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Director of Projects roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in project management, engineering, or a related field. Employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL before petitioning USCIS, and cap-subject cases enter the annual lottery each March.
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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. 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.
This is a part time role.
Responsibilities:
- 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
The hourly range for this full-time role is $280 per hour. This rate was determined by role and level and represents a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable rate. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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. 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.
This is a part time role.
Responsibilities:
- 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
The hourly range for this full-time role is $280 per hour. This rate was determined by role and level and represents a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable rate. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.
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.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Director Of Projects
Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS scrutinizes Director of Projects petitions when the applicant's degree is in a loosely related field. A business administration or engineering degree supports the petition more cleanly than a general studies credential. Pull your O*NET profile for the occupation code before your employer files.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing history
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated organizations can file H-1B petitions outside the lottery. Director of Projects roles at hospitals, research labs, or higher-education institutions give you a path to sponsorship that bypasses the April cap entirely.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter Director of Projects listings by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history. Migrate Mate surfaces that DOL Labor Condition Application data by occupation code, so you're applying to roles where sponsorship is already established practice, not a first-time conversation.
Negotiate offer timing around the lottery window
H-1B registration opens each March for an October 1 start date. If you receive an offer in May, your employer can't file until the following cycle. Ask prospective employers whether they'll bridge you on OPT cap-gap, an L-1 visa, or another status while you wait.
Confirm the LCA wage level matches your seniority
DOL assigns wages at Levels I through IV. A Director of Projects title typically warrants a Level III or IV wage on the LCA. If an employer files at Level I, USCIS may issue a Request for Evidence questioning whether the role is genuinely specialty-occupation or director-level.
Document cross-functional scope in your resume
USCIS evaluates whether Director of Projects duties require a specifically related degree. Resumes that list only budget oversight or scheduling look more like general management. Highlight deliverables tied to engineering systems, technical architecture, or domain-specific project methodologies to reinforce specialty occupation status.
H-1B Visa Director Of Projects: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Director of Projects role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, if the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as engineering, computer science, construction management, or project management. USCIS looks at the actual duties, not just the title. Generic management functions without a domain-specific technical requirement can draw a Request for Evidence, so the job description needs to ground the role in a specific body of theoretical knowledge.
How do I find Director of Projects employers who already sponsor H-1B visas?
Search Migrate Mate to browse Director of Projects listings filtered by employers with verified H-1B Labor Condition Application filing history. This approach is faster than cold-applying and guessing, because DOL LCA disclosure data shows which companies have already gone through the sponsorship process for comparable roles, meaning they understand the timeline and cost involved.
Can my employer file my H-1B petition before I finish my current OPT or other authorized status?
Yes. Your employer can file a cap-subject H-1B petition during the March registration window for an October 1 start date even while you're actively working on OPT or another valid status. If you're on STEM OPT and your cap-subject petition is pending on October 1, the cap-gap rule extends your work authorization automatically until USCIS adjudicates the case.
What wage level should a Director of Projects role be filed at on the LCA?
Most Director of Projects positions map to DOL wage Level III or Level IV depending on supervisory responsibility, budget authority, and organizational scope. You can cross-check the prevailing wage for your specific metropolitan area and occupation code using the OFLC Wage Search before accepting an offer. A Level I or II filing for a director-level role raises red flags at USCIS and can result in a denial.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer terminates my Director of Projects role?
Your H-1B status is employer-specific, so termination ends your authorized period of stay. USCIS provides a 60-day grace period during which you can transfer your H-1B to a new employer, change to another nonimmigrant status, or depart the country. Your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition before the 60 days expire for you to continue working legally.