Director, Project & Program Management, Management

Director

The Director of PDS, CPS team lead provides leadership to the overall project management team for a designated client including business operations, financial management, client relations, and project operations. The team lead ensures the successful management of the design, planning, and construction of projects by leading individual, multi-disciplined real estate solutions for clients. This role is directly accountable for managing and accomplishing all project requirements/objectivesdetermined for the project by the client.

As team lead this individual will lead a team of 20 plus project managers that will oversee high volume, low in scope, and mixed complexity. Project volumes range from 300 projects annually for projects below $250K to 100 projects annually for projects that reach $1M. Responsibilities include aligning with client strategies, financial targets, and service standards. Delivery assurance of team, budget, schedule, project reporting, and capital planning are all focus areas of the CPS lead.

In addition to these, the CPS team lead will actively manage PDS staff, including adherence to company policy/procedures, staff development, performance management, and team motivation.

Job Description

• Regular interface with external client to ensure successful delivery of project management services, client goals, and objectives are established and achieved, project action plansare implemented, anticipate/respond to all client needs, and generally act as a trusted advisor for comprehensive real estate work
• Act with fiduciary responsibility to client projects, including complete financial management of project: establish and manage project budgets, maintain monthly forecasts, and cash flow analysis, prepareanticipated cost reports and any other reports as required by the client
• Management of due diligence, programming, design, entitlements, bidding, permitting, procurement,design team selection, schedule creation/management, contractor selection, vendor selection,sustainability, and post-construction services.
• Demonstrate competence in a broad range of varied project types and operate in complex/non-routineenvironments.
• Contribute to business development through the identification of project or client opportunities.
• Oversee capital improvement programs with design and construction processes at multiple sites through local/account-based resources.
• Negotiate contracts with selected vendor(s) and manage performance of all contracted vendors, consultants, etc.
• Identify and address areas of concern regarding potential liabilities and risk (fee, our reputation, errors,and omissions, etc.) with Leadership.
• Provide an appropriate level of on-site supervision to ensure proper performance criteria are beingmet.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use and application of all PDS technology as required for assigned projects.
• Active management of PDS staff, including adherence to company policy/procedures, staff development, performance management, and team motivation. Convey and ensure the adoption of policies and practices to the team.

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, orrelated field. Master's degree preferred. Certification preferred.
• Twelve or more years of related experience with 5 or more years of management experience required.
• Ability to contribute to the strategic business objectives of the client
• Advanced project management skills with expertise in the project management business.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized with strong analytical skills.
• A proficient working knowledge of accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, scheduling, and processes as they relate to corporate real estate, design, and construction.
• Software skills:
  Microsoft Office applications, MS Project.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business…