Senior Project Manager

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Senior Project Manager

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Senior Project Manager – PDS (Occupiers), Corporate Interior Fit‑out

Job Description Summary

Purpose of the role in 1-2 sentences

This role leads the end‑to‑end delivery of corporate interior fit‑out projects for occupier clients, ensuring outcomes on scope, schedule, cost, quality, and EHS. The Senior Project Manager (SPM) builds trusted client relationships, orchestrates consultants and contractors, and enforces C&W governance, reporting, and commercial controls throughout the project lifecycle.

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About The Role:

• Own project delivery from initiation to close‑out—charter, budget, master schedule, procurement strategy, construction oversight, testing & commissioning, handover, and defects management—while maintaining clear risk, change, and stakeholder management plans.
• Lead client engagement: capture requirements, set success criteria, run governance forums, and provide executive‑level reporting (cost to complete, cashflow, EAC, progress KPIs) in line with PDS standards.
• Direct multi‑party teams (design consultants, QS/Cost, MEP, GC/subcontractors, landlord/authority interfaces); chair weekly site and coordination meetings; drive decisions and resolve issues promptly.
• Control cost & schedule: baselines, forecasts, value engineering, variations, and claims; ensure commercial alignment to contract conditions and timely certifications with QS support.
• Assure quality & EHS: enforce QA/QC procedures, method statements, and C&W EHS requirements; maintain incident‑free sites and compliant handovers aligned to client and statutory needs.
  
  

3-5 bullet points of key selection criteria

About You:

• 10–15 years experience delivering corporate interior fit‑outs (occupier/tenant improvement) with a strong on‑time, on‑budget track record in live/occupied environments.
• Degree in Civil/Architecture/Mechanical/Electrical (or equivalent); professional certifications such as PMP/Prince2 preferred; strong proficiency with MS Project/Primavera and cost control tools.
• Demonstrated expertise in contracts administration, change/claims management, VE, and stakeholder management across client, landlord, designers, and contractors.
• Working knowledge of local codes, authority processes, and landlord standards for corporate interiors; proven ability to drive approvals and compliance documentation.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; structured reporting, executive presentation ability, and a bias for action in fast‑paced, multi‑site delivery.
  
  

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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.

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