Project Manager

About The Role

About this opportunity

Experienced professional Project Manager, responsible for managing customer relationships, and coordinating the delivery of real estate construction projects, including new builds and refurbishments.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives
• Positively engaging with customers and developing, growing and maintaining customer relationships
• Delivering high-quality services and deliverables ensuring that services meet our Customer’s requirements.
• Administering contracts as a contract administrator, employer’s agent or project manager.
• Producing and presenting to customers
• Preparing bids for services.
• Managing service delivery for profit.
• Coach and encourage employees to help them develop their full potential.
• Identify new business development opportunities and drive business growth within the business unit company.
• Advising directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or may arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance.

As a Gleeds team member, you will have access to:

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career
• Employee Assistance Programme

About The Candidate

Who we’re looking for:

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• Sound experience managing construction projects in France - corporate real estate
• Professional experience in the construction industry. Experience in hospitality real estate is desirable.
• Good knowledge of national technical requirements applied to the construction sector
• Detailed knowledge and practices experience of project management techniques
• Clear understanding of legislation impacting on building contracts.
• Excellent communication skills - both oral and written.
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
• Excellent problem solving, negotiating, financial and numeracy skills
• Sound ICT skills, with a high proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage teams..
• Professional level of English and French
• Based in Paris with possibly some travel.

Qualifications

• Bac+2 or equivalent - Building Engineering, Architecture or similar

About The Company

A world of opportunity

Gleeds is a place to be part of something bigger. We take pride in our diverse and supportive culture that empowers you to make a difference while creating connections with brilliant people – colleagues and clients alike. Enjoy doing work that shapes our collective future, while steering your own journey in a trusting environment. Benefit from our rich heritage and global opportunities as you construct a career with purpose.

With over 75 offices across the globe, you’ll become part of a truly global team that isn’t restricted by borders. We welcome new perspectives and ideas but above all, we believe that quality relationships sit at the heart of good business. We strive to be the people that seek to understand and bring people together. Wherever we are in the world, we’re committed to the success of our people, clients and communities – giving everyone a safer and more sustainable place to live, work and thrive.

Our values underpin what we stand for and how we work:

• Professionalism with personality
• Excellence with humility
• Innovation with agility

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.

We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.

Gleeds is a Great Place to Work certified employer.