Job Description

Areas of Interest

Consulting

Location(s)

London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland



Job Title: Assistant Project Manager

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, leading global provider of integrated facilities and corporate real estate management, are recruiting an Assistant Project Manager to join the team located in London

Company Profile

CBRE is the global leader in real estate services and leverages the industry\'s most powerful knowledge base to meet the commercial real estate needs of its clients worldwide. Our vision is to be the preeminent, vertically integrated, globally capable real estate service firm. Globally we employ over 70,000 employees and operate in 48 countries. Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) is a division of CBRE uniquely positioned to provide a complete set of services to corporate occupiers of commercial real estate across EMEA. GWS is redefining \'workplace\' because we believe every place of work can become a competitive advantage for our clients. Productivity, reliability, engagement, quality, brand - the workplace contributes to business results, whether it\'s an office, a retail outlet, a laboratory, a data centre, a manufacturing environment or a virtual location.

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the role is to:

• Be responsible for delivering Facilities Management (FM) and capital investment plan projects on our customer sites in London.
• Support the Project Managers / Senior Project Managers for managing and delivery of project works. Weekend and overtime work is necessary to meet project milestones

General Activities:

• Liaise with key stakeholders on their requirements and explain feasibility of their schemes to become a trusted advisor.
• Work with client, designers and sub-contractors to define and document scope(s) of work(s).
• Develop and understand the full scope of works in line with the desired project business case and in turn outcome. This is to be within agreed budget requirements and required profit margins.
• Manage, run and draw up tenders on behalf of the customer as required. Carry out full tender analysis of all sub-contractor returns.
• Work within the current CDM process.
• Identify, reduce and manage all statutory and commercial risks associated with the project they are leading.
• Ensure CBRE QHSE practices and processes are fully embedded in each project.
• Ensure full compliance with both CBRE and the clients project management policies and procedures.
• Manage the day-to-day operational aspects of the project(s) \xe2\x80\x9cend to end\xe2\x80\x9d. Activities to include but not be limited to estimating, quantity surveying, sub-contractor management and site manager duties
• Work closely with relevant stake holders to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the project(s).
• Ensure customer acceptance is adhered to, in writing and in line with the project plans.
• Mutually agree payment schedules and applications for payment to the benefit of the project and the business.
• Ensures project documents are complete, current and appropriately stored.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project initiation, progress reports, and change orders.

Business Development:

• Liaise with Head of Projects to determine and identify project opportunities.
• Leverage opportunities through visibility and presence on customer sites.

Building Relationships:

• Build strong effective working relationships with our customers and FM teams.
• Build a pipeline of supply partners with the correct approvals in conjunction with the central procurement team. Commercial Awareness:
• Accountability for the P&L on each project.
• Analyse variances and initiate corrective actions.
• Value all sub-contractor accounts and make application for payments.
• Ensure the projects are commercially viable and satisfy the commercial terms of the contract.
• Ensure all projects are managed through Company policies and procedures in relation to commercial activities. The Project Process:
• Define and understand the scope of work to meet the customer\'s specification.
• Competitively price the works whilst returning expected profit margins.
• Review all pre-construction information and implement a construction phase plan.
• Engage with sub-contractors under the correct commercial terms.
• Define the project plan and programme to deliver the works.
• Appraise all sub-contractor RAMS to make sure that they are suitable and sufficient
• Be in attendance on site for the works inclusive of any out of hour\'s requirements.
• Set up the QHSE processes and make sure they are monitored.
• Ensure all variations to the works are captured, costed and claimed for.
• Make sure all O&M manuals are complete and available prior to practical completion.
• Close out all final accounts with both the customer and all those in the supply chain.

Person Specification

Skills

• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service tto customer
• Ability to deliver to deadlines
• Commercial awareness
• Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite (Especially Excel and Powerpoint). Working knowledge in MS Project is helpful.
• Ability to read and understand architectural and MEP drawings

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of the construction market
• Understanding of Project Management methodology
• Understanding of construction Health and Safety law and legislation
• CDM regulations

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years proven Project Management experience in an M&E, FM, construction or critical environment
• Previous experience of delivery of FM / Asset Replacement Projects (Desirable)

Qualifications

• IOSH Managing Safely and/or SMSTS
• Recognised technical qualification in construction, M & E or similar
• Business standard of written and verbal literacy and numeracy

Circumstances

• Able to travel across the UK as the needs of the role requires
• Weekend and overtime work is necessary to meet project milestones

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.

ABOUT CBRE
CBRE is the world\'s leading commercial real estate services firm with offices located around the globe. CBRE currently employs roughly 80,000 people worldwide, with 2,500 working in the UK. The Company\'s core services include property sales, leasing and management, facilities and project management, investment management and, research and consulting. In central London, CBRE advises on more commercial property than any other adviser and across the United Kingdom with offices in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, and Southampton.

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