Cushman & Wakefield

Senior Director, Project & Development Services

Cushman & Wakefield$148K — $175K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or Business Administration; Master's preferred.
  • 15+ years relevant experience, including 5+ years in management.
  • Strong strategic direction capability within the assigned department.
  • Advanced expertise in project management principles.
  • Exceptional client relations and management skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication proficiency.
  • Strong organizational and analytical skill set.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, MS Project, and financial processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the project management service line, ensuring delivery meets client goals.
  • Manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
  • Oversee comprehensive project processes including design, permitting, and contractor selection.
  • Identify and pursue business development opportunities in the market.
  • Negotiate and manage vendor contracts and performance.
  • Supervise capital improvement programs across multiple sites.
  • Provide on-site oversight to ensure quality performance standards are met.

Benefits

  • Health, vision, and dental insurance options.
  • Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • Life and disability insurance programs.
  • Paid and unpaid time away from work.
Full Job Description
Job Title
Senior Director, Project & Development Services

Job Description Summary
The role will provide leadership to the overall project management service line for a designated team or sector, including business development, business operations, financial management, client relations, and project operations. This role is responsible for developing and executing strategic business objectives for Project & Development Services (PDS) through leadership and advanced expertise in collaboration with the PDS Regional Leader, Market Leader, and local market Managing Principal. This position actively works to establish and maintain Cushman & Wakefield's presence as a thought leader and first-class service provider.
Job Description

Essential Job Duties:
  • Regular interface with internal and external clients to ensure successful delivery of project management services, client goals and objectives are established and achieved, project action plans are implemented, anticipate/respond to all client needs, and generally act as a trusted advisor for comprehensive real estate work
  • Act with fiduciary responsibility to client projects, including complete financial management of project: establish and manage project budgets, maintain monthly forecasts and cash flow analysis, prepare anticipated cost reports and any other reports as required by the client
  • Management of due diligence, programming, design, entitlements, bidding, permitting, procurement, design team selection, schedule creation/management, contractor selection, vendor selection, sustainability and post construction services.
  • Demonstrate competence in broad range of varied project types and operate in complex / non routine environment.
  • Contribute to business development through identification of project or client opportunities.
  • Oversee capital improvement programs with design and construction processes at multiple sites through local/account-based resources.
  • Negotiate contracts with selected vendor(s) and manage performance of all contracted vendors, consultants, etc.
  • Identify and address areas of concern regarding potential liabilities and risk (fee, our reputation, errors and omissions, etc.) with Market Leader.
  • Provide an appropriate level of on-site supervision to ensure proper performance criteria are being met.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in the use and application of all PDS technology as required for assigned projects.
  • Active management of PDS staff, including adherence to company policy/procedures, staff development, performance management, and team motivation. Convey and ensure adoption of policies and practices to the team.


Education/Experience/Training:
  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or related field. Master's degree preferred. Certification preferred.
  • 15 or more years of related experience with 5 or more years of management experience required.
  • Ability to contribute to the strategic direction of the assigned department or assigned practice area.
  • Advanced project management skills with expertise in the project management business.
  • Expert in client relations, client management and consulting.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Highly organized with strong analytical skills.
  • A proficient working knowledge of accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, scheduling and processes as they relate to corporate real estate, design and construction.
  • Software skills: Microsoft Office applications, MS Project.


Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 148,750.00 - $175,000.00

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield plc is a global commercial real estate services firm. The company's corporate headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois. Cushman & Wakefield is among the world's largest commercial real estate services firms, with revenues of US$9.4 billion in 2021. The company operates from approximately 400 offices in 60 countries, has around 50,000 employees and manages about 4,100 million sq ft of commercial space. It is one of the "Big Three" commercial real estate services companies, alongside CBRE and JLL.
Learn more about Cushman & Wakefield
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$220.5 million
Founded
1917
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$7.8 billion
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