CBRE - Senior Director (Head of New Build Projects)

CBRE - Senior Director (Head of New Build Projects)

Senior Director (Head of New Build Project Management)

INTRODUCTION

CBRE advise more clients than any other commercial property adviser, combining the market-making of management consultants with the accountability of professional advisors. They work with occupiers, investors and developers of office, industrial and logistic, residential, retail and hotel property. CBRE provide strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing, tenant representation, corporate services, facilities, property and project management, appraisal and valuation, development services, investment management, energy and sustainability services, and research and consulting.

EUROPEAN, MIDDLE EASTERN AND AFRICAN PRESENCE IN NUMBERS

• Over 20,000 employees • 140 offices in 43 countries across the region • Total transaction value $90.6 billion • 1.3 billion sq. ft. property and corporate facilities under management

• Loan Originations $4.8 billion • Loan Servicing $26.8 billion

• Investments Under Management $45.0 billion • Valuation and Advisory Assignments 71,850 • Project Management Contract Value $5.4 billion

CBRE has approximately 10,000 people based in the UK in key cities including Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Southampton.

CORE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

With a track record in delivering a number of new build projects, with existing demand incre standalone offering. CBRE is now looking to appoint a Senior Director to lead the intended e Successful completions and ongoing commissions include schemes with American Express, and St Martins Property Corporation. MRG has partnered with CBRE for search and selecti interested parties will take place throughout November. Formal interviews with CBRE with t December. The Building Consultancy team has a headcount of just over 60 spread across Surveying, D Executive Director, Jason Kerr who the incumbent will work alongside.

sing and recent refocusing of the Building Consultancy team, they are now developing a pansion and growth of New Build Project Management function. Alloy MTD Ltd, Royal College of Pathology, SSLP ltd, Royal London Asset Management n of this strategically important Senior Director role. Initial candidate meeting with MRG for e Head of Offices and Head of Core Project Management will take place in early

velopment, Project and Cost Management. The Core Project Management team is led by

CASE STUDIES

CBRE Project & Cost Consultancy

ONE CROWN PLACE, LONDON Alloy MTD Ltd 247 private residential units, 150,000 sq. ft. office 32-bed hotel and retail Provide a substantial mixed-use development at the City of London doorstep. The site is located within the London Borough of Hackney and adjoins the boundary of the City of London and London Borough of Islington. The scheme includes 247 private residential units, 150,000 sq ft office floorspace, a 32-bed hotel and retail floorspace on ground floor level around the perimeter of the site.

6-8 ALIE STREET, LONDON Royal College of Pathologists 35,000 sq. ft. CBRE is currently acting as Development and Project Manager for this new high profile headquarters building in Tower Hamlets providing 35,000 sq. ft. of space arranged over 8 floors, providing fully catered conference facilities and office accommodation.

AMERICAN EXPRESS, BRIGHTON AMERICAN EXPRESS 400,000 sq. ft. American Express – New Operating Centre, Brighton.

CBRE Project & Cost Consultancy

9-15 SACKVILLE STREET, LONDON SSLP LIMITED 40,000 sq. ft.

The Projects Group acted as Development and Project Managers on this new, very high quality speculative mixed-use development in Mayfair.

1-8 CAPITOL WAY, LONDON RLAM 43,600 sq. ft. Redevelopment of an existing warehouse site on the corner of Capitol Way and Stag Lane. The planning application proposes the demolition of the existing buildings on site to deliver 414 residential units across the market and affordable tenures, alongside 4,051 m2 of new, high-quality, flexible employment space.

CASTLEWOOD HOUSE, LONDON RLAM 228,000 sq. ft.

A mixed use development on a complex site which includes a number of existing buildings, some of which sit within a conservation area. Proposals look to retain and extend those buildings within the conservation area, and convert them to much needed affordable housing. The other half of the site looks to replace a 1950s office at the end of its life with a new Grade A office offer, with retail wrapping around at ground floor animating street level.

