Program Manager - BMS

This role can be performed romotely from a European Country*

Responsible for providing Program Management to technical Energy & Sustainability projects for a leading e-commerce client. This role is responsible for providing procedural as well as technical guidance to General Contractors executing BMS projects across 8 European Countries. The role requires establishing partnerships across client Construction Managers, General Contractors and BMS vendor partners across these countries to maintain and grow this business.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Organizing, attending and leading stakeholder meetings.
Work with client stakeholder groups across North America & Europe to provide weekly reporting.
Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.
Ensuring project deadlines are met and supporting the CBRE project managers succeed with their projects.
Providing procedural as well as technical guidance to General Contractors executing BMS projects across 8 European Countries. The support may require both remote as well as on-site visits to these projects, including European travel.
Provide a structured governing project management body
Provide a centralized management structure for all project management functions
Provide project portfolio reporting capabilities
Outline a well-defined project management process or methodology
Mentor and train team members to support team development
Developing project strategies.
Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
Assess project risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.
Ensure stakeholder views are managed towards the best solution
Oversee implementation and ongoing program management across several countries
Serve as liaison between on-site technical teams, account leadership, and client contacts.
Support Client's wider sustainability and corporate social responsibility objectives
Create a win-win situation to solve client problems while growing the CBRE business.
Responsible for the change management process, both at a project and programme level.
Ensure SLAs compliance, especially for key KPIs such as programme schedule and finance.
Manage internal financial reporting.
Achieving/exceeding financial goals.
Responsible for escalation management, both internal and client facing.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

Degree ideally in Project Management
Experience of building services and control systems is required
Energy efficiency auditing experience preferred
Available to travel across Europe as needed to support the program. Average 10-15% travel expectation but may increase from time to time
Understanding of mechanical, HVAC and electrical building systems, building automation systems, intelligent building systems is preferred.
Experience in Niagara based control systems is preferred
Problem solving ability in implementation of energy auditing, energy conservation projects, recommissioning and M&V is preferred
Programme management and budget management skills
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project