Senior Project Manager

Cushman & Wakefield; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,200,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global company

Career development

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of interior fit-out and finishing works for commercial offices, hotels, hospitality, and mixed-use developments. You will oversee all finishing activities, ensuring quality, timelines, and budget adherence while coordinating with design teams, consultants, contractors, vendors, and clients.

The role demands strong leadership, extensive experience in high-end interior finishes, and the ability to

Qualifications

• 15–20 years of experience in project management, construction management, or fit-out project delivery.
• Proven experience managing interior fit-out and finishing works for Grade-A commercial office buildings, hotels, hospitality projects, mixed-use developments, luxury developments, or large-scale real estate projects.
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycle management, risk management, contract administration, procurement, cost control, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of interior fit-out and finishing works for commercial office buildings, hotels, hospitality, and mixed-use developments.
• Develop and implement project execution strategies, construction plans, and delivery programs for finishing and fit-out packages.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, resources, and quality objectives to ensure successful project delivery.
• Coordinate with architects, interior designers, MEP teams, consultants, contractors, and vendors to ensure seamless integration of finishing works.
• Oversee all finishing activities including drywall, flooring, ceilings, joinery, millwork, stone works, painting, wall finishes, façade interfaces, signage, FF&E, and interior installations.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and implement corrective actions to address delays, risks, or performance issues.
• Review construction drawings, shop drawings, material submittals, mock-ups, and method statements to ensure compliance with design intent and quality requirements.
• Manage procurement and material delivery schedules for finishing packages to support project timelines.
• Lead contractor performance reviews, progress meetings, site coordination meetings, and stakeholder reporting activities.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards throughout project execution.
• Drive quality inspections, snagging activities, punch list management, testing, commissioning support, and final project handover.
• Manage commercial aspects including change orders, variation requests, contractor claims, and project cost controls in coordination with commercial teams.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation and recovery plans to achieve project milestones and client expectations.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and executive-level project reports, dashboards, and progress updates for senior leadership and clients.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and key project stakeholders to ensure project success.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Client-facing

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

Job Description SummaryThis role is responsible for leading the planning, execution, coordination, and delivery of interior fit-out and finishing works for commercial office, hospitality, and hotel construction projects. The Senior Project Manager will oversee all finishing activities, ensuring alignment with project objectives, quality standards, budgets, timelines, and client expectations. The role requires close collaboration with design teams, consultants, contractors, vendors, and clients to drive seamless project execution and successful handover of high-quality finished spaces.

Job TitleSenior Project Manager

Job Description SummaryThis role is responsible for leading the planning, execution, coordination, and delivery of interior fit-out and finishing works for commercial office, hospitality, and hotel construction projects. The Senior Project Manager will oversee all finishing activities, ensuring alignment with project objectives, quality standards, budgets, timelines, and client expectations. The role requires close collaboration with design teams, consultants, contractors, vendors, and clients to drive seamless project execution and successful handover of high-quality finished spaces.

Job Description

About the Role

• Lead end-to-end execution of interior fit-out and finishing works for commercial office buildings, hotels, hospitality, and mixed-use developments.
• Develop and implement project execution strategies, construction plans, and delivery programs for finishing and fit-out packages.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, resources, and quality objectives to ensure successful project delivery.
• Coordinate with architects, interior designers, MEP teams, consultants, contractors, and vendors to ensure seamless integration of finishing works.
• Oversee all finishing activities including drywall, flooring, ceilings, joinery, millwork, stone works, painting, wall finishes, façade interfaces, signage, FF&E, and interior installations.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and implement corrective actions to address delays, risks, or performance issues.
• Review construction drawings, shop drawings, material submittals, mock-ups, and method statements to ensure compliance with design intent and quality requirements.
• Manage procurement and material delivery schedules for finishing packages to support project timelines.
• Lead contractor performance reviews, progress meetings, site coordination meetings, and stakeholder reporting activities.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality standards throughout project execution.
• Drive quality inspections, snagging activities, punch list management, testing, commissioning support, and final project handover.
• Manage commercial aspects including change orders, variation requests, contractor claims, and project cost controls in coordination with commercial teams.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation and recovery plans to achieve project milestones and client expectations.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and executive-level project reports, dashboards, and progress updates for senior leadership and clients.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, and key project stakeholders to ensure project success.

About You

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related discipline with 15 - 20 years of experience in project management, construction management, or fit-out project delivery.
• Proven experience managing interior fit-out and finishing works for Grade-A commercial office buildings, hotels, hospitality projects, mixed-use developments, luxury developments, or large-scale real estate projects.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, finishing trades, fit-out execution, project controls, quality management, and construction sequencing.
• Extensive experience managing high-end interior finishing packages including joinery, decorative finishes, ceilings, flooring, wall treatments, stone works, FF&E, and hospitality-specific fit-out works.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and vendors across complex construction projects from shell & core through final handover.
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycle management, risk management, contract administration, procurement, cost control, and stakeholder management.
• Experience working in occupied commercial environments and luxury hospitality projects with stringent quality and schedule requirements.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite, and project reporting tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong client-facing experience with the ability to manage senior stakeholders, developers, hotel operators, consultants, and contractor teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver projects within budget, schedule, safety, and quality targets in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience delivering luxury hotel, hospitality, workplace, commercial office, or premium interior fit-out projects will be highly preferred.
• PMP, PRINCE2, CCM, RICS, or equivalent project management and construction certifications will be an added advantage.

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 promotion-from-within culture.
• An organization 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 our employees with a comprehensive benefits program.

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