Turnover Manager

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive turnover strategies, processes, and documentation systems throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establish and manage turnover organizational structure, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Lead the development and execution of system and subsystem turnover plans.
• Cook up and manage turnover packages, completion records, certificates, and project dossiers.
• Coordinate punch list generation, tracking, prioritization, and close-out activities to support project milestones and final handover.
• Plan, coordinate, and participate in system walkdowns with Construction, Engineering, QA/QC, Commissioning, and Operations teams.
• Oversee mechanical completion, systems completion, commissioning readiness, and final handover activities.
• Ensure construction disciplines including mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, civil, structural, architectural, HVAC, and utilities achieve turnover readiness.
• Drive proactive identification and resolution of turnover risks, schedule impacts, and documentation gaps.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for turnover and handover activities between project stakeholders.
• Cook closely with Engineering, Construction, QA/QC, Commissioning, Validation, and Operations teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Coordinate the implementation and utilization of turnover management systems and documentation platforms.
• Maintain turnover progress against project schedules and provide regular reporting to project leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in Turnover, Systems Completion, Mechanical Completion, Commissioning, Project Handover, or related project delivery functions.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing turnover programs for large-scale capital projects.
• Strong understanding of turnover processes, systems completion methodologies, mechanical completion, commissioning activities, and handover requirements.
• Experience supporting complex industrial construction projects within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, semiconductor, manufacturing, mission-critical, or similarly regulated environments.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams across Engineering, Construction, QA/QC, Commissioning, Validation, and Operations functions.
• Experience managing system walkdowns, completion verification, and punch list closeout processes.
• Familiarity with electronic turnover and project documentation systems such as Procore, Bluebeam, or similar platforms.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• OSHA 30 certification preferred.
• Preferred Experience: Experience working within EPC, EPCM, or General Contractor project environments.
• Experience supporting GMP-regulated manufacturing facilities.
• Proven success managing turnover activities on large, fast-paced capital projects.
• Knowledge of commissioning, qualification, validation, and operational readiness processes.