We're seeking someone to join our team as an EPM Small Projects Director to represent internal clients' needs and interests throughout the full lifecycle of relocations, furniture orders, and small construction projects while delivering a high standard of service.
In the Corporate Services division, we provide solutions that enable Morgan Stanley's workforce, across our global workplace locations, to effectively and efficiently work in the service of our clients. This is a Director position within Real Estate Operations, which manages the daily operations of our facilities and handles all engineering and maintenance services.
What you'll do in the role:
-Track multiple furniture orders, relocations, and small construction projects from inception through completion, maintaining clear plans, milestones, and status reporting.
-Represent internal client needs throughout the project lifecycle and meet regularly with stakeholders to confirm expectations and service delivery.
-Manage vendors in day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance with established processes, standards, and agreed deliverables.
-Validate estimates and actual vendor costs before they are submitted to clients for review and approval, partnering with cost consultants as needed.
-Coordinate across IT, Voice, Telecommunications, Project Management, Procurement, Real Estate, and Strategic Planning to support move and project execution.
-Prepare timely reports, support project bidding, and monitor work-including weekend activity and travel to branch locations when required.
What you'll bring to the role:
-Bachelor's degree and 5-10 years of experience in facilities, project management, relocations, vendor management, or IMAC.
-Demonstrated experience in move management and project management, with the ability to manage competing requests, escalations, and deadlines.
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively with clients and senior management and respond professionally to sensitive issues.
-Strong analytical and technical skills, with proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint.
-A proactive, self-motivated, reliable, and goal-oriented approach, with sound judgment, strong organization, and the ability to follow through with limited direction.
-Ability to work collaboratively across teams and willingness to work weekends and travel to monitor branch moves when required.
The position's work location will be 1445 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75202 at a future date. The role may begin remotely until the office location becomes available. In-Person interviews will be required for the role.
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $76,000 and $109,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.