Project Manager - contract

CBRE; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE, Inc. is seeking a Project Management Consultant in Vancouver to oversee multi-phase real estate projects from initiation to closeout. You will work directly with clients to define scope, resources, budgets, and schedules, while ensuring governance, data integrity, and timely documentation.

You will guide the project delivery team and manage risk through proactive mitigation plans. The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional coordination, and the ability to translate complex

Qualifications

• Experience managing all areas of real estate projects from initiation to closeout.
• Ability to define project scope, resources, budgets, schedules, quality, and risk.
• Proven capability to coach and guide project delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage all areas of project management for singular real estate projects from initiation through completion.
• Work with clients to prepare project scope, resource requirements, cost estimates, schedule milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
• Define delivery resources, conduct RFPs, complete bid evaluations, and recommend resources to clients.
• Implement project governance aligned with company and client requirements.
• Ensure data integrity and timely, coordinated documentation.
• Lead the project delivery team with guidance to achieve goals.
• Create action plans to meet objectives, budget, and schedule; track progress and report status.

Skills

Project management

Client collaboration

Risk management

Budgeting

Team leadership

Governance

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Project Management Consultant, you will be responsible for providing consulting services to an assigned market or client account to help achieve the company's strategic business objectives.

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 singular real estate projects. This includes planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout.
• Work directly with clients to prepare all elements of the project. This includes the scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimates & budget, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
• Define the project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists or through the project qualification process. Conduct a standard request for proposals, complete bid evaluations, and recommend resources to clients.
• 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.
• Create action plans to meet objectives, budget, and schedule. Track the progress of each project and report status and variances.
• Demonstrate ability to identify project threats and develop risk mitigation and contingency plans. Implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.
• 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