Assistant Program Manager

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Job Summary

Responsible for assisting in the Program Management of technical Energy & Sustainability projects for a leading e-commerce client. This role involves providing procedural and technical guidance to General Contractors executing BMS projects across 8 European countries. The Assistant Program Manager will establish partnerships with client Construction Managers, General Contractors, and BMS vendor partners to maintain and grow this business.

Job Description

The role of the Assistant Program Manager includes:

• Organizing, attending, and leading stakeholder meetings.

• Working with client stakeholder groups across North America, Europe and Asia to provide weekly reporting.

• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.

• Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.

• Providing procedural and technical guidance to General Contractors executing BMS projects across 8 European countries, which may require both remote and on-site visits, including European travel.

• Supporting a structured governing project management body.

• Assisting in providing a centralized management structure for all project management functions.

• Contributing to project portfolio reporting capabilities.

• Helping outline a well-defined project management process or methodology.

• Mentoring and training team members to support team development.

• Developing project strategies.

• Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and maintaining appropriate documentation for each project.

• Assessing project risks and issues and providing solutions where applicable.

• Managing stakeholder views towards the best solution.

• Overseeing implementation and ongoing program management across several countries.

• Serving as a liaison between on-site technical teams, account leadership, and client contacts.

• Supporting the client's wider sustainability and corporate social responsibility objectives.

• Creating win-win situations to solve client problems while growing the CBRE business.

• Assisting in the change management process at both project and program levels.

• Ensuring SLA compliance, especially for key KPIs such as program schedule and finance.

• Managing internal financial reporting.

• Achieving/exceeding financial goals.

• Handling escalation management, both internal and client-facing.

What We Offer

• Career opportunities in a multinational company.

• Competitive benefits package.

• European business travel.

• Positive and constructive feedback to improve knowledge and ability to deliver.

• A learning environment where you are encouraged to share knowledge.

• Constant challenges to improve team effectiveness and enhance our service offering.

• Empowerment to act upon your opinions and shape the way we work.

The Ideal Candidate

• Can-do attitude

• Innovative and keen to learn new things.

• Organized and self-directed.

• Skilled in gaining customer confidence.

• Enjoys what they do and contributes to a fun, exciting environment.

• Finds creative ways to express statistics beyond just Excel graphs.

• Passionate about energy and sustainability.

• High levels of attention to detail.

• Proven work history aligned with our CBRE values of Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence.

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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