Program 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.

We are seeking a Program 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 to ensure projects meet timeline, budget, and quality expectations.
• Prepare and deliver weekly and monthly reports.
• Interpret and understand design drawings and technical specifications.
• 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 conducting weekly meetings.
• Monitor stakeholder coordination with architects and contractors.
• Ensure consistency and quality across multiple project sites.
• Identify and address program-level risks and dependencies.
• Maintain program documentation and reporting standards.
• Support local Project Managers with escalated issues or complex coordination.
• Align project objectives with broader organizational goals.

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong project and program management expertise.
• Excellent communication and delegation skills.
• Ability to interpret architectural and technical drawings.
• Strategic thinking and resource optimization skills.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Ability to travel (minimal)

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.