Description
We are seeking a Project Manager - Corporate Real Estate, Americas. This is a US (East Coast)-based role with a hybrid work schedule and regular travel to project locations across the Americas, with a key focus on the US market. This is a 1-year, fixed term contract role.
The Project Manager - Corporate Real Estate, Americas will be responsible for the execution and delivery of capital projects across Howden's Americas portfolio, with a key focus on the US market. The role will report to the Head of Real Estate - Americas and will work closely with business leaders, Corporate Real Estate colleagues, IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, Facilities Management and external delivery partners.
Project Delivery
- Independently manage capital projects from business case development, to initial briefing and planning through design, procurement, construction, handover and close-out.
- Deliver office fit-outs, relocations, expansions, consolidations, restacks, refurbishments and new office openings across the Americas portfolio.
- Develop clear project briefs, scopes, delivery plans, milestones and responsibilities in alignment with business requirements and approved workplace standards.
- Chair or support project meetings, track actions and maintain momentum across multiple concurrent workstreams.
- Coordinate operational readiness, move activities and handover to IT and local business teams.
- Visit project sites as needed to review progress, quality, safety, risks and delivery against the agreed program.
Budget, Schedule & Governance
- Manage project budgets, schedules and financial tracking, including commitments, forecasts, cash flow, change control and variance monitoring.
- Prepare concise project updates, dashboards and decision papers covering programme, cost, risk, quality and key approvals.
- Escalate emerging cost, schedule, scope, safety or quality issues early, with clear recommendations and recovery actions.
Documentation, Procurement & Commercial Coordination
- Coordinate project documentation, including contracts, procurement materials, schedules, approvals, change records, meeting outputs and reporting deliverables.
- Support procurement processes, including preparation of RFPs, bid clarifications, tender evaluations, recommendations and vendor coordination.
- Lead the consultant and contractor appointments process, ensuring scopes, deliverables, responsibilities and commercial terms are clearly documented.
Consultant, Contractor & Stakeholder Management
- Manage all third-party consultants, including project managers, architects, engineers, cost managers, contractors, furniture suppliers, movers and other specialist vendors.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary design and construction teams, ensuring information is issued on time and interfaces are actively managed.
- Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, landlords, brokers, building management teams and local business leadership.
Quality, Risk & Site Oversight
- Review design information, specifications, samples and site progress to confirm alignment with the approved brief and workplace standards.
- Assess quality of work on site, identify defects or non-compliance and drive timely resolution with the delivery team.
- Maintain project risk and issue registers and support mitigation planning throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications:
- Possess working knowledge of design and construction processes and project delivery methodologies.
- Display strong attention to detail and the ability to review and assess quality of work on site.
- Demonstrate a proactive mindset, with the ability to anticipate needs, identify issues early and drive actions to resolution.
- Can manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining accurate records and clear communication.
- Communicate confidently with business stakeholders, consultants, contractors and suppliers.
- Bring sound commercial judgement and a disciplined approach to budget, programme, risk and change control.
- Are comfortable travelling regularly to project sites across the US and, where required, the wider Americas region.
Expected base salary range: $130,000 - $170,000