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Director Project Management

Cushman & Wakefield

New Orleans, LAJob$136–160K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$136–160K/yr
Location
New Orleans, LA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Director of Programs & Projects leads a client-designated project management team, overseeing business operations, financial management, client relations, and project delivery. The role manages a team of more than 20 project managers and is accountable for design, planning, and construction requirements, budgets, schedules, reporting, and capital planning. It also includes staff development and performance management, with travel of up to 50% required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project ManagementClient StrategyCommunicationOrganizationAnalytical SkillsAccountingFinancial ReportingBudgetingSchedulingMicrosoft OfficeMS Project

Qualifications

12+ Years Related Experience5+ Years Management ExperienceBachelor's in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or Related FieldMaster's DegreeCertification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Job Title

Director Project Management

Job Description Summary

The Director of Programs & Projects (P&P), CPS team lead provides leadership to the overall project management team for a designated client including business operations, financial management, client relations, and project operations. The team lead ensures successful management of the design, planning, and construction of projects by leading individual, multi-disciplined real estate solutions for clients. This role is directly accountable for managing and accomplishing all project requirements/objectives determined for the project by the client. As team lead, this individual will lead a team of 20 plus project managers that will oversee high volume, low in scope, and mixed complexity. Project volumes range from 300 projects annually for projects below $250K to 100 projects annually for projects that reach $1M. Responsibilities include aligning with client strategies, financial targets, and service standards. Delivery assurance of team, budget, schedule, project reporting, and capital planning are all focus areas of the CPS lead. In addition to these, the CPS team lead will actively manage P&P staff, including adherence to company policy/procedures, staff development, performance management, and team motivation.

Job Description

  • Regular interface with external client to ensure successful delivery of projectmanagement services, client goals, and objectives are established and achieved, project action plans are implemented, anticipate/respond to all client needs, and generally act as a trusted advisor for comprehensive real estate work

  • Act with fiduciary responsibility to client projects, including complete financial management of project: establish and manage project budgets, maintain monthly forecasts, and cash flow analysis, prepare anticipated cost reports and any other reports as required by the client

  • Management of due diligence, programming, design, entitlements, bidding, permitting, procurement, design team selection, schedule creation/management, contractor selection, vendor selection, sustainability, and post-construction services

  • Demonstrate competence in a broad range of varied project types and operate in complex/non-routine environments

  • Contribute to business development through the identification of project or client opportunities

  • Oversee capital improvement programs with design and construction processes at multiple sites through local/account-based resources

  • Negotiate contracts with selected vendor(s) and