Program Manager – Capital Projects

cw; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,200,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in Bengaluru seeks a Program Manager – Capital Projects to oversee multiple capital/construction projects at client facilities, guiding governance, planning, budgets, and schedules. You will coordinate with client representatives, property/facility teams, and contractors, review reports, manage vendors, and ensure compliance with safety and corporate policies.

This role emphasizes stakeholder management, leadership, and delivering projects on time and within budget across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or architecture.
• Minimum of 5 years directly related experience in an engineering/construction project accountability role.
• Minimum of 5 years project management experience.
• Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience in a project management capacity.
• Hands‑on experience with tenant improvement construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare agendas, budgets, and timelines for each project phase to meet objectives.
• Coordinate project reports and drawing reviews across project phases.
• Assist in selection, contracting, and oversight of consultants and construction teams.
• Review requisitions and change orders with client and management.
• Support marketing of services to clients as requested.
• Adhere to corporate, building, and client policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with facility personnel to achieve quality, service, cost and profit goals.
• Report major problems with recommendations to management; seek approvals for changes.

Skills

Client Focus

Communication Proficiency

Relationship Management

Leadership

Multi-Tasking

Technical Proficiency

Consultation

Organization Skills

Time Management

Education

Bachelor’s in engineering or architecture

Job description

Job Title

Program Manager – Capital Projects

Job Description Summary

This is a programmatic project management role responsible for overseeing multiple capital/construction projects across client facilities. The role requires strong experience in program governance, project planning, budgets, timelines, reporting, stakeholder management, and oversight of consultants and contractors.

Job Description

Position Summary

Provides professional project management experience to designated projects and assignments at a client site, campus, and facilities. Interacts with client representatives onsite, receives direction and coordinates with the property or facility management team. Monitors and coordinates the execution of the various services and processes relating to client contracted agreements for project management and tenant improvements. Works in collaboration with the assigned account manager, building or facility management team, clients, owners and others.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Prepare agendas, develop and maintain master project budgets and timelines as required for each project and project phase to ensure overall project objectives and client needs are met. Keep building management apprised of progress at all times
• Prepare and coordinate project reports and drawing reviews for clients, property/facility management team, and project team (as applicable) at conceptual, schematic, design development and construction phases of project
• Assist in the selection, contracting process and oversight of consultants and construction teams as necessary for each project
• Review requisitions, change orders and other invoices associated with the project and confer with client and property management on costs and impacts
• Support the marketing of services to clients as requested
• Adhere to corporate, building, and client policies and procedures
• Cooperate with other building/facility personnel to achieve goals and objectives as to quality, service, cost and profit
• Report to immediate supervisor major problems and findings and results achieved with recommendations
  Advise and obtain the necessary approvals from the appropriate members of management of potential organizational changes, actions that might require additional commitments, and the need for expenditures in excess of approved budget
• Adhere to government laws and regulations and established rulings of government authorities, including building codes, safety regulations, etc.
• Maintain high qualitative and quantitative standards of work performance
  Strive constantly to improve skill and work knowledge; keep up to date in the field of specialization

Key Competencies

• Client Focus
• Communication Proficiency (oral and written)
• Relationship Management
• Leadership
• Multi-Tasking
• Technical Proficiency
• Consultation
• Organization Skills
• Time Management

Education

• Bachelor’s in engineering or architecture

Preferable Experience

• Minimum of 5 years directly related experience in an engineering/construction project accountability role
• Minimum of 5 years project management experience required
• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience in a project management capacity especially experience in leading, motivating, and developing employees
• Hands‑on experience with tenant improvement construction projects preferred

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to providing work‑life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.

We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That’s why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.