Project Manager

Company Profile

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry's most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries.

Job Title: Project Manager

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is a leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management. We are recruiting a Project Manager to join the team located in Paddington, London.

Key Tasks

• Provide leadership in identifying and specifying project opportunities and in delivering contractual commitments on secured projects.
• Ensure that opportunities for the strategic development of projects are exploited to deliver increased turnover and profitability.
• To deliver projects to completion on time and on budget and to the satisfaction of all parties.
• To identify, reduce and manage all risks (technical, statutory, health and safety, commercial or otherwise) associated with each and every project.
• Ensure compliance with company’s policies and procedures.
• Ensure the provision of healthy and safe working conditions and that both clients and Company health and safety policy and process is effectively implemented across both company and subcontractors activities.
• To build strong relationships with sub-contractors, preferred suppliers to ensure cost effective solutions which meets our quality expectations can be delivered to our clients whilst managing the risk.
• Working with other Operational managers to ensure the collaborative development of the projects.
• Development of project financial plans for revenue and profit delivery.
• Ensure positive cash flow through the upfront agreement of a relevant payment schedule and the submission of timely invoices/applications for payment.
• Manage the delivery of projects within agreed budget requirements with the target to maximise profit through cost reductions and better buying of sub-contractor services.
• Ensure appropriate control systems to ensure statutory, policy and contractual commitments are met.
• Promoting and maintaining the core values of CBRE.
• Supporting the sales process through solutions development, participation in presentations and consultation meetings.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Project Management, Building Services or equivalent qualifications
• Proven track record of Project Management experience
• Excellent team player
• Client facing skills
• Good understanding of mechanical, electrical, IT, security and plumbing installations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Project, Power Point, Excel, Word
• Ability to demonstrate logical processes, with good analytical skills and judgment, along with initiative
• Good organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload
• Good communication skills at all levels
• Work well under pressure