Associate Project Manager - Spring House, PA

CBRE; Spring House (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE seeks an Associate Project Manager to join the Project Management team, supporting a Life Sciences client in Spring House, PA. The role assists project managers across budgets, schedules, procurement, quality and risk to help achieve client objectives.

This onsite position requires reading contracts and drawings, coordinating meetings, and maintaining project documentation governance. A Bachelor's degree is required; PMP/LEED AP are preferred, with strong MS Office and MS Project skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• PMP and LEED AP preferred.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist all facets of project management including budget, schedule, procurement, quality and risk.
• Read, understand and apply standard documents affecting real estate projects (contracts, leases, charters, drawings).
• Interact with clients to define project requirements and prepare scope, budget, work plan, and risk identification.
• Help identify resources, conduct simple RFIs/RFPs, and support change management and governance.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

MS Project

Reading drawings

Leases & contracts knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

About The Role

We our currently seeking an Associate Project Manager to join the Project Management team! The purpose of this position is to assist project managers in related projects for the client. You will be responsible for providing consulting services to a dedicated Life Sciences client based in Spring House, PA to help achieve the client company's strategic business objectives.

This is not a remote role and does require onsite presence.

What You'll Do

• Assisting all facets of project management (budget, schedule, procurement, quality & risk) including planning, design, construction, occupancy and closeout.
• Demonstrate capability to read, understand and apply standard documents affecting real estate projects, including but not limited to: agreements/contracts, leases, work letters, project charters, surveys and drawings.
• Interact directly with clients to define project requirements. Prepares scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, cost estimate & budget, work plan schedule & achievements, quality control, and risk identification.
• Identify project delivery resources from pre-qualified lists; Conducts simple request for proposals; completes bid analysis. Recommends resources to clients.
• Assist project delivery/team (typically smaller team) providing project mentorship and direction to achieve project goals.
• Implement communication plan for meetings and written reports/meeting minutes to keep client and project resources advised. Facilitates project meetings.
• Implement project documentation governance aligned with company and client requirements. Ensures project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely and coordinated.
• Track progress of each project against goals, objectives, approved budgets, approved timelines. Reports status and variances. Build action plans to meet objectives, budget and schedule.
• Implement change management routines to assess change requests, make recommendations, secure Client approvals, and issue change orders. Assess change requests to determine impacts to scope, budget, schedule, quality and risk with management support.
• Implement standard risk management routines, to identify project risks, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.

What You'll Need

To perform this job, an individual must perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform.

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS/BEng/BArch) from College or University and/or equivalent related experience.

Certificates and/or Licenses

• PMP (US and/or Canada) and LEED AP preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite. Ability to read and understand architectural drawings. Working understanding in MS Project is helpful. Knowledge of leases, contracts, and construction practices preferred.

Disclaimers

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Equal Employment Opportunity

CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations

CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).