Technical Project Management Lead, Partner (Technology Client)

cw; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is appointing a Technical Project Management Lead, Partner to provide senior technical leadership across IFM and PM portfolios in EMEA. The role acts as the technical and strategic bridge between IFM and PM, ensuring asset condition, lifecycle risk, and investment decisions align with client standards and business objectives.

This high-impact leadership position requires operating at executive level, guiding multi-country delivery teams, and differentiating the service with

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of senior experience in facilities management or capital programme delivery.
• Strong asset lifecycle management, FM operations knowledge.
• Proven ability to operate at executive/client leadership level.
• Experience leading complex, multi-country, multidisciplinary teams.
• Commercially astute with capital planning, forecasting and risk.
• PRINCE2/MSP/PMI or equivalent certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior technical and delivery Partner for our technology client across IFM-led and PM-led capital programmes.
• Provide strategic oversight of asset condition, lifecycle risk, and capital prioritisation, including ownership of a Lifecycle Replacement (LCR) programme.
• Serve as the technical interface between IFM and PM, ensuring alignment across planning, delivery and handover.
• Provide technical assurance at key project gateways and escalation point for complex delivery or risk issues.
• Lead and set quality standards for the IFM Project Management function and asset management administration.
• Ensure consistent asset handover, documentation quality, and operational readiness across a multi-country portfolio.
• Build trusted, senior-level relationships with stakeholders and represent Cushman & Wakefield as a technical authority.
• Contribute to account growth by positioning integrated FM and capital delivery, LCR governance, and project assurance as value-adding differentiators.

Skills

Senior leadership

Asset lifecycle management

Capital programme governance

Multi-country portfolio leadership

Stakeholder relationship management

Commercial acumen

Education

Relevant degree

PRINCE2/MSP/PMI preferred

Job description

Technical Project Management Lead, Partner (Technology Client)

Job Description Summary

Cushman & Wakefield is appointing a Technical Project Management Lead, Partner to provide senior technical leadership, governance, and assurance across the Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) and Project Management (PM) portfolio in EMEA.

This Partner role is central to how facilities management and capital delivery come together on the account. It acts as the technical and strategic bridge between IFM and PM, ensuring that asset condition, lifecycle risk, and investment decisions are consistently assessed, governed, and aligned with our technology client standards and long‑term business objectives.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the senior technical and delivery Partner for our technology client across IFM‑led and PM‑led capital programmes
• Provide strategic oversight of asset condition, lifecycle risk, and capital prioritisation, including ownership of a robust Lifecycle Replacement (LCR) programme
• Serve as the technical interface between IFM and PM, ensuring alignment across planning, delivery, and handover
• Provide technical assurance at key project gateways and act as an escalation point for complex delivery or risk issues
• Lead and set quality standards for the IFM Project Management function and asset management administration
• Ensure consistent asset handover, documentation quality, and operational readiness across a multi‑country portfolio
• Build trusted, senior‑level relationships with stakeholders and represent Cushman & Wakefield as a technical authority
• Contribute to account growth by positioning integrated FM and capital delivery, LCR governance, and project assurance as value‑adding differentiators

Experience & Profile

• Significant senior experience (typically 12–15+ years) in facilities management, asset‑intensive environments, or capital programme delivery
• Strong understanding of asset lifecycle management, FM operations, and capital project governance
• Proven ability to operate credibly at executive and client leadership level
• Experienced leading complex, multi‑country portfolios and multidisciplinary teams
• Commercially astute, with sound understanding of capital planning, forecasting, and risk
• Relevant degree and professional membership (RICS, CIOB, APM, PMI desirable; PRINCE2/MSP/PMP preferred)

This is a high‑impact leadership role offering the opportunity to shape how one of the world’s most complex client portfolios integrates facilities management, capital delivery, and long‑term asset strategy at scale.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”