Project Management Consultant

CBRE; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Project Management Consultant to manage all aspects of real estate project delivery from initiation to closeout, with a focus on building management deployment. You will work directly with clients to define scope, milestones, resources, work plans, governance, and risk management.

A bachelor’s degree with 5–8 years of relevant experience is preferred; LEED AP, PMP, and CCM designations are a plus. Travel up to 30% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience.
• LEED AP, PMP, and CCM designations preferred.
• Strong MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Ability to exercise judgment based on analysis from multiple sources.
• Organizational skills with an inquisitive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage all areas of project management for singular real estate projects (initiation through closeout).
• Work with clients to prepare scope, work plan, milestones, quality control and risk identification.
• Define project delivery resources from internal teams.
• Implement project documentation governance aligned with requirements.
• Ensure data integrity and timely documentation.
• Direct the project delivery team to achieve goals.
• Create action plans to meet objectives, budget, and schedule; track progress and report variances.
• Identify project threats and develop risk mitigation and contingency plans.
• Apply standard principles to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.
• Coach others and share knowledge across disciplines.
• Lead by example in CBRE values and drive consensus across teams.
• Impact activities within own team and related teams; explain difficult information.

Skills

Project management

Client communication

Risk management

Budgeting & forecasting

Team leadership

MS Office

Analytical thinking

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

LEED AP

PMP

CCM

Job description

About the Role

As a CBRE Project Management Consultant, you will be responsible for providing consulting services to an assigned market or client account to help 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.

Focus is on Building Management deployment.

What You'll Do

• Manage all areas of project management for singular real estate projects. This includes planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout.
• Work directly with clients to prepare all elements of the project. This includes the scope of work, project delivery resource requirements, work plan schedule & milestones, quality control, and risk identification.
• Define the project delivery resources from internal teams.
• Implement project documentation governance that is aligned with company and client requirements.
• Ensure project data integrity and documentation is accurate, timely, and coordinated.
• Direct the project delivery team by providing guidance and direction to achieve goals.
• Create action plans to meet objectives, budget, and schedule. Track the progress of each project and report status and variances.
• Demonstrate ability to identify project threats and develop risk mitigation and contingency plans. Implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.
• Coach others and share in-depth knowledge of own job discipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement.
• Impact a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within own team and other related teams.
• Work within broad guidelines and policies.
• Explain difficult or sensitive information.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. LEED AP, PMP, and/or CCM designation(s) preferred.
• Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
• Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.
• Construction Management, building management systems and HVAC experience preferred.
• Travel requirement is up to 30% of your annual time. Trips will be overnight up to a weeklong. Back-to-back travel weeks are not normal.