Project Manager-Chicago

Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) Local is a hard services-led, tailored facility management solution. We self-perform hard services while partnering with best-in-class soft service providers to offer custom facility and project management solutions to our clients. We focus on empowering our team with a high-level of downstream accountability, resulting in an agile and efficient service delivery.

In addition to our core facility and project management capabilities, our platform offers direct access to our Best-in-Class services including ESG, Security Consulting, Workplace Strategy, and Workplace Experience.

About the Role:

As a Project Manager you are responsible for supervising and coordinating multiple projects for multiple clients to complete the work on time, within budget, and to the quality specified, to help achieve the company's strategic business objectives. Value of projects typically $150k - $5M+

This job is part of the Project Management function. They are responsible for the management of projects from initiation through completion.

What You'll Do:

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

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

• Possess a complete understanding of the owner contract, subcontracts, leases & work letters.

• Demonstrates capability to read, understand and apply standards to complex documents, including but not limited to: drawings, surveys, shop drawings, and submittals.

• Define the project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through the project qualification process.

• Conduct a standard request for proposals (RFP), complete bid evaluations, and recommend resources to clients.

• Create action plans to meet objectives, budget, and schedule.

• Track the progress of each project and report status and variances.

• Manage, review and validate the project financials including actuals as well as forecasting and cash flow analysis.

• Demonstrate ability to identify project threats and develop risk mitigation and contingency plans.

• Serve as the representative on the Owner-Architect-Executive Construction team.

• Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.

• 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. Track financial change management impact and contingency spend.

• Responsible for vendor billing facilitation, review of monthly financial cost control, review of vendor invoicing and payment applications, and review of financial reporting.

• Coach others and share in-depth knowledge of own job discipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.

• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values.

• Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement.

• Impact a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within own team and other related teams.

• Work within broad guidelines and policies.

• Explain difficult or sensitive information.

• Implement project documentation governance that is aligned with company and client requirements.

• Ensure project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely, and coordinated.

• Direct the project delivery team by providing guidance and direction to achieve goals.

• Implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.

Some travel may be required.

This is not a comprehensive list of job requirements, additional tasks may be included.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of project management experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. LEED AP, PMP, and/or CCM designation(s) preferred.

• Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.

• Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint etc.

• Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.

• Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

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

Why CBRE?

We lead by example, guided by the needs of the cities we inhabit, the communities we build, and the world we live in. The more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we're able to see. A culture of respect, integrity, service, and excellence shapes our approach to every opportunity.

Our competitive and comprehensive benefits program was designed to make sure you feel valued with benefits that support the mental, physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family.

Maintain your career momentum with the best tools and training in the industry. You'll have everything you need to thrive in your role: challenging work, dedication to results, fast-paced assignments, and a culture of constant learning.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) are more than just values- they're a competitive advantage. By crafting a place where our employees are recognized for their contribution and given a chance to grow, we regularly open ourselves and our business opportunities."

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 [email protected] 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 GWS

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) works with clients to make real estate a meaningful contributor to organizational productivity and performance. Our account management model is at the heart of our client-centric approach to delivering integrated real estate solutions. Each client is entrusted with a dedicated leader and is supported by regional and global resources, leveraging the industry's most robust platform. CBRE GWS delivers consistent, measurably superior outcomes for our clients at every stage of the lifecycle, and across industries and geographies.

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