Real Estate Project Manager Team Lead

Overview:

Job Summary:

Additionally, they are responsible for tracking the progress of tasks delegated to the team, comparing them to initial plans and evaluating current procedures within the real estate department to identify their financial performance against budget and to evaluate for process improvement opportunities.

Responsibilities:

Essential Functions:

• Defines project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Works with the Corporate Real Estate Manager and Director of Real Estate to define project success criteria and disseminates them to stakeholders throughout project life cycle.
• Estimates the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
• Negotiates with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company, when required.
• Determines and assesses need for additional project team resources.
• Delegates tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identifies and resolves issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Adheres to methods, procedures and quality objectives including metrics for assessing progress and provides recommendations on process improvements.
• Monitors project milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of project schedule.
• Identifies and manages project dependencies and critical path.
• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies potential risks, and devises contingency plans to ensure that the project remains within specified scope and is within time, cost and quality objectives.
• Informs stakeholders of project schedule, risks, and issues or changes to the plans, proactively.
• Provides visibility and status of work units to the customer on a timely basis.
• Builds, develops, and grows any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Sets expectations up front with the stakeholders, especially an understanding of the project risks and opportunities and works closely to understand the plans, impacts, and interfaces.
• Responsible for the generation and on-going refinement of real estate metrics for Operating Companies and internal team assessment

1. 10 trips a year (2-3 days a trip) and/or as needed.

Qualifications:

Supervisory or Management Responsibility:

• Coaches, mentors, motivates and supervises project team members and influences them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Provides the Corporate Real Estate Manager with assessments of the project team members within the real estate department for training plans, bonus reviews, and performance appraisals.
• Manages vendors, assigns activities, and coordinates efforts during the project. Ensures vendor staff responsibilities are clear. Provides direction, prioritization, and guidance on project activities to meet project targets.

Budget Responsibility:

• Tracks and reports project expenses against forecasted budget.
• Anticipates and communicates budget course corrections needed, including an action plan.

Partners with stakeholders to adjust budget based on agreed upon action plan.

Minimum Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelors of Science degree, or related major or equivalent business experience.
• 6+ years of business experience.
• 3+ years of project management or equivalent team leadership experience.
• Proven track record of managing projects.
• Experience with projects in multiple disciplines, functions, and industries.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (desired).

Skills/Abilities:

• Awareness of PMBOK and effective application of project management methodologies.
• Knowledge of customer service fundamentals.
• Ability to think critically and solve problems.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with people from many different disciplines.
• Ability to develop consensus amongst diverse groups.
• Strong presentation and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of project budgeting and accounting.
• Ability to influence without authority
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, AutoCAD experience preferred, MS Project.

Core Competencies:

• Build relationships
• Develop people
• Lead change
• Inspire Others
• Think critically
• Communicate clearly
• Create Accountability