Senior Project Manager

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Senior Project Manager

Job ID

247154

Posted

21-Nov-2025

Service line

PJM Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Construction, Project Management

Location(s)

Manhattan - New York - United States of America, New York - New York - United States of America, New York City - New York - United States of America, Union City - New Jersey - United States of America, White Plains - New York - United States of America

About The Role

As a Senior Project Manager, you will provide consulting services and manage a team responsible for providing advanced management services to a high-profile client account to help achieve the company's strategic real estate objectives.

This is a Hybrid role that will require onsite presence in the client's offices a minimum of three days per week in New York City.

This position falls under the Project Management function, you will be responsible for the management of projects from strategic planning through initiation and completion.

What You'll Do

Be responsible for all aspects of commercial real estate projects for a large tech client including but not limited to Project execution and management, procurement and resource management as well as leadership, communications and strategies.

Project Execution and Management

• Directly manage all aspects of multiple real estate projects, including strategy, planning, design, construction, occupancy, and closeout.
• Partner with clients to develop essential project elements, including the scope of work, resource requirements for delivery, cost estimates & budget, cash flow management, schedule & milestones, quality control measures, and risk identification and mitigation strategies.
• Comprehensive Stakeholder and Vendor management throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate the creation of project-specific charters with integrated timelines.
• Ensure all project disciplines remain on schedule and proactively resolve or escalate issues.
• Lead regular project status meetings for both active and pending projects.
• Collaborate with the team to develop and implement solutions, guiding and driving the project through completion.

Procurement and Resource Management

• Define required project delivery resources and build the project consultant team by selecting from pre-qualified lists or initiating the project qualification process.
• Conduct complex Requests for Proposals (RFPs), complete thorough bid evaluations, and present resource recommendations to the client.

Leadership, Communication, and Strategic Impact

• Apply advanced expertise to research and develop innovative methods for achieving both individual and departmental objectives.
• Demonstrate deep knowledge in your own job discipline while maintaining a strong understanding of other functions within the organization.
• Drive achievement of client, operational, project, and service objectives across multi-discipline teams.
• Contribute to the development of new products, processes, standards, and operational plans to support the achievement of functional goals. This work is governed by functional policies that influence the design of new procedures and policies.
• Model behaviors consistent with CBRE RISE values, setting a positive example for the team.
• Advise the client and enable project stakeholder decisions, effectively persuade others, often senior-level stakeholders with divergent interests, to approve complex decisions.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly, exercising the ability to influence key stakeholders.
• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of junior team members, measure success, and conduct performance evaluations.
• Coordinate and manage your team's roles and responsibilities, assign tasks, and manage work loads.
• Mentor and coach others to develop comprehensive knowledge and expertise across most, or all project management functional areas.

What You'll Need

• Education and Experience: A Bachelor's Degree is preferred, along with 10-12 years of relevant experience. A combination of experience and education will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to report to the client's offices in New York City a minimum of three days per week.
• Innovation & Problem Solving:
• An innovative mindset to develop solutions that extend beyond existing standards.
• The ability to solve unique problems using standard and creative approaches that have a broad impact on the business.
• Demonstrated flexibility, adaptability, and mental agility to effectively manage projects within a dynamic and always evolving environment.
• Project Management Expertise:
• Demonstrated ability to develop, manage, and drive critical path milestones.
• Demonstrated ability in cost management and cost control, including forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis to ensure projects remain within financial constraints.
• Specific project management experience in Core and Shell, and structural projects.
• Technical & Organizational Skills:
• In-depth knowledge of Google Workspace products, including cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools like Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Meet.
• Expert organizational skills complemented by a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) focused mindset in order to drive measurable project and team success.
• Leadership & Management:
• Proven people management and leadership experience.

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.

Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is $145,000 annually and the maximum salary for this position is $170,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on Turner & Townsend's applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [email protected] or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).

CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)

If you have questions about this posting, please contact [email protected]