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About the Role

The Project Manager - Corporate Real Estate, Americas will be responsible for the execution and delivery of capital projects across Howden's Americas portfolio, with a key focus on the US market. The role will manage all real estate projects independently from planning through to handover, ensuring projects are delivered safely, to the required quality, on time and within approved budgets.

Responsibilities

Independently manage capital projects from business case development, to initial briefing and planning through design, procurement, construction, handover and close-out.
Deliver office fit-outs, relocations, expansions, consolidations, restacks, refurbishments and new office openings across the Americas portfolio.
Develop clear project briefs, scopes, delivery plans, milestones and responsibilities in alignment with business requirements and approved workplace standards.
Chair or support project meetings, track actions and maintain momentum across multiple concurrent workstreams.
Coordinate operational readiness, move activities and handover to IT and local business teams.
Visit project sites as needed to review progress, quality, safety, risks and delivery against the agreed program.
Establish a regular cadence for all projects, ensuring the inclusion of all relevant Howden internal teams and ensuring proper dissemination of project information.
Be the internal Howden lead for all US projects, managing and instructing all project decisions.
Manage project budgets, schedules and financial tracking, including commitments, forecasts, cash flow, change control and variance monitoring.
Prepare concise project updates, dashboards and decision papers covering programme, cost, risk, quality and key approvals.
Escalate emerging cost, schedule, scope, safety or quality issues early, with clear recommendations and recovery actions.
Ensure projects follow corporate governance, approval, procurement, risk, health and safety, security and financial control requirements.
Support business case development, capital approval submissions, lessons learned and project close-out reporting.
Provide monthly reporting to relevant oversight committees on all project and portfolio milestones and budgets.
Coordinate project documentation, including contracts, procurement materials, schedules, approvals, change records, meeting outputs and reporting deliverables.
Support procurement processes, including preparation of RFPs, bid clarifications, tender evaluations, recommendations and vendor coordination.
Lead the consultant and contractor appointments process, ensuring scopes, deliverables, responsibilities and commercial terms are clearly documented.
Maintain accurate project records and ensure decisions, risks, actions and approvals are captured and traceable.
Support cost benchmarking, value engineering and commercial reviews to improve value while protecting quality and programme.
Manage all third-party consultants, including project managers, architects, engineers, cost managers, contractors, furniture suppliers, movers and other specialist vendors.
Coordinate multidisciplinary design and construction teams, ensuring information is issued on time and interfaces are actively managed.
Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, landlords, brokers, building management teams and local business leadership.
Partner with IT, Facilities Management, Security and local teams to ensure spaces are fully operational and ready for occupation.
Develop a preferred list of project consultants and contractors ensuring a consistent level of quality and pricing across the portfolio.
Chair all meetings with the project Stakeholders, providing meeting minutes and tracking decisions.
Attend and participate in US portfolio Steering Committee meetings to provide overview of portfolio strategy, costs and benchmarking data.
Review design information, specifications, samples and site progress to confirm alignment with the approved brief and workplace standards.
Assess quality of work on site, identify defects or non-compliance and drive timely resolution with the delivery team.
Maintain project risk and issue registers and support mitigation planning throughout the project lifecycle.
Promote safe project delivery and verify that consultants and contractors are fulfilling their health and safety responsibilities.
Support snagging, commissioning, practical completion, handover documentation and post-occupancy reviews.
Develop basic practice and office standards, in alignment with the Global Head of Projects and Workplace.

Requirements

Possess working knowledge of design and construction processes and project delivery methodologies.
Strong attention to detail and the ability to review and assess quality of work on site.
Proactive mindset, with the ability to anticipate needs, identify issues early and drive actions to resolution.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while maintaining accurate records and clear communication.
Communicate confidently with business stakeholders, consultants, contractors and suppliers.
Sound commercial judgement and a disciplined approach to budget, programme, risk and change control.
Comfortable travelling regularly to project sites across the US and, where required, the wider Americas region.
Experience in corporate real estate, project management or construction.
Experience delivering or supporting office fit-out and capital projects, preferably across multiple locations.
Experience in a professional services or corporate environment, preferably.
Experience coordinating architects, engineers, contractors and other third-party consultants.
Working knowledge of project budgets, schedules, procurement, contracts, reporting and change control.

Skills

Project Management
Corporate Real Estate
Construction
Budget Management
Schedule Management
Procurement
Contract Management
Risk Management
Change Control
Stakeholder Management
Communication

Location

US (East Coast)
Americas

Work Type

Hybrid
Fixed Term Contract

Experience Level

1-year fixed term contract

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or equivalent, in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or a related field (preferred)
Relevant project management or construction certification (desirable)

Salary/Compensations

$130,000 - $170,000

Benefits

Employee ownership
Career progression
Sustainability initiatives
Volunteering opportunities
Reasonable adjustments for accommodations

About the Company

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart.
United by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, with a strength in collaboration as a powerful international team.
Comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries.
Known for its unique culture that sets it apart.
Committed to sustainability and making a positive impact.

Equal Opportunity

We value diversity – there is no one Howden type.
We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs.