Data Center Project Manager

CBRE Group, Inc.; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. is seeking a Project Management Manager to lead a team delivering essential management services aligned with strategic objectives.

You will guide staffing, development, and performance while overseeing procurement, planning, and P&L oversight to EBITDA. This role demands cross-functional leadership and proactive risk mitigation grounded in CBRE's RISE values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience; LEED AP/PMP/CCM preferred.
• Experience in staffing, training, development, coaching, and performance management.
• Ability to guide sensitive information, set expectations, and solve problems.
• Leadership to motivate impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, Outlook and the broader Office suite.
• Strong organizational skills and an inquisitive mindset.
• Intermediate math for percentages, fractions, and financial calculations.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision: train staff, evaluate performance, coach, and recruit.
• Coordinate daily team activities, set schedules, cross-train, and track deadlines.
• Oversee all project management phases: procurement, contracting, planning, tracking.
• Ensure procurement, negotiation, execution, admin, and closeout are compliant.
• Monitor billing, AR, expenses, staffing, and full P&L to EBITDA.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other business lines to meet objectives.
• Identify project risks; lead reviews and develop mitigations and backups.
• Model CBRE RISE values and influence stakeholders to reach agreements.
• Apply disciplinary knowledge and cross-team integration to achieve goals.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

LEED AP

PMP

CCM

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role:

As a CBRE Project Management Manager, you'll manage a team responsible for providing basic management services to achieve the company's strategic business objectives.

This job is part of the Project Management function. They are responsible for the management of projects from initiation through completion.

What You'll Do:

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Oversee all phases of project management including procurement, contracting, planning, tracking, etc.
• Ensure that contract procurement, negotiation, execution, administration, and closeout are accurate, timely, and compliant.
• Monitor billing, accounts receivable collection, expense monitoring and control, staffing, and full P&L to EBITDA.
• Work cross-functionally with other business lines to achieve the company's strategic business objectives.
• Identify small to medium project risks, lead reviews, and develop risk mitigation and backup plans.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence parties of shared interests to reach an agreement.
• Apply knowledge of own discipline and how own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve day-to-day and moderately complex issues which may or may not be evident in existing systems and processes.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 3-5 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. LEED AP, PMP, and CCM designations preferred.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to guide the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Extensive organizational skills with a strong inquisitive mindset.
• Intermediate math skills. Ability to calculate complicated figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.