Project Consultant Jobs in New Jersey
Project Consultant jobs in New Jersey are in steady demand, concentrated in management consulting, technology implementation, healthcare systems, and financial services, with openings at every level from junior analyst to senior engagement lead. The heaviest hiring is in Newark, Princeton, and Parsippany, where firms like Deloitte, Johnson & Johnson, and Cognizant maintain significant New Jersey operations. The most sought-after specialties include IT transformation, life sciences project delivery, and infrastructure program management. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
About the role
We are seeking a Project Management Consultant to join our team to oversee and manage various Commercial and Industrial Real Estate projects for our clients in the greater New Jersey area. The Project Manager will lead commercial and industrial real estate projects for various clients for the New Jersey advisory business.
This is a hybrid role, the selected candidate will be required to report to the clients' offices or project offices as dictated my client's needs and project requirements as well as regular attendance at T&T office locations.
This job is part of the Project Management function. They are responsible for the management of projects from initiation through completion.
What you’ll do
- Lead all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for multiple commercial and industrial projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
- Demonstrate capability to read, understand, and apply standard to sophisticated documents affecting real estate projects, including but not limited to: agreements/contracts, leases, work letters, project charters, surveys and drawings.
- Interface and be in direct contact with the clients to define project requirements. Prepare scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimate & budget, cash flow, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
- Identifies project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through individual project qualification process; conducts standard request for proposals; completes bid analysis; recommends resources to clients.
- Leads project delivery resources/team providing project guidance and direction to achieve project goals.
- Implements communication plan for meetings and written reports/meeting minutes to keep client and project resources informed. Facilitates project meetings.
- Implements project documentation governance aligned with company and Client requirements. Ensure project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
- Tracks progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines. Reports status and variances. Crafts action plans to meet objectives, budget and schedule.
- Implements change management routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure client approvals, and issue change orders. Assesses change requests to determine impacts to scope, budget, schedule, quality and risk.
- Demonstrates ability to identify complex project risks, lead constructability reviews, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
- Demonstrates a knowledge of projects & project management within the context of business results (larger economic implications, business risk, etc.).
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
What you’ll need
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- Bachelor's degree and at least five years of related experience and/or training. Prior experience working with high-end commercial interior projects, industrial projects, ground up projects is strongly desired.
- Prior experience working with demanding clients is helpful.
- Solid track record of managing multiple projects in varying stages simultaneously and the ability to deliver under pressure or fast paced environments is helpful.
- Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information with a willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products including MS Office, MS Project and other MS software including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.
- Interpersonal skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
Additional Information
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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.
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.
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.
#LI-MW1
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.
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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
About the role
We are seeking a Project Management Consultant to join our team to oversee and manage various Commercial and Industrial Real Estate projects for our clients in the greater New Jersey area. The Project Manager will lead commercial and industrial real estate projects for various clients for the New Jersey advisory business.
This is a hybrid role, the selected candidate will be required to report to the clients' offices or project offices as dictated my client's needs and project requirements as well as regular attendance at T&T office locations.
This job is part of the Project Management function. They are responsible for the management of projects from initiation through completion.
What you’ll do
- Lead all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for multiple commercial and industrial projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
- Demonstrate capability to read, understand, and apply standard to sophisticated documents affecting real estate projects, including but not limited to: agreements/contracts, leases, work letters, project charters, surveys and drawings.
- Interface and be in direct contact with the clients to define project requirements. Prepare scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimate & budget, cash flow, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
- Identifies project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through individual project qualification process; conducts standard request for proposals; completes bid analysis; recommends resources to clients.
- Leads project delivery resources/team providing project guidance and direction to achieve project goals.
- Implements communication plan for meetings and written reports/meeting minutes to keep client and project resources informed. Facilitates project meetings.
- Implements project documentation governance aligned with company and Client requirements. Ensure project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
- Tracks progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines. Reports status and variances. Crafts action plans to meet objectives, budget and schedule.
- Implements change management routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure client approvals, and issue change orders. Assesses change requests to determine impacts to scope, budget, schedule, quality and risk.
- Demonstrates ability to identify complex project risks, lead constructability reviews, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
- Demonstrates a knowledge of projects & project management within the context of business results (larger economic implications, business risk, etc.).
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
What you’ll need
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- Bachelor's degree and at least five years of related experience and/or training. Prior experience working with high-end commercial interior projects, industrial projects, ground up projects is strongly desired.
- Prior experience working with demanding clients is helpful.
- Solid track record of managing multiple projects in varying stages simultaneously and the ability to deliver under pressure or fast paced environments is helpful.
- Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information with a willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products including MS Office, MS Project and other MS software including but not limited to Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.
- Interpersonal skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
Additional Information
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
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.
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.
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.
#LI-MW1
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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What New Jersey Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in project consultant jobs across New Jersey.
- Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, information technology, or a related field
- Three or more years of project management or consulting experience in a client-facing role
- PMP certification or active progress toward Project Management Professional credentials
- Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, timelines, and stakeholder communications
- Proficiency with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Jira, or Smartsheet
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for executive-level reporting and presentations
Project Consultant Jobs in New Jersey: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a project consultant in New Jersey?
Most project consultant roles in New Jersey require a bachelor's degree in business, engineering, IT, or a related field combined with demonstrated project delivery experience. New Jersey does not issue a state-specific license for project consultants, but earning the Project Management Professional certification through PMI is the most recognized credential among New Jersey employers. Many candidates enter through analyst or coordinator roles at consulting firms, pharmaceutical companies, or technology firms based in the state.
Which companies hire project consultants in New Jersey?
Employers hiring project consultants in New Jersey right now include EY, My Backyard Sports, and Corr Safety Professionals, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. New Jersey's concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters, major consulting offices, and life sciences firms means consistent demand for project consultants at multiple seniority levels throughout the year.
Which New Jersey cities have the most project consultant jobs?
The cities with the most project consultant openings in New Jersey are Ewing, Linden, and Hoboken. This distribution reflects New Jersey's mix of corporate headquarters and professional services firms anchored in the Newark metro corridor, the Princeton research and pharmaceutical cluster, and the Parsippany hub where several large consulting and technology companies have concentrated their mid-Atlantic operations.
Are there remote project consultant jobs in New Jersey?
Yes, and more than many comparable roles, since much of the work centers on analysis, documentation, and stakeholder communication that can be done off-site. About 100% of project consultant openings tied to New Jersey are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting how broadly New Jersey employers have adopted flexible arrangements since the shift toward distributed professional teams. Discovery phases, client workshops, and go-live support tend to require on-site presence even in otherwise remote roles.
How can I get hired as a project consultant in New Jersey with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through a junior analyst or project coordinator role at a mid-size consulting firm or a large New Jersey employer in life sciences, financial services, or technology. Companies like Cognizant and Conduent, which operate large delivery centers in New Jersey, regularly hire associates and recent graduates into structured training programs. A completed PMP exam application or a Google Project Management Certificate signals credibility, and experience coordinating cross-functional work in any adjacent role, such as business analyst, operations coordinator, or program administrator, is frequently treated as equivalent to formal consulting experience.
Where can I find and apply to project consultant jobs in New Jersey?
You can find and apply to project consultant jobs in New Jersey on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers hiring in the state right now. Search the listings to see roles that match your experience and location, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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