Senior Construction Project Manager - Industrial

Job ID

186451

Posted

03-Oct-2024

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Construction, Project Management

Location(s)

Aurora - Illinois - United States of America, Chicago - Illinois - United States of America, Naperville - Illinois - United States of America

About the role

As a CBRE Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for providing consulting services to an assigned market or high-profile client accounts to help achieve the company's strategic business objectives. Projects will focus on industrial construction.

Projects are in the greater Chicago area

What you’ll do

• Manage all areas of project management for commercial real estate projects. This includes planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout.

• Interface directly with clients in order to prepare all elements of the project. This includes the scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimates & budget, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification.

• Define the project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through the project qualification process. Conduct complex requests for proposals, complete bid evaluations, and recommend resources to clients.

• Facilitate the development of a charter and integrated timeline and ensure all functions remain on schedule and issues get resolved or escalated.

• Facilitate regular meetings to review project status for active and pending projects.

• Collaborate to develop solutions and guide the project team through implementation and completion.

• Apply knowledge to seek and develop new, better methods for accomplishing both individual and department objectives.

• Showcase expertise in own job discipline and in-depth knowledge of other subject areas within the organization function.

• Mentor others to develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in most or all areas within the function.

• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels and of divergent interest, to embrace a different point of view.

• Impact the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives across multi-discipline teams. Work is guided by functional policies which impact the design of procedures and policies.

• Contribute to new products, processes, standards, and/or operational plans in support of achieving functional goals.

• Communicate difficult and complex ideas with the ability to influence.

• Other duties as assigned.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-10 years of solid experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.

• A solid understanding of the commercial real estate industry in the areas of financial analysis, project management, construction, ethical practices, business operations, marketing, and business development.

• The innovative mentality to develop methods that go beyond existing solutions.

• Ability to solve unique problems using standard and innovative solutions having a broad impact on the business.

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, MS Projects, etc.

• Expert interpersonal skills with an inquisitive mentality.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Why CBRE?

• FORTUNE 500 #126

• FORTUNE Most Admired Company #1 in real estate for third consecutive year; Ten years in a row on the list!

• Forbes Named one of the best large employers in America and one of the World's Best Employers!

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

NOTE: Some, but not all, of our positions may have an additional requirement to comply with COVID-19 health and safety protocols, including COVID-19 vaccination proof and/or rigorous testing. If you have questions about the requirement(s) for this position, please inform your Recruiter.

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)