Non-IT Project Manager (Chicago, IL)

Our client is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Our client shapes the future of real estate for a better world by using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces, and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people, and our communities. Our client is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $18.0 billion, operations in over 80 countries, and a global workforce of more than 93,000 as of December 31, 2019.

Our Customer is seeking a Project Manager on a contract basis to help support their ongoing business needs. This role is on-site in Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple office fit-out projects while providing program management oversight.
• Supervise local Project Managers while ensuring projects meet timeline, budget, and quality expectations, along with handling reporting responsibilities.
• Coordinate and build relationships with internal client stakeholders, including: Audio/Visual teams, security departments, network infrastructure teams, and other technical disciplines as required
• Provide occasional reporting to executive leadership
• Oversee local Project Managers who drive weekly meetings
• Monitor stakeholder coordination with architects and contractors
• Provide program management across multiple projects
• Prepare and deliver weekly and monthly reports
• Ensure consistency and quality across multiple project sites
• Identify and address program-level risks and dependencies
• Maintain program documentation and reporting standards
• Support local PMs with escalated issues or complex coordination
• Align project objectives with broader organizational goals

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field.
• PMI or PMP certification preferred.
• 10+ years of experience required.
• Comprehensive project management (communication, schedule development, coordination)
• Interpretation and understanding of design drawings and technical specifications
• Program management and stakeholder reporting: Stakeholder Management
• Report directly to the Development Manager
• Strong project and program management expertise
• Excellent communication and delegation skills
• Ability to interpret architectural and technical drawings
• Strategic thinking and resource optimization
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Minimal travel should be expected

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements) Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.