Project Leader

Job Title

Project Leader

Job Description Summary

The purpose of this position is to manage and lead project management of a geographic market responsible for individual, multi-disciplined real estate project solutions for clients, with direct accountability for projects delivery.

Job Description

 

About the Role:

• Oversee all facets of project management in the assigned geographic market (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual real estate projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout. 
• Demonstrates capability to read, understand and apply standard to complex documents affecting real estate projects, including but not limited to: agreements/contracts, leases, work letters, project charters, surveys and drawings.
• Interfaces directly with clients to define project requirements. Prepares scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimate & budget, cash flow, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
• Identify project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through individual project qualification process; conducts standard to complex request for proposals; completes bid analysis; leads evaluation interviews, recommends resources to clients.
• Oversee project delivery resources/team (typically larger more experienced 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.
• Review & Implement project documentation governance aligned with company and client requirements. Ensure project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
• Review & Monitor progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines. Reports status and variances. Create 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.
• Responsible for business development, pursuits, integration with other business lines, and cross-selling business in the assigned geographic market
• Actively involve in design development process of each project, suggest changes in design for efficiency, value engineering, and ease of constructability.
• Prepare Contract management staggery for each project. Define Contract documents with all terms and conditions, deliverables by each agencies, Manage all bid process and negotiations till recommendations to clients
• Ensure implementation of Safety policy at site, Conduct safety Audit of the site at regular intervals

About You:

• Qualifications

  (key qualifications and foundational training)

  Competencies

  (Critical pre-identification foundational competencies. Refer to existent competency frameworks)

  15+ years of related progressive experience and/or training 

  Prior experience in a supervisory position (direct report responsibilities) for multiple projects in different locations/within the city and region

  Bachelor's degree (BE Civil) from College or University in a technical area of study.

  Supervisory:

• Plans and monitors appropriate staffing levels and utilization of labour, including overtime.  Prepares and delivers performance appraisal for staff. 
• Manage work group or leading 3rd party project delivery resources/team (typically larger, more experienced team).

• Communication:

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, co-workers, and/or supervisor.

• Financial Knowledge:

• Requires advanced knowledge of financial terms and principles.

• Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve advanced problems and deal with a variety of options in complex situations.

• Other:

• Excellent knowledge & skills with project management software.
• Ability to read and understand architectural drawings. 
• Knowledge in MS Project, leases, contracts, and construction practices.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

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