Project Delivery Director

CBRE Group, Inc.; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. in Charlottesville, VA seeks a Project Delivery Director to oversee a department delivering multi-disciplined real estate cost solutions for clients.

You will lead staffing, cost modeling, cash flow management, and commercial strategies, driving performance across functions, negotiating with partners, and shaping project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8–12 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Life Sciences/Pharmaceutical facilities is preferred.
• Experience in staffing, training, coaching, and performance management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide formal supervision to employees; monitor training and development; conduct performance evaluations and coaching.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities; establish work schedules and cross-train staff.
• Manage all aspects of commercial management including procurement and vendor management.
• Assist with designing and maintaining project-specific cost models to manage expenditures and publish reports.
• Align cost model with stakeholder and client goals; provide guidance to achieve deliverables.
• Establish a strategy to manage cash flow and project accruals.
• Implement commercial management strategies that align with project timelines.
• Assess financial benefit and risk; develop and publish business cases to support recommendations.
• Apply knowledge across disciplines, the business, and key drivers affecting performance.
• Identify and solve complex problems leveraging internal or external resources.
• Lead by example, drive CBRE RISE values, and negotiate with external partners.

Skills

Leadership

Staff Development

Performance Management

Recruiting & Hiring

Financial Analysis

Cost Modeling

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Project Management

Communication

Strategic Planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role:

As a Project Delivery Director, you will assist with overseeing the department responsible for individual multi-disciplined real estate cost solutions for clients.

This job is part of the Building Consultancy function. They are responsible for specialist building services including surveying, inspections, and planning.

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.
• Manage all aspects of commercial management including procurement, vendor management, scheduling, etc.
• Assist with designing and maintaining project-specific cost models to manage expenditures. Use cost model data to publish reports.
• Align cost model with stakeholder and client goals. Supply guidance and direction to achieve deliverables within the project scope.
• Establish a strategy to manage cash flow and project accruals.
• Implement commercial management strategies that identify goals and align with the project timelines.
• Assess the financial benefit and risk rating of projects to assess necessity. Develop and publish business cases to support recommendations.
• Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers which impact departmental and cross-functional performance.
• Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.
• Significantly improves and changes existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to take action while being guided by the organization's functional business plans. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience with Life Sciences/Pharmaceutical facilities is preferred.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to set, manage and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple department results within a function.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend were consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with Turner & Townsend PJM US LLC, you will subsequently transfer directly to Turner & Townsend at a date to be determined.