Project Manager - Development

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About the Role

The Project Manager owns a portfolio of projects initiated by one of three internal stakeholders: Growth (opening new locations), Operations (large capital improvements & remodels) and Sales (customizing our existing portfolio for enterprise clients). They coordinate a cross-functional internal team and engage third party vendors to drive their projects towards successful completion. 

The Project Manager will be required to travel as necessary to maintain a presence across all of their projects. The territory's scope currently includes London, Dublin, Cambridge, and Manchester, and could expand in continental Europe depending on the pipeline.

The Project Manager will need to engage with a diversity of internal and external stakeholders: 

• Landlords, Brokers, Architects, Engineers, Planning Authorities, Facilities Managers

• Corporate Clients

• Internal Design, Supply Chain, Cost Management, Information & Communication Technology, Sales, Operations, Legal teams

The ideal candidate will be experienced in the retail fit-out, architecture, construction, and real estate industries; have direct client engagement experience, a keen understanding of the enterprise real estate sales process, and a proven ability to effectively juggle competing priorities. Candidates must thrive at interfacing with a multiplicity of stakeholders to develop creative, cost effective solutions that meet customer requirements.

The candidate should also have project management experience, strong communication and organization skills, and an ability to distill an intricate situation down into a clear, measurable project delivery plan. 

They will also have a solid track record of effectively working across multiple functional groups and have experience at the various stages of development including but not limited to: due diligence, design development, bidding and negotiation, contract management, and construction. 

Lastly, they should demonstrate that they are self-motivated, capable of working with minimal supervision as well as supervising other project managers, a great teammate, and have a passion for design and construction.

• Manage multiple projects at a time and prioritize workload to ensure that project timelines are met

• Work with the Sales Account team on the development and presentation of custom proposals which includes test fits/layouts, cost estimates and project schedules

• Provides advisory services to the Sales team and the client to provide competitive solutions on customization requirements and to implement them diligently in the program

• First point of escalation for end-to-end project matters

• Responsible for management of resources including cross-functional teams such as Design, ICT, Security, Project Management, Cost Management, and Arts & Graphics

• Generate and continuously maintain reporting data for respective projects, reporting to upper management as necessary

• Collaborate with the commercial and legal teams to ensure that all commercial terms (lease agreements and member agreements) are in the company’s best interests

• Effectively identify, raise and resolve project risks and issues using standard company processes and systems

• Control the compliance of the end-to-end project with WeWork standards and best practices

• Scope out responsibilities for external stakeholders, proactively communicate and disperse information

• Maintain a primary financial oversight on the project, with the help of the cost management team or an external quantity surveyor

• Collect all final project documentation in accordance with company standards 

• Identify and assist with day 2 issues if their requirements extend.

• Implement standard operating procedures for project management across the Development organization

• Compliance with all standard processes and company policies

About you

• 5+ years of experience with project management principles including schedule management, resource assignment and risk reporting

• Experience handling construction budgets $1-5M and reporting out on that budget

• Ability to distill an intricate situation down into a clear, measurable project delivery plan

• Knowledge of projects pertaining to real estate development and/or construction

• Excellent communication skills

• Understanding of architectural and interior design standards and drawings

• Basic MEP system knowledge and basic understanding of construction and planning regulations related to fire safety and occupancy

• Understanding the role of the Principal Designer and the CDM Regulations

• Command of project management principles, tools and management reporting

• Ability to travel to job sites (London, Dublin, Cambridge, and Manchester)

• Nice to have: Procore training 

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