Assistant Project Manager

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Job Description

About the Role:

• Serve as the primary point of contact between clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams, ensuring seamless communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project planning activities, including scope definition, budget development, scheduling, and resource allocation to establish a strong execution framework.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure project requirements, design inputs, and execution strategies are fully integrated and aligned with overall project goals.
• Conduct regular Project Review Meetings during Planning, Execution, and Close-out stages, ensuring timely resolution of issues, approval of deliverables, and adherence to project milestones.

General Responsibilities 

• Evaluate project execution plans, schedules, cost estimates, and construction methodologies for feasibility, efficiency, and compliance with contractual and statutory requirements.
• Monitor and manage project progress against approved timelines, budgets, and quality benchmarks, ensuring proactive identification and mitigation of risks.
• Lead procurement coordination, contractor onboarding, and contract administration to ensure smooth mobilization and effective execution on site.
• Conduct regular site visits to track progress, verify work quality, resolve on-ground challenges, and ensure alignment with approved drawings and specifications.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation—including progress reports, dashboards, and risk logs—to support informed decision-making and ensure audit-ready records.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (master’s in construction management or related field preferred).
• 6+ years of experience in project management for large-scale, mixed-use, Hospitality & Commercial projects within a PMC, developer, or consulting environment.
• Strong understanding of project planning, cost control, contract administration, construction methodologies, and regulatory compliance.
• Proficiency in project management software, scheduling tools (MSP/Primavera), and MIS/reporting systems.
• Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive teams toward timely and quality project delivery.

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 it.

• Being part of a growing global company.
• Career development and promotion from within culture.
• An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.
We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.