Program Manager
Publication date:
08 March 2025Workload:
100%Contract type:
Unlimited employment- Place of work:Basel
As a CBRE Program Manager, you will manage a team responsible for facilitating small to medium cross-functional projects and programs.
This job is part of the Program Management function. They are responsible for the creation and delivery of strategic programs representing major company initiatives.What You’ll Do:
- Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
- Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
- Oversee cross-functional projects or programs from end to end using a formal process.
- Ensure that all functions remain on schedule and any issues get escalated and resolved so that the program gets completed on time.
- Manage internal and external relationships in support of programs.
- Work with core teams to develop solutions and guide project teams throughout delivery.
- Create and distribute routine PMO reports, which include status reports and updated Gantt charts.
- Conduct financial or business evaluations.
- Establish, cultivate, and maintain effective client relationships.
- Comprehend, evaluate, and interpret business documents.
- Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.
- Coach others and share in-depth knowledge of own job discipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.
- Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement.
- Impact a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within own team and other related teams
- Work within broad guidelines and policies.
- Explain difficult or sensitive information.
- Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered. PgMP or PMP certifications preferred.
- Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
- Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.
- Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
- Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.
- Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.