Assistant Project Manager

Job Title

Assistant Project Manager

Job Description Summary

Assistant Manager required to support the project from Initiation until closeout, while managing the client relations. Should be able manage all documentation on project along with Planning & Scheduling activities.

Job Description

About The Role

• Project Planning and Execution: Develop and oversee comprehensive project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, and resource allocation to ensure successful project delivery. This includes planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout phases.
• Team Leadership and Supervision: Lead and manage cross-functional teams, including designers, contractors, and subcontractors. Provide formal supervision, mentorship, and coaching to team members, ensuring high levels of performance and adherence to company values. Plan and monitor staffing levels and labor utilization, including overtime management.
• Budget and Financial Management: Monitor project budgets, control costs, and perform simple financial calculations to ensure project financial goals are met. Basic knowledge of financial terms and principles is required.
• Quality Assurance and Safety: Guarantee that all aspects of fitout projects meet predefined quality and safety standards.
• Client Relations and Communication: Establish and maintain robust client relationships, ensuring client needs and concerns are addressed. Implement effective communication strategies, including regular reports and meeting facilitation, to keep all stakeholders informed. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary, with the ability to read, understand, and apply complex documents related to real estate projects.
• Risk and Schedule Management: Proactively identify and mitigate project risks, developing risk mitigation and contingency plans. Manage project schedules diligently to track progress and ensure timely delivery, creating action plans to achieve objectives within budget and schedule constraints.
• Contract and Resource Allocation: Oversee contract negotiations, administration, and the management of subcontractors. Efficiently allocate human and material resources, optimizing project outcomes.
• Documentation and Problem Solving: Maintain accurate and timely project documentation, including reports, contracts, and change orders. Resolve project-related issues promptly, ensuring project integrity and client satisfaction.
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated intermediate skills in project management software, Microsoft Office Suite, including MSP & AutoCAD. Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret documents, with intermediate analytical and quantitative skills.
  
  

Key Skills

• Bachelor’s / Diploma / Post graduate degree in Construction Management/MBEM will be an added advantage.
• Experience in fitout projects or similar environments.
• Experience managing third-party project delivery resources is preferred
  
  

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company.
• Career development and a promote from within culture.
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion
  
  

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.

We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

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