Conflict resolution and consensusbuilding skills 

• Strong verbal communication and ability to convey complex ideas simply 

• Comfortable with public speaking and presentations 

• Superior organizational abilities to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining quality standards and meeting timesensitive deadlines. 

• Effective communication skills to develop and deliver compelling reports proposals and presentations to various stakeholders including executivelevel decision makers. 

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite MS Project and industryspecific project management and market research software. 

• Demonstrated commitment to information management ensuring project data is properly documented shared among team members and securely archived for future reference. 

Education/Experience 

• Bachelors degree in related field required masters in related field preferred. 

• Demonstrated expertise managing study of feasibility needs assessment and business operations planning for arts cultural or entertainment facilities/organizations. 

• Active membership in relevant professional organizations. 

• Proven track record delivering cultural arts planning projects for cultural facilities/organizations. 

• Advanced knowledge of systems and best practices specific to cultural venues. 

• Expert ability to interpret specifications contract documents and RFPs. 

• Comprehensive understanding of specialized requirements for performance venues. 

• Experience navigating the unique partnership and stakeholder dynamics of cultural institutions. 

• Success managing missiondriven projects that balance cultural significance with practical project needs. 

• Ability to prioritize multiple concurrent projects while maintaining attention to detail. 

Additional Information :

*Onsite presence and travel requirements may change depending on our clients needs

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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 worklife balance.

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