Construction Executive Job Location:Waltham, MA Estimated Cash Compensation: Unspecified
Job Description:
At CB Richard Ellis, the world leader in commercial real estate services, we've established the global standard of providing clients with the most comprehensive service offerings and highest level of client service. And we've built that reputation with people like you. For a century now, CB Richard Ellis has sought out the best talent to sustain and grow the organization. Today, we're looking for people with great ideas and fresh perspectives to establish a foundation of excellence for the next 100 years. If that sounds appealing to you, put yourself at the top of our list.
Description:
Manages all phases of project management including design, construction, occupancy, quality control, staffing, and budget management.
Interface with clients to define project requirements. Establish project work plan and deadlines. Create persuasive presentations that meet the project's objectives.
Track progress of projects against goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets, and generate reports on status. Monitor expenses to ensure they fall within the prescribed budget.
Manage all facets of project design, construction, and occupancy.
Manage project team by providing direction and leadership.
Work closely with other functional areas of the organization, project contractors, internal team members, external collaborators, customers and suppliers.
Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Manage a work unit and/or group. Responsible for identifying training needs, tracking performance, coaching, and motivating direct reports. Responsible for hiring, terminating, compensation, and performance evaluation.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university and a minimum of four to six years of related experience and/or training.
Communication Skills:
Ability to comprehend, analyze and interpret complex business documents. Ability to write reports, manuals, speeches and articles using distinctive style. Ability to effectively respond to sensitive issues, complex inquiries or complaints from clients, co-workers, supervisor, and/or management. Ability to make effective presentations on general topics to an internal department, large group of employees, clients, and/or management. Ability to motivate employees and client groups to take desired action.
Financial Knowledge:
Requires in-depth knowledge of financial terms and principles and ability to forecast and prepare budgets and conduct complex financial/business analysis including the preparation of reports.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of options in varying situations. Requires advanced analytical and quantitative skills.
Other Skills and/or Abilities:
Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite. Ability to read and understand architectural drawings. Proficiency in MS Project is helpful. Knowledge of leases, contracts, and construction practices preferred.
Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience
About The Employer:
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), an S&P; 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm (in terms of 2006 revenue). With over 24,000 employees, the Company serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 300 offices worldwide (excluding affiliate and partner offices). CB Richard Ellis offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. In 2007, Business Week named CB Richard Ellis one of the 50 "best in class" companies across all industries.
Global Corporate Services group delivers customized, innovative workplace solutions worldwide. Strategically positioned to answer our corporate, healthcare, government and institutional clients' real estate needs, this group combines unrivaled expertise in transaction services, facilities and project management and consulting with industry-specific expertise and global service delivery to provide clients with long-term, quality account management.
CBRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
