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Director of Projects roles in the U.S. qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field like engineering, construction management, or business. The E-3 has no lottery and renews every two years, making it a stable path for Australian project directors pursuing long-term U.S. careers.
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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
Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Director of Project Management to lead and develop a team of Project Managers and the delivery of project management services on major projects and programs in the Life Sciences sector. This individual will be responsible for ensuring service excellence in terms of service delivery, continued growth of our project management service offering including client engagement and market outreach.
The successful candidate will be a driven leader with great interpersonal skills.
- Strong leadership skills, experience leading a project management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities.
- Lead communications with the client and oversight of project management team services.
- Lead research related to construction market conditions, including analysis of official published data.
- Produce thought leadership reports providing valuable insights to the construction market.
- Lead the strategic and operational management of Project Management Services in a variety of sectors, including resource planning and management, financial management, business generation and training and development.
- Set a clear strategy and ambition with the team in line with our Business Plan.
- Grow and develop exceptional people, promoting a culture of learning, respect and inclusivity.
- Knowledge management – Ensure that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
- Process improvement – Identify and act upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
- Quality Control – Ensure compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.
- Develop priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, make performance measurements via Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and appraisal documents, management controls and critical success factors based on company goals.
- Undertake internal BMS audits, and coordinate and represent the office for external audits undertaken by the external certification authority.
- Develop a detailed understanding of the market, acting as a brand ambassador and creating a pipeline of opportunity with existing and new clients.
- Identify and act upon cross-selling opportunities.
- Participate in meetings with Senior leadership, Directors and staff and prepare and deliver presentations.
- Financial Management – Using internal software, track ongoing revenue, margin levels and monthly fees and resource requirements for each cost management commission.
- Preparation of proposals/RFP responses for new clients/projects.
- Attend relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities with directors.
- Support the training and mentorship of current staff and promote an upward career trajectory.
- Proactively partner with talent acquisition team to attract the best talent, actively manage resource requirements and proactively plan for future staffing needs.
- Be a role model that drives a one business culture that achieves great outcomes by striking the right balance for our people, clients, stakeholders, and society.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction.
- Graduate degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering is preferred.
- 12+ years of relevant construction project management experience.
- 2+ years managing large high performing multi discipline teams in a consulting environment.
- Proven track record of managing successful project management service delivery for clients.
- Exceptional Business development ambition and acumen and demonstrated experience in achieving drive business growth.
- Major construction sector experience working with high caliber clients in; commercial real estate, data center, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, natural resources, etc.
- Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills.
Additional Information
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 recruitmentUSA@turntown.com. 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 recruitmentUSA@turntown.com. 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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Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
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
Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Director of Project Management to lead and develop a team of Project Managers and the delivery of project management services on major projects and programs in the Life Sciences sector. This individual will be responsible for ensuring service excellence in terms of service delivery, continued growth of our project management service offering including client engagement and market outreach.
The successful candidate will be a driven leader with great interpersonal skills.
- Strong leadership skills, experience leading a project management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities.
- Lead communications with the client and oversight of project management team services.
- Lead research related to construction market conditions, including analysis of official published data.
- Produce thought leadership reports providing valuable insights to the construction market.
- Lead the strategic and operational management of Project Management Services in a variety of sectors, including resource planning and management, financial management, business generation and training and development.
- Set a clear strategy and ambition with the team in line with our Business Plan.
- Grow and develop exceptional people, promoting a culture of learning, respect and inclusivity.
- Knowledge management – Ensure that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
- Process improvement – Identify and act upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
- Quality Control – Ensure compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.
- Develop priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, make performance measurements via Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and appraisal documents, management controls and critical success factors based on company goals.
- Undertake internal BMS audits, and coordinate and represent the office for external audits undertaken by the external certification authority.
- Develop a detailed understanding of the market, acting as a brand ambassador and creating a pipeline of opportunity with existing and new clients.
- Identify and act upon cross-selling opportunities.
- Participate in meetings with Senior leadership, Directors and staff and prepare and deliver presentations.
- Financial Management – Using internal software, track ongoing revenue, margin levels and monthly fees and resource requirements for each cost management commission.
- Preparation of proposals/RFP responses for new clients/projects.
- Attend relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities with directors.
- Support the training and mentorship of current staff and promote an upward career trajectory.
- Proactively partner with talent acquisition team to attract the best talent, actively manage resource requirements and proactively plan for future staffing needs.
- Be a role model that drives a one business culture that achieves great outcomes by striking the right balance for our people, clients, stakeholders, and society.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering or field related to construction.
- Graduate degree in construction management, architecture, or engineering is preferred.
- 12+ years of relevant construction project management experience.
- 2+ years managing large high performing multi discipline teams in a consulting environment.
- Proven track record of managing successful project management service delivery for clients.
- Exceptional Business development ambition and acumen and demonstrated experience in achieving drive business growth.
- Major construction sector experience working with high caliber clients in; commercial real estate, data center, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, natural resources, etc.
- Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills.
Additional Information
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 recruitmentUSA@turntown.com. 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 recruitmentUSA@turntown.com. 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.
LI-ES1
Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:
It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.
Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Director Of Projects
Translate your credentials before applying
Australian three-year bachelor's degrees are generally accepted as equivalent to U.S. four-year degrees, but have a credential evaluation ready. USCIS looks for a direct link between your degree field and the Director of Projects role, not just any bachelor's degree.
Target employers with active LCA histories
Search the DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data for companies that have certified LCAs for project management and director-level roles. Prior LCA filings signal that an employer understands the E-3 process and won't stall at the sponsorship conversation.
Frame your title during offer negotiations
Job titles matter for specialty occupation classification. If an offer letter says 'Project Manager' but your responsibilities are director-level, push to have the title reflect the seniority. A mismatch between your title and duties can complicate your LCA and visa documentation.
Confirm the employer files LCAs before accepting
Some U.S. employers have never sponsored a work visa and don't realize the LCA must be certified by DOL before you can attend your consular appointment. Ask HR directly whether they've filed LCAs before and who handles immigration matters internally.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service for complex filings
Director of Projects roles often involve multiple worksites or phased project assignments, which complicates LCA filings. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service manages the entire process from offer to consulate appointment, including multi-site LCA requirements your employer may not anticipate.
Prepare for specialty occupation scrutiny at the consulate
Consular officers occasionally question whether a Director of Projects role requires a specific degree rather than general business experience. Bring your degree certificate, any professional certifications like PMP or AIPM, and a detailed offer letter that ties your qualifications directly to the role.
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How do I find Director of Projects jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. You can filter Director of Projects positions by employers with verified sponsorship history, so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never filed an LCA. Standard job boards don't surface this information, which makes the search far less targeted.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Director of Projects role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the role genuinely requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field such as engineering, construction management, architecture, or business administration. The key is that the degree must be a stated requirement for the position, not just a preference. If the job description says 'degree preferred,' that can weaken the specialty occupation argument at the consulate.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for a Director of Projects role?
The E-3 has a significant practical advantage: there's no lottery. H-1B requires registration in an annual lottery with no guarantee of selection, while E-3 is available year-round exclusively to Australian citizens. Both require an LCA and a qualifying specialty occupation, but E-3 can move from offer to visa stamp in a matter of weeks rather than waiting for an October start date.
Can I switch employers or projects while on an E-3 as a Director of Projects?
You can change employers, but your new employer must file a fresh LCA certified by DOL before you begin working for them. For project-based roles, if you're moving between discrete projects under the same employer, you generally don't need a new LCA unless the worksite, wage, or job duties change materially. Cross-state project moves often trigger a new LCA requirement.
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