Project Lead

Job Title

Project Lead

Job Description Summary

This role involves full ownership of end-to-end project delivery, leading multidisciplinary teams to successfully execute commercial and residential base build projects. The Project Lead is accountable for planning, execution, budgeting, procurement, quality, safety, and stakeholder end-to-end co-ordination and monitoring, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within scope, and budget. The position demands strong leadership, strategic planning, risk management, and cost optimization skills to achieve operational excellence and client satisfaction.

Job Description

About the Role:

• Take full ownership of large-scale commercial and residential base build projects from initiation to completion

• Develop and implement strategic project plans, detailed schedules, and budgets

• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams including contractors, consultants, architects, and internal stakeholders

• Oversee procurement processes, contract administration, and vendor management

• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, statutory, and regulatory standards across all project activities

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, and implement proactive corrective actions

• Monitor project performance using KPIs, dashboards, and progress reports, ensuring timely course correction

• Maintain proactive communication with clients, investors, and stakeholders, providing regular updates and addressing concerns

• Resolve critical project issues and conflicts efficiently to prevent delays and cost overruns

• Optimize resource allocation and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency

• Drive cost management, budget control, and financial accountability across all projects

• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget while maintaining high standards of quality and client satisfaction

• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including reports, contracts, approvals, and compliance records

• Promote best practices, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across all project teams

About You:

• B.E. in Civil Engineering with a master’s degree in project management (PMP certification preferred/required)
• 12 to 18 Years & above of relevant experience
• Should have completed at least 8 - 10 institutional/University/residential along with infra works projects end to end during the tenure
• Candidate working with Project Management Consultancy would be preferred
• Technical awareness of civil, electro-mechanical, 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

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 a 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.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

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