Senior Project Leader

Cushman & Wakefield India Private Limited; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield in India is seeking a Senior Project Leader to drive end-to-end project delivery, including leadership of a multidisciplinary team to meet client objectives. You will oversee design reviews, procurement planning, and contract management while coordinating with client teams and in-house specialists.

The role calls for civil engineering expertise, strong organizational skills, and demonstrated ability to manage budgets, timelines, and quality across complex projects.

Qualifications

• B.E. Civil with 20+ years of relevant experience.
• Led 1–2 industrial/warehouse end-to-end projects.
• Technical awareness of civil, electro-mechanical and architectural works.
• Excellent organizational and motivational skills.
• Outstanding attention to detail and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery within timelines, budget and quality standards.
• Set project direction and accountability for design and execution.
• Formulate procurement and staffing strategies for the project.
• Manage multiple stakeholder groups and escalate issues as needed.
• Oversee risk identification and mitigation actions with stakeholders.
• Ensure project close-out and transfer of lessons learned.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Construction management

Team coordination

Education

B.E. Civil

Job description

Job Title Senior Project Leader Job Description Summary

This role is responsible for every aspect of the project, including leading a team capable of meeting or exceeding client expectations for their vision. Successful project managers assemble and manage these individuals to make a fine-tuned project machine.

About the Role:

• Leadership and course setting of the project; overall accountability of the project. Responsible for overall delivery of designated project within timelines, budget & quality standards
• Assesses client requirement and strategizes the implementation of project design methods for constructability, quality, cost and time.
• Formulates and implements procurement strategy conducive to the business and project needs. Identifies procurement opportunities to optimize time, quality and cost.
• Formulation of execution strategy and control strategy with the cooperation of the client which includes but not limited to the procurement plan, contract management strategy, staffing plan of the Team.
• Lead project design review meetings to ensure meeting client’s objectives and overall alignment to business strategy.
• Manages multiple stakeholder scenarios including teams such as Client Teams, Design Teams, Quality Consultants, Audit Teams, CRM/Marketing Teams, Facility Management Teams, etc.
• Manages escalations and solutions at the highest levels of multiple stakeholders.
• Review of construction methods with reference to feasibility, scope for improvement, alternate cost and time effective methods to achieve the desired goals with optimum resources.
• Overall monitoring and controlling the project execution.
• Implementation of all Cushman & Wakefield company policies at project site.
• Interfaces internally in Cushman & Wakefield for all strategic matters
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation plans for the same. Discuss the same with stake holders and implement the mitigation actions after sign off.
• Ensure Project close out with all required documentation.
• Ensure transfer of lessons from project and implement the same from previous project. Ensure the contract between client and Cushman & Wakefield is implemented.

About You:

B.E. Civil 20 Years & above of relevant experience

• Should have completed at least 1-2 Industrial / warehouse projects end to end during the tenure Candidate working with Project Management Consultancy would be preferred Technical awareness of civil, electro-mechanical, and architectural works Excellent organizational and motivational skills Outstanding attention to detail and observation ability Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities

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.

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About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global commercial real estate services firm for occupiers and investors with approximately 53,000 employees in over 350 offices and nearly 60 countries. In 2025, the firm reported revenue of $10.3 billion across its core service lines of services, Leasing, Capital markets, and Valuation and other. Built around the belief that Better never settles, the firm receives numerous industry and business accolades for its award-winning culture. For additional information, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com