Senior Project Manager (Relocation and Move Management)

Sr. Project Manager (Relocation and Move Management) - Charlotte, NC

Job ID: 204322

Posted: 13-Feb-2025

Service line: PJM Segment

Role type: Full-time

Areas of Interest: Construction, Project Management

Location(s): Charlotte - North Carolina - United States of America

About the Role:

The primary responsibilities of this position consist of planning and managing large business transition and relocation projects for corporate and/or industrial clientele. This is a lead management position responsible for the overall direction of activities associated with multiple projects and leading a team move management professionals.

While possessing strong written and oral communication skills, this individual must also have the ability to effectively and professionally work with people of various disciplines and levels within a corporate environment, including: real estate, facility management and IT teams, C-level executives, department heads, administrative assistants, and end-users; as well as the project team, including: construction managers, architects, engineers, building managers and physical movers.

What You'll Do:

Overall

P & L and service delivery responsibilities for the move management

group in the city/are

Engage

internal CBRE team members i.e. Project Managers and Real Estate Brokers to

sell the move management Service line: Market

and sell to external clients including relationship building, RFP

responses and presentations in the pursuit of new business opportunities

Develop

roles and responsibilities for CBRE team members including managing

resource requirements, staff productivity and growth

Develop

overall relocation strategy including a detailed move plan for the entire

project and each department impacted by the relocation in order to

minimize or eliminate any and all disruptions to client's business

operations

Develop

roles and responsibilities for client's internal team members and external

vendors including managing resource requirements

Oversee

and lead relocation team

Coordinate

and chair move team meetings

Develop

communications plan to keep client leadership, move team and end-users

informed of move plans and activities leading up to and including the

physical relocation

Develop

and train a network of departmental move coordinators to service as

conduit? between Move Team and end-users

Develop

overall relocation budget and cost tracking for budgets in excess of $50

million

Track

and monitor project budget to control project cost

Develop

relocation schedule including detailed break-down of major tasks and

resources require

Develop

project contingency plans

Develop

scopes of work for each subcontracted service associated with the

relocation ? i.e. physical move vendor, IT support vendor, move supplies etc.

Work

with client's procurement and legal departments to develop and issue

Requests for Proposal for all move-related vendors

Provide

vendor bid analysis and recommendations

Develop

move database using Microsoft Excel to track and disseminate end-user move

information

Create

and provide reporting on internal and external service level agreements

and KPI?s

Develop

detailed move logistics plan for all move phases

Provide

training in the overall move process to internal and external team members

Audit

move process for best practices, lessons learned and process

improvement

What You'll Need

Required Skill Set

Ability to quickly gather and

understand detailed information aboutthe client company, their industry and business operations

Excellent communication and

interpersonal skills

o Strong verbal and written communication skills

o Must have the ability deal with people in all levels of the organization (admins to CEO)

o Must be able to present to large groups of people (50 ? 500)

o Must be able to provide calm reassurance to client and help them through very stressful phases of projects

Leadership abilities to take charge of a project and gain the trust and confidence of the client and internal CBRE team members

Ability to schedule and organize tasks based on client needs and project constraints

Excellent time management skills to start and complete multiple layers of tasks concurrently

Strong attention to detail

Excellent logic and reasoning skills

Solid understanding of current business technologies (telecom, IT)

Ability to build internal and external business relationships leading to business opportunities and continued growth

Willingness to work weekends and possibly some holidays

Software Skills: Candidate must have expert command of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Project with strong emphasis on managing, editing and manipulating large Excel files and complex Word documents. Working knowledge of Microsoft Publisher and AutoCAD preferred, but not required.

Education & Experience: A bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from a four-year college or university and a minimum ten years of related experience in move management, facility management, interior design, architecture, engineering, or other related field.

Disclaimer:

Please be advised that effective January 1, 2025, CBRE Project Management and Turner & Townsend will be consolidated into a single global business entity. As a candidate applying for a position, you should be aware that while your initial employment may be with CBRE Project Management, you will subsequently transfer to the newly formed entity that encompasses both organizations.

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