JOB ROLE

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Position: Senior Director – Head of New Build Project Management Reports to: Jason Kerr

of new business and maintaining and growing existing relationships, coupled with the provision of skilled, senior Project Management delivery support. Key Objectives: • Develop a profile and become a trusted advisor within the CBRE internal marketplace. • Develop and maintain a profile in external markets, promoting Project & Cost Management services and the general CBRE business. • Provide skilled, senior level Project Management delivery service to clients on major new build development projects of varying scales for investors, developers and occupiers. • Manage internal and external project teams in the successful delivery of all projects. • Manage and direct CBRE project resources to suit project requirements.

Location: St Martin’s Court, Paternoster Row, London Background:

CBRE’s Building Consultancy team has recently implemented a restructure to align with a core strategy to deliver revenue and margin growth over the next 7 years. The strategy focusses on core Sector specialisms of Commercial Offices, Industrial & Logistics, Retail & Leisure, Hotels and Residential. To align with this, the Project & Cost Management team has refined its structure with the creation of a Core project management team, comprising three workstreams: • Occupier fit out and relocation • Investor Refurbishment & repositioning • New Build Development The first two workstreams are currently solidly resourced to take the teams to their next level of evolution. The New Build team including a Construction Delivery team has a solid delivery resource available. However, to realise the potential revenue and margin growth and drive a specialist new build focus, leading to a robust stream of new business, it has been identified that a key hire is required to lead the team at Senior Director level. The new position will provide the team with overarching leadership and management, internal and external market facing focus for the development

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JOB ROLE (Continued)

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• Provide interface point with internal transactional/ development teams to identify and deliver project opportunities. • Provide efficient and timely support to other CBRE service lines where required to assist in securing instruction, regardless of direct/ immediate benefit to Project & Cost Management team. • Identify and deliver opportunities to cross-sell other CBRE service lines. • Identify fee earning opportunity within both internal CBRE marketplace and external marketplace. • Routinely update knowledge in the immediate business sphere of project delivery and continually build knowledge of the general CBRE business to identify new business or improve service. • Directly contribute to the overall annual fee target of Projects & Cost Management team and specifically, the New Build Offices team. • Review and understand the current New Build Project Management team business plan and input into and contribute to the development of the business and team. • Lead, contribute to and assist in the management of the new business pipeline. • Lead the management of resource within the New Build Project Management team. • Manage direct P&L for the team including upkeep of render and forecast, work in progress, invoicing, debt management and disbursements. • Provide leadership, management direction, appraisal process, motivation, guidance and mentoring of more junior members of the New Build Project Management team.

• Work closely with other Project & Cost Management team leaders to identify new business opportunities and manage resource efficiently and effectively within the teams. Person Profile Experience • 15 years + demonstrable post qualification track record in project managing major capital projects, new build developments and refurbishment schemes. • Experience of operating within a multi-disciplined Real Estate business. • A recognised specialist amongst the Developer community in Central London. • Demonstrable experience of leading and managing a team of 10. • Able to form strong and productive relationships at all levels with the internal business units and with external clients. • Strong motivation skills – experienced in negotiating and influencing at all levels with internal and external stakeholders and external vendors. • A strong mix of technical, strategic, people and business skills that should include project management and delivery. • Experience of leading internal and external delivery teams and managing multiple third-party service providers. • Demonstrable track record of developing business opportunities both within a Real Estate Consultancy environment and with direct external client targeting.

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• Experience of providing positive leadership, management, motivation and guidance to team members. Personal Attributes • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills coupled with very strong people management and leadership skills. • A natural leader who demonstrates authority and credibility at all levels. • Ability to build strong working relationships across all levels throughout an organisation. • Leads by example, and is able to motivate others through action as well as words. • Assertive, persuasive and self-motivated. • Demonstrates inclusiveness and team building skills.

• Flexible and adaptable to cope with the pressures of a fast change business. • Can balance pragmatism with innovation. • Recognised internally and increasingly externally as a commercially-focussed specialist. • Is a skilled communicator and presenter and continually develops ability. • Manages work excellently, focussing on appropriate resources to meet client and business objectives. • Ensures team resources are identified and used to best effect, focusing team effort on common goals and encouraging regular communication to minimise conflict and maximise results of collective effort.

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CONTACT DETAILS

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MRG are managing this search on behalf of CBRE, to apply or for any further information, please contact Miles Smith or Matthew Evans at

The Management Recruitment Group; [email protected]

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