Project Leader

Job Title
Project Leader

Job Description Summary
This role is responsible for every aspect of the project, including leading a team capable of meeting or exceeding client expectations for their vision. Successful project managers assemble and manage these individuals to make a fine-tuned project machine.

Job Description
About the Role:

• Establish a project management office (PMO) at the asset to facilitate implementation of scope of services
• Interpret the Client's vision and strategic goals.
• Ensure functional and aesthetic coherence with the hospitality-led components (hotels, banquets, F&B and experiential retail hub) and other site development
• Support workshops with stakeholders (master planner, architects, hospitality operators marketing teams, etc) to lock the development positioning and USPs
• Identify gaps in existing processes and procedures
• Map best practices of the industry or as recommended by institutes like PMI, RICS, ADB.
• Conduct workshops with senior management to define priorities and PMO's role.
• Develop a framework for a Project Management Office (PMO) and Decision Support System
• Develop a pilot roll-out plan for Project Management Office (PMO) and Decision Support System
• Carry out process standardization by mapping existing processes on: (a) Status of land availability, permits and clearances, (b) Cost and cashflow management, (c) Progress management for engineering, procurement and construction, (d) Quality management for construction, (e) EHS management for construction, (f) Contract Administration
• Implement the process with management feedback.
• Prioritize resources to maximize organizational objectives.
• Create capacities within project teams to implement processes.
• Conduct periodic audit to assess effectiveness of processes.
• Monthly progress review meeting by PMC senior management with Client leadership for progress update, critical issues, risks etc.
• Conduct detailed technical and financial feasibility analysis, including market benchmarking, cost-benefit analysis, and lifecycle costing.
• Draft a comprehensive project brief defining scope, objective, performance parameters and functional requirements (zoning, retail footprints, public realm design, etc.)
• Development strategic report to be submitted at the start of the project which will contain detailed program, feasibility study reports, technical due diligence report, cost plan incorporating cost consultant inputs, contracting strategy, site logistics plan, construction technology etc
• Ensure the contract between client and Cushman & Wakefield is implemented.

About You

• BE Civil + PG in Project Management
• 20 Years & above of relevant experience
• Should have completed at least 2 Hotel projects end to end during the tenure
• Candidate working with Project Management Consultancy would be preferred
• Technical awareness of civil, MEP, and architectural works
• Excellent organizational and motivational skills
• Outstanding attention to detail and observation ability
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?
As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

Being part of a growing global company;

Career development and a promote from within culture;

An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

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