Workplace Portfolio, Sr. Project Manager

Location: New York

## Workplace Portfolio, Sr. Project Manager Apply:
New York, NY:
Chicago, IL:
Houston, TX:
Boston, MA:
Emeryville, CA:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
JR101161##
** We Do Consulting Differently**  ##
** Job Summary
** The Workplace Portfolio, Sr. Project Manager leads complex projects across BRG’s global workplace portfolio and owns defined programs that improve capital planning and project delivery. The role combines hands-on responsibility for office expansions, relocations, and renovations with portfolio analysis and executive recommendations. Program ownership includes workplace standards and governance, delivery tools and playbooks, and strategic process improvement.

Working with the Head of Workplace Portfolio, this person translates business needs into practical options, maintains reliable project controls, and develops consistent delivery practices across locations. The role exercises independent judgment within approved scope and budgets. Portfolio strategy, capital allocation, and lease or contractual commitments remain subject to established leadership and legal approvals.

Reports to:

Head of Workplace Portfolio Role:
Senior individual contributor; no direct reports

Travel required:

25–50% domestic and international.##
** Duties and Responsibilities**###
** Project Delivery
*** Act as BRG’s owner’s representative for assigned workplace projects, directing external project teams and managing delivery from market surveys and site selection through design, construction, commissioning, and occupancy, including furniture, workplace technology, and relocations. Exercise this responsibility within approved scope, budgets, and authority.
* Direct architects, engineers, contractors, and other project providers. Lead procurement, bid evaluations, scope development, and vendor negotiations in coordination with Legal and other required approvers.
* Adapt project delivery to local market conditions, regulatory requirements, and procurement practices, coordinating with regional partners and required internal approvers.
* Review test fits and construction documents, conduct site inspections, and coordinate technology, security, and building-system requirements.
* Manage operational handoff and closeout, including readiness checks, as-built documents, warranties, final accounts, and landlord obligations such as tenant-improvement reimbursements.  ###
** Analysis & Planning
*** Lead assigned portfolio-planning initiatives, using headcount forecasts and utilization data to evaluate renewals, relocations, expansions, and consolidations.
* Develop decision-ready business cases comparing capacity, total occupancy cost, capital requirements, and delivery risks. Recommend a preferred option and identify the approvals needed.  ###
** Capital Planning & Program Controls
*** Own annual and multi-year capital plans for assigned projects, including budgets, cash-flow forecasts, commitments, and variance reporting. Partner with Finance to distinguish capital expenditure from ongoing occupancy costs.
* Develop and maintain capital-project budgeting tools and processes with Finance and IT, including estimating templates, cost benchmarks, forecasting, and variance reporting. Standardize their use across projects and improve reporting to reduce manual work.
* Maintain an integrated view of concurrent projects, including schedule dependencies, resource conflicts, and emerging risks.
* Apply approval checkpoints and change-control procedures. Escalate scope, cost, or schedule changes with a clear recommendation before commitments exceed delegated authority.  ###
** Communication & Stakeholder Management
*** Partner with office leaders, Finance, and the Head of Workplace Portfolio to prioritize needs and translate approved decisions…