Assistant Project Manager

About the Role

The Assistant Project Manager role is responsible for leading end-to-end project delivery, from planning through execution and close-out, ensuring alignment with scope, timelines, budgets, stakeholder expectations, and statutory requirements. It serves as the primary point of contact among clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams to maintain seamless communication throughout the project lifecycle. Core duties include leading project planning activities such as scope definition, budget development, scheduling, and resource allocation to create a solid execution framework. The role also coordinates multidisciplinary teams to integrate design inputs and execution strategies, and conducts regular project review meetings during planning, execution, and close-out to resolve issues and approve deliverables on schedule. General responsibilities encompass evaluating execution plans, schedules, cost estimates, and construction methodologies for feasibility, efficiency, and compliance; monitoring progress against approved timelines, budgets, and quality benchmarks while proactively mitigating risks; and overseeing procurement, contractor onboarding, and contract administration. Additional tasks involve conducting site visits to verify work quality and alignment with approved drawings, and maintaining comprehensive project documentation such as progress reports, dashboards, and risk logs. • Serve as the main liaison among clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams. • Lead project planning activities including scope definition, budget development, scheduling, and resource allocation. • Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to align design inputs and execution strategies with overall project goals. • Conduct regular project review meetings throughout planning, execution, and close-out phases. • Evaluate execution plans, schedules, cost estimates, and construction methodologies for feasibility and compliance. • Monitor project progress against timelines, budgets, and quality standards while proactively mitigating risks. • Manage procurement processes, contractor onboarding, and contract administration. • Perform site visits to verify progress, quality, and adherence to approved drawings and specifications. • Prepare and maintain project documentation such as progress reports, dashboards, and risk logs.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸client liaison
• ▸project planning
• ▸team coordination
• ▸progress monitoring
• ▸procurement
• ▸site visits

What You Bring

Candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (a master’s in construction management is preferred) and possess at least six years of project-management experience on large-scale mixed-use, hospitality, or commercial projects within a PMC, developer, or consulting environment. A strong understanding of project planning, cost control, contract administration, construction methods, and regulatory compliance is required, along with proficiency in project-management software (MSP/Primavera) and MIS/reporting systems. Excellent leadership, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills are essential to drive teams toward timely, quality delivery. • Hold a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (master’s preferred) and at least six years of relevant project-management experience. • Demonstrate proficiency in project-management software (MSP/Primavera) and MIS/reporting systems. • Exhibit strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management abilities.

Requirements

• ▸civil engineering
• ▸msp/primavera
• ▸mis reporting
• ▸leadership
• ▸communication
• ▸6+ years

Benefits

Joining Cushman & Wakefield offers a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible, technology-driven work environment that supports work-life balance. The firm promotes career development and internal promotion across its global footprint, embraces diversity and inclusion, and provides continuous learning opportunities to enhance personal and professional capabilities. • Competitive compensation with a comprehensive employee benefits program. • Flexible, technology-enabled work environment that promotes work-life balance. • Opportunities for career development, internal promotion, and global mobility.

Work Environment

Onsite