Corporate Real Estate Project Consultant

Morgan McKinley; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is seeking an experienced Real Estate Project Specialist in Singapore to lead end-to-end real estate initiatives across the portfolio.

You will manage complex projects from concept through design, procurement, construction, and post-implementation review, partnering with senior stakeholders and external partners to deliver workspace solutions that optimize space and meet budget and timeline targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or professional qualification in real estate, property management, construction, or project management.
• At least 5 years of corporate real estate, workplace strategy, or facilities management experience.
• Experience leading real estate projects end-to-end from scoping to completion.
• Ability to manage timelines, budgets, procurement, and vendor contracts.
• Strong communication with senior leadership and stakeholders; familiarity with RICS / PMP / PRINCE2 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Direct corporate real estate initiatives across all project phases from scope to post-implementation reviews.
• Lead delivery with budget control, risk management, and governance across multiple workstreams.
• Translate operational needs into workplace design and occupancy strategies.
• Construct master plans, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder engagement plans.
• Coordinate internal teams with external consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Prepare analytical recommendations and sign-off proposals for senior management.
• Oversee RFP/tendering, contractor performance, scope changes, and cost control.
• Identify and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies with workable resolutions.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, accessibility, sustainability, and information security standards.
• Maintain documentation for projects, finances, contracts, and assets; improve governance and reporting.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Contract negotiations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate / related field

Professional qualification (RICS, PMP, PRINCE2, or similar)

Tools

MS Project

MS Office / Excel

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Real Estate Project Specialist to lead end-to-end real estate initiatives across our property portfolio, managing complex projects from initial concept through design, procurement, construction, and post-implementation review. In this role, you will act as a key project lead and strategic advisor, collaborating with cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders, and external partners to deliver functional workplace solutions, optimize space utilization, and drive seamless project delivery aligned with budget, timeline, and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Direct corporate real estate initiatives across every phase, including scope definition, feasibility analysis, business case formulation, vendor selection, design, construction, relocation, handover, and post-implementation reviews.
• Act as the accountable project lead, driving delivery across timelines, budget management, risk control, interdependencies, quality standards, and overall outcomes.
• Translate business operational needs into functional strategies for workplace design, occupancy, and real estate usage.
• Construct detailed project master plans, budget allocations, delivery schedules, governance frameworks, and stakeholder engagement plans.
• Direct multi-disciplinary project teams while coordinating internal business units, property owners, external consultants, contractors, suppliers, and professional advisors.
• Author clear, analytical recommendations and decision proposals for senior management review and sign-off.
• Direct commercial and contractual operations, including RFP/tendering processes, contractor performance management, scope variations, cost control, and contract negotiations.
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies, escalating critical matters promptly alongside actionable resolution strategies.
• Ensure all projects comply with relevant standards for health and safety, accessibility, sustainability, information security, operational resilience, and internal controls.
• Oversee metrics related to portfolio performance, space utilization, occupancy trends, workplace requirements, and property-related expenses.
• Support strategic lease events, office moves, facility renovations, site consolidations, fit-out works, and general portfolio optimization strategies.
• Maintain comprehensive and precise documentation for all projects, finances, contracts, and property assets.
• Drive enhancements in project management standards, governance practices, reporting metrics, and stakeholder experiences.
• Foster collaborative working approaches, ensuring diverse stakeholder perspectives are actively integrated into decision-making.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree or professional qualification in Real Estate, Property Management, Construction, Project Management, Business, or a related field is preferred.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in corporate real estate, workplace strategy, facilities management, property, or project/program management.
• Demonstrated capability to independently run real estate projects from initial scoping through project completion.
• Hands-on experience overseeing multiple concurrent workstreams or projects, ideally across a diverse or sizable property portfolio.
• Solid understanding of commercial real estate operations, workplace planning, lease administration, fit-outs, moves, and property operations.
• Practical experience managing project timelines, budgets, procurement workflows, vendor contracts, and external consultants.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior leadership and articulate recommendations clearly and concisely.
• Industry-recognized credentials (such as RICS, PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) are advantageous.