Senior Project Manager, Corporate Real Estate - Occupier Services - Leeds

Colliers International EMEA; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global real estate services firm based in London is seeking a Corporate Real Estate Project Manager to join their Enterprise Project Management Team. This role involves managing project services for corporate clients in the EMEA region, ensuring compliance with best practice standards, and fostering cross-team collaboration to achieve client success. Candidates should have experience with corporate real estate clients and project management within the construction industry, alongside strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with corporate real estate clients is required.
• Experience in construction industry project management preferred.
• Ability to implement and monitor governance systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage pre and post contract projects for clients.
• Ensure compliance with Colliers Best Practice standards.
• Develop and maintain client relationships.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Organisation and time management

IT skills (MS Office)

Teamwork

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

Company Description

Colliers is a leading commercial real estate services company, providing a full range of services to real estate occupiers, developers, and investors on a local, national and international basis. Services include brokerage sales and leasing (landlord and tenant representation), real estate management, valuation, consulting, project management, project marketing and research. We provide our services across the core sectors (office, industrial, retail and hotel) as well as many specialised property types.

The UK business is headquartered in London, with over 1200 specialists throughout 16 offices across the UK and Ireland.

Job Description

A Corporate Real Estate Project Manager within the Enterprise Project Management Team at Colliers provides excellent professional advice and service to EMEA Occupier Services (OS) clients and is a member of a key talent pool within the organisation.

• To undertake project management services for our corporate OS UK & EMEA corporate clients.
• Day-to-day project management to include but not limited to:
  • Oversight of local design, construction, project completion, and closeout with local market expertise.
  • Coordinate with corporate client leads for IT, AV and Security to ensure accurate drawings and timely installation and implementation.
  • Project reporting, budget, cost and program development and management.
• Provide best in class project reporting, and being able to present these to corporate clients
• This role helps ensure that Project Management & Cost Management instructions are undertaken in a consistent manner and in line with our service agreements.
• To work with the Enterprise Project Management team to create and maintain best practice for OS across EMEA for Project Management & Cost Management services.
• We regularly interact with 650 Project managers, Building Surveyors and Cost Managers across EMEA and our OS EMEA team (130) which includes transaction managers, account managers, workplace advisors and other corporate real estate specialists.

Main Responsibilities

• To provide pre and post contract project management services for clients.
• To ensure that work is conducted within Colliers Best Practice standards.
• To support colleagues working on your accounts to ensure their activities and deliverables are consistent and in line with contract service levels and governance frameworks.
• To develop direct client relationships and contribute to activities and events organised by Colliers Occupier Services.
• To work diligently to meet team and Business Group targets.
• To promote cross team collaboration to ensure client’s success; this could be suggesting continuous improvement actions based upon project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working with Corporate real estate clients.
• Previous experience with project management and PMO services in the construction industry, preferably corporate sector.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Must possess excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Must possess sound IT skills, particularly MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Project.
• Must be able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Must be able to implement and monitor governance systems.

Additional Information

Please tell us what would help you take part and give enough practical detail for us to arrange it. We will handle your request confidentially, and it will not affect how you are assessed. We make reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010.

At Colliers, we empower people to perform at their best. As a Disability Confident Employer, we want every candidate to feel welcome. If anything would help you take part in our process, such as extra time or rest breaks, step-free access, or a different interview format, please tell us in your application. You are not expected to share a diagnosis or medical history.

Colliers is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age; disability; gender; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; or sexual orientation. We also value diverse experience and neurodiversity.

We are not engaging with recruitment agencies at this time. Unsolicited CVs will not be considered and treated as gifts.