Project Management Associate Director

CBRE; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stable employment conditions

Career advancement program

Work from home options

Wellbeing actions

International environment

Private medical healthcare

Job summary

CBRE Business Services Organisation (CBRE BSO) is seeking a Project Management Associate Director to lead end-to-end delivery of a complex transformation portfolio in a Warsaw-based environment. You will champion PMO standards and mentor a team of Senior Project Managers to drive delivery excellence.

You’ll partner with transformation leadership to refine reporting, improve governance, and ensure scalable, high-quality project outcomes that align with CBRE’s strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in a leadership role at Senior Manager grade or above.
• Experience coaching and developing a team, hiring, setting expectations and giving feedback.
• Proven ability to operate credibly at senior stakeholder and executive level.
• Experience acting as the senior delivery escalation point.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management across a complex portfolio, applying the established programme delivery methodology and governance framework.
• Hold accountability for the overall delivery health of the portfolio, providing active oversight and challenge across all workstreams.
• Line manage and develop a team of Senior Project Managers, providing regular coaching, guidance and performance feedback.
• Set clear expectations for delivery standards, reporting quality and stakeholder engagement across the PM team.
• Support onboarding and integration of new team members, accelerating their effectiveness within the programme methodology.
• Build team capability in programme delivery, governance and stakeholder management.
• Act as the first point of escalation for Senior PMs facing delivery challenges.
• Foster a high-performance, collaborative team culture within a predominantly Warsaw-based working environment.
• Own and continuously improve the programme delivery methodology, governance framework and project management standards applied across all projects.
• Ensure consistent application of PMO standards across the PM team, identifying gaps and driving remediation.
• Lead the design and maintenance of cross-portfolio reporting frameworks, ensuring outputs are fit for purpose at every governance level.
• Drive PMO process improvement, identifying inefficiencies and implementing solutions that increase delivery quality and reduce overhead.
• Partner closely with the wider transformation leadership to ensure consistent project management standards, reporting and governance across the broader transformation portfolio

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Stakeholder mgmt

Team development

Delivery governance

Job description

CBRE Business Services Organisation (CBRE BSO) is a part of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm and a premier provider of critical infrastructure services. The company has more than 155,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, critical infrastructure); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

Job Title

Project Management Associate Director

About The Role

As Project Management Associate Director you will lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex portfolio of transformation projects while championing our established governance frameworks and PMO standards. You will provide strategic oversight and active mentorship to a team of Senior Project Managers, fostering a high-performance culture and raising the bar for delivery excellence across the entire function. By partnering closely with transformation leadership, you will continuously refine our reporting and methodology to ensure they remain scalable, efficient, and aligned with organizational objectives.

This role is for 12 months fixed term contract

This role is for 12 months fixed term contract.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end project management across a complex portfolio of transformation projects, applying the established programme delivery methodology and governance framework.
• Hold accountability for the overall delivery health of the portfolio, providing active oversight and challenge across all workstreams
• Line manage and develop a team of Senior Project Managers, providing regular coaching, guidance and performance feedback.
• Set clear expectations for delivery standards, reporting quality and stakeholder engagement across the PM team.
• Support the onboarding and integration of new team members, accelerating their effectiveness within the programme methodology.
• Build team capability in programme delivery, governance and stakeholder management, raising the overall quality of the PM function.
• Act as the first point of escalation for Senior PMs facing delivery challenges, providing experienced guidance and decision support.
• Foster a high-performance, collaborative team culture within a predominantly Warsaw-based working environment.
• Own and continuously improve the programme delivery methodology, governance framework and project management standards applied across all projects.
• Ensure consistent application of PMO standards across the PM team, identifying gaps and driving remediation.
• Lead the design and maintenance of cross-portfolio reporting frameworks, ensuring outputs are fit for purpose at every governance level.
• Drive PMO process improvement, identifying inefficiencies and implementing solutions that increase delivery quality and reduce overhead.
• Partner closely with the wider transformation leadership to ensure consistent project management standards, reporting and governance across the broader transformation portfolio

What You’ll Need

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years in a leadership role at Senior Manager grade or above — not just as a strong individual contributor but as someone who has been accountable for a team's performance.
• Demonstrated experience managing, coaching and developing a team - hiring, setting expectations, giving feedback and developing capability in others is a must.
• Proven ability to operate credibly at senior stakeholder and executive level — not just presenting to them, but managing relationships, handling difficult conversations and influencing decisions.
• Experience acting as the senior delivery escalation point

Company Benefits And Perks

• Stable employment conditions

Work based on employment contract in the international company with stable position on the labour market

• Career advancement program

A chance to learn from the best by attending internal courses and taking part in international programs to experience how we work in different places in the world. Additionally, we offer a career coach advisory.

• Workplace Culture

Support from our side in terms of working from home as well as comfortable office with chillout room, entertainment room, creative labs and beautiful terrace are making our office a place you want to be. We are well located nearby Wilanowska metro station.

• Wellbeing actions

Environment where we care about your wellbeing by health and leisure initiatives (sport interest groups)

• Making a Change in the Word surrounding you

Occasion to make an impact by taking part in our initiatives (CSR, ECO friendly approach)

• Attractive package of benefits

Private medical healthcare, life insurance, multisport card and MORE

• International Environment

Experience growing in multilingual community where diversity is cherished

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

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We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

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DISCLAIMER

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job