Senior Associate

cw; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield India is seeking a Senior Associate to support planning, monitoring, and execution of diverse real estate projects across residential, commercial, township, and mixed-use sectors. You will review approvals, prepare budgets and BOQs, conduct site inspections, and monitor schedules and financials to ensure timely delivery.

The role requires 2–3 years in project management within the Indian real estate sector, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in MSP/Primavera and MS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture with MBA preferred.
• 2–3 years of experience in project management or construction monitoring in real estate.
• Strong understanding of PM principles and real estate development.
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to analyze complex financial data and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor residential, commercial, township, and mixed-use projects.
• Review regulations, approvals, and building permit processes.
• Prepare cost estimates, BOQs, budgets, and cash flow projections.
• Conduct site visits to monitor progress, quality, safety, and compliance.
• Review schedules, procurement, and bill certifications.
• Monitor financials including sales MIS, collections, and escrow accounts.
• Evaluate risks and provide recommendations for project execution.
• Coordinate with internal teams, consultants, and stakeholders for timely delivery.
• Ensure adherence to quality, environmental, and safety standards.
• Support end-to-end execution with high-quality deliverables and efficiency.

Skills

Project management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Cost estimation

Budgeting

Communication

MSP

Excel

Construction monitoring

Education

BS Civil Engineering

MBA in Construction Management

Tools

MSP (Microsoft Project)

Primavera

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title

Senior Associate

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a Project Management professional to support the planning, monitoring, and execution of residential, commercial, township, and mixed-use real estate projects. The role involves project monitoring, site inspections, cost estimation, budgeting, bill certification, compliance review, risk assessment, stakeholder coordination, and ensuring timely, high-quality project delivery in line with regulatory and industry standards.

Job Description

About the Role:

• Manage and monitor residential, commercial, township, and mixed-use real estate projects.
• Review development regulations, statutory approvals, and building approval processes.
• Prepare project cost estimates, BOQs, budgets, and cash flow projections.
• Conduct site visits to monitor project progress, quality, safety, and compliance.
• Review construction schedules, contracts, procurement status, and bill certifications.
• Monitor project financials, including sales MIS, collections, escrow accounts, and deal covenants.
• Evaluate project risks and provide recommendations for effective project execution.
• Coordinate with internal teams, consultants, and stakeholders to ensure timely delivery.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards, environmental, and safety regulations.
• Support end-to-end execution of assignments while maintaining high-quality deliverables and process efficiency.

About you:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture; MBA in Construction Management or Real Estate preferred.
• 2-3 years of experience in project management, construction monitoring, or bill certification within the Indian real estate sector.
• Strong understanding of construction project management principles and real estate development.
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex business and financial data.
• Strong project management, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Hands-on experience with project planning tools such as MSP (Microsoft Project) and/or Primavera.
• Knowledge of financial concepts related to project budgeting, cost estimation, and cash flow analysis.
• Willingness to work full-time from project sites as required.

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 organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion

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

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.

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.

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