Job Title

Project Manager

Job Description Summary

The Project Manager plans, monitors, and reports on project status and performance data to management and stakeholders, including communicating risk on active projects. This includes resolving issues, managing resources, coordinating projects, interfacing with client representatives, overseeing project accounting, training, mentoring, and coaching. Ensures that team goals, roles, protocols, and business relationships are consistent with high-performance requirements and congruent with the company's strategy. This role manages in an environment of trust and candor, promotes accountability, and assertively offers encouragement and constructive feedback. Project focus includes, but not limited to, the delivery of Strategic Roadmap initiatives, start up or demobilization of client facing operational services, and other initiatives that grow and enhance the organization.

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ability to build partnerships with senior-level leaders to drive business success.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and execute tasks in a fast-paced operating environment.
• Demonstrated high-level verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey technical issues to non-technical individuals.
• Strong problem analysis and resolution skills.
• Strong leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented and well-organized.
• Must be proactive, flexible, responsible, and resourceful.
• Ability to be innovative, creative, and energetic.
• Ability to meet timelines, milestones, and deliverables in a timely manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of change management methodologies applied in project delivery
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of tools.
• Demonstrate and display honesty, integrity, and personal accountability.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team and follow directions accurately.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and collaboration skills.
• Strong decision-making skills, including the ability to balance conflicting stakeholder interests.

Activities

• Utilize established program framework, methodology, and tools in project delivery.
• Develop and facilitate, and manage project documentation, including scope/statements of work, business cases, charters, goals, deliverables, timeline, budget allocation, project plans, training materials, and risk mitigation.
• Adhere to project quality assurance processes and ensure application of quality standards.
• Define project objectives, success criteria, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Monitor project progress, track key metrics, and report on project status to stakeholders.
• Publish/present project performance metrics status reports helping inform organization stakeholders of key information needed to inform of project progress.
• Identify and resolve project issues and risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Conduct regular project reviews and evaluations to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.
• Lead project teams, providing guidance, direction, and support throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure each project team has the tools and resources necessary to meet project deadlines.
• Coordinate and prioritize project activities, ensuring adherence to schedules and milestones.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to help ensure project success criteria are clearly understood and met as expected.
• Foster effective communication and collaboration among project team members and stakeholders
• Proactively manage stakeholder expectations and ensure their involvement and buy-in throughout the project.
• Identify project resource requirements and allocate resources effectively.
• Coordinate with functional managers to secure necessary resources for project success.
• Monitor resource utilization, adjust allocation as needed, and resolve resource conflicts.
• Assist in and provide guidance and support for change management efforts.
• Leverage opportunities to build relationships, communities, and competencies with business units across Cushman & Wakefield.
• Perform all other duties as directed and assist the overall team effort in any way possible.
• Other actions to support the Deployment and Enablement team and achieve CWS objectives.

Skills and Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Project Management experience.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and execute tasks in a fast-paced operating environment.
• Demonstrated high-level verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey technical issues to non-technical individuals.
• Strong problem analysis and resolution skills.
• Strong leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented and well-organized.
• Must be proactive, flexible, responsible, and resourceful.
• Ability to be innovative, creative, and energetic. Embrace diversity and differences.
• Ability to meet timelines, milestones, and deliverables in a timely manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of tools.
• Demonstrate and display honesty, integrity, and personal accountability.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team and follow directions accurately.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and collaboration skills.
• Strong decision-making skills, including the ability to balance conflicting stakeholder interests.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00

C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email HRServices@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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