Project/Program Manager

Job Title

Project/Program Manager

Job Description Summary

This role is responsible for coordination and management of capital projects varying in complexity and scope across a disbursed portfolio of field office and corporate campus locations. This position coordinates closely with our client’s corporate real estate team, C&W Transaction Managers, third-party brokers, landlords, architects, general contractors, furniture suppliers, client security/IT teams and others as required. A strong understanding of standard project management, relocation, construction processes and practices, design elements, mechanical/electrical/carpentry/plumbing trades, construction drawings, proposals and contracts is essential to be successful in this role. High customer service standards, ability to remain flexible and accommodating in a fast-paced environment and strong written and verbal communications ability are also desired skills for this position.

Job Description

Key elements to this role include:

•  Supporting client move/add/change projects including space reconfigurations, small remodels, furniture replacement and multi-trades repair/replacement efforts by providing initial sketches to convey desired outcomes to stakeholders, partnering with architects and vendors to ensure client design criteria are met, collecting cost estimates, constructing proposals, gaining approval from client stakeholders, awarding vendors and coordinating project delivery with site teams and service providers
• Partnering with the Transaction team during the site selection process by providing preliminary budget/schedule information and reviewing lease documents/work letters to ensure favorable terms for and reduce risk to both our client and to C&W
• Developing furniture solutions by receiving requests for furniture replacement or new furniture in branches, ensuring furniture requests are appropriate and meet our client’s design criteria, receiving quotation, gaining approval from client stakeholders, ordering and tracking furniture procurements and coordinating furniture delivery between vendor installer and site team.  Evaluation and deployment of the client’s current inventory of surplus furniture is also included in this role
• Managing the budget and schedule of each project to both the client’s and C&W’s expectations, inclusive of following processes and procedures set forth by the client and/or C&W
• Provide current project information by entering it into a technology platform and/or reporting it during regular status meetings with the client
• Maintaining compliance to current client design criteria and standards
• Travel to the field office locations is required for specific milestones within the project lifecycle.  It is estimated to be approximately 8 to 13 weeks per year
• Performs other related duties as required or requested.

 

 Position Requirements

• A BA/BS degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience in project coordination is preferred with strong knowledge of lease terms, construction, move process and furniture systems
• A minimum of three years of experience in a corporate real estate environment in any of the following areas:  Space planning, MAC projects, furniture reconfiguration, project management or facilities management
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency in utilizing technology tools such as Monday.com, Excel, Word, AutoCAD, & Power Point.  Experience in learning/using a new technology platform would also be desirable

KEY COMPETENCIES
1. Client Focus
2. Communication Proficiency (oral and written)
3. Relationship Management
4. Leadership
5. Multi-Tasking
6. Technical Proficiency
7. Consultation
8. Organization Skills
9. Time Management

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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