Assistant Project Manager

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Assistant Project Manager

Job ID

170014

Posted

03-Jun-2024

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Consulting, Project Management

Location(s)

London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Key Responsibilities

• Manages all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) for individual real estate projects including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
• Assist the team in managing monthly billing as appropriate to the project progress (including documentation required for revenue recognition), accounts receivable (AR) collection
• Demonstrates capability to read, understand and apply standard 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, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk dentification.
• Identifies project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists; Conducts simple request for proposals; completes bid analysis with management support. Recommends resources to clients
• Leads and assists project delivery resources/team and working with local CBRE PM team across EMEA providing account knowledge and project guidance and direction to achieve compliance.
• Implements communication plan for meetings and written reports/meeting minutes to keep client and project resources informed. Facilitates project meetings.
• Implements project documentation governance aligned with company and client requirements. Ensures project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
• Tracks progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines. Reports status and variances. Creates 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 with management support.
• Implements standard risk management routines with management support, to identify project risks, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks
• Other duties as assigned.

Person Specification/Requirements

• Prior Project Management experience is preferred.
• Availability to travel and work within EMEA on client projects is key driver and could possibly be 100% of the working week.
• Location whilst in London is Canary Wharf, London- 3 days per week when not working outside of the UK
• Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or APM Qualifications and/or 3-5 year's experience working on Corporate Office Building Services Equipment upgrades or Fit Out work experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to customers.
• Ability to effectively present information.
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Excel and Powerpoint). Working knowledge in MS Project is helpful
• Ability to read and understand architectural drawings.
• Knowledge of leases, contracts, and construction practices preferred.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

ABOUT CBRE

CBRE is the world's leading commercial real estate services firm with offices located around the globe. CBRE currently employs roughly 80,000 people worldwide, with 2,500 working in the UK. The Company's core services include property sales, leasing and management, facilities and project management, investment management and, research and consulting. In central London, CBRE advises on more commercial property than any other adviser and across the United Kingdom with offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Southampton.