Senior Project Management Lead, WeWork
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Shared workspace community & office services
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Shared workspace community & office services
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create environments where people and companies come together and do their best work.
Role
Who you are
- 2-4 years of experience with project management principles including schedule management, resource assignment and risk reporting
- Experience handling construction budgets and reporting out on that budget
- Ability to distill an intricate situation down into a clear, measurable project delivery plan
- Knowledge of projects pertaining to real estate development and/or construction
- Excellent communication skills
- Understanding of architectural and interior design standards and drawings
- Basic MEP system knowledge and basic understanding of construction and planning regulations related to fire safety and occupancy
- Understanding the role of the Principal Designer and the CDM Regulations
- Command of project management principles, tools and management reporting
- Ability to travel to job sites (London, Dublin, Cambridge, and Manchester)
- Nice to have: Procore training
What the job involves
- The Senior Lead, Project Management owns a portfolio of projects either internal (large capital improvements & remodels) or initiated by Sales (customizing our existing portfolio for enterprise clients)
- They coordinate a cross-functional internal team and engage third party vendors to drive their projects towards successful completion
- The Senior Lead, Project Management will be required to travel as necessary to maintain a presence across all of their projects
- The territory's scope currently includes London, Dublin, Cambridge, and Manchester, and could expand in continental Europe depending on the pipeline
- The Project Manager will need to engage with a diversity of internal and external stakeholders: Landlords, Brokers, Architects, Engineers, Planning Authorities, Facilities Managers, Corporate Clients, Internal Design, Supply Chain, Cost Management, Information & Communication Technology, Sales, Operations, Legal teams
- The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable about retail fit-out, architecture, construction, and real estate industries; engage directly with clients, and be able to effectively juggle competing priorities
- Candidates must thrive at interfacing with a multiplicity of stakeholders to develop creative, cost effective solutions that meet customer requirements
- The candidate should also have strong communication and organization skills, and an ability to distill an intricate situation down into a clear, measurable project delivery plan
- Lastly, they should demonstrate that they are self-motivated, a great teammate, and have a passion for design and construction
- Manage multiple projects at a time and prioritize workload to ensure that project timelines are met
- Work with the Sales and Account teams on the development and presentation of custom proposals which includes test fits/layouts, cost estimates and project schedules
- Provides advisory services to the Sales team and the client to provide competitive solutions on customization requirements and to implement them diligently in the program
- Be the first point of escalation for end-to-end project matters
- Be responsible for coordination of resources including cross-functional teams such as Design, ICT, Security, Project Management, Cost Management, and Arts & Graphics
- Continuously maintain reporting data for their projects using our Procore platform and report weekly to a Senior Project Manager
- Collaborate with the commercial and legal teams to ensure that all commercial terms (lease agreements and member agreements) are in the company’s best interests
- Effectively identify, raise and resolve project risks and issues using standard company processes and systems
- Control the compliance of the end-to-end project with WeWork standards and best practices
- Scope out responsibilities for external stakeholders, proactively communicate and disperse information
- Maintain a primary financial oversight on the project, with the help of the cost management team or an external quantity surveyor
- Collect all final project documentation in accordance with company standards
- Identify and assist with day 2 issues if their requirements extend
- Implement standard operating procedures for project management across the Development organization
- Ensure compliance with all standard processes and company policies
Salary benchmarks
Our take
WeWork is a commercial real estate company that pioneered the shared workspace market, providing spaces for anyone from freelancers to Fortune 500s. Traditional leases typically require businesses to commit to an office for 5-10 years, whilst WeWork allows its members to scale up from a single hot desk to a private office or custom-built suite, depending on their needs.
WeWork has hundreds of locations across the globe, with hundreds of thousands of members. While its initial rapid growth and dominance in key global hubs was impressive, it has since had to scale back and strategically re-align itself in an unstable economic climate.
There is certainly still potential for WeWork to see renewed growth and success, especially as remote and hybrid working continues to be popular. That said, observers will have to wait to see the eventual affect of its restructuring - and only time will tell what the company's future looks like.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 15 rounds)
Jan 2019
$1bn
SERIES H
Nov 2018
$3bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $12.4bn
Company benefits
- Health and dental insurance
- Free breakfast everyday
- Flexible working hours
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Chelsea, New York, NY
Leadership
David Tolley
(CEO)Also Co-Chief Restructuring Officer and CFO at Intelsat. Previously worked at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners as a Senior Advisor.
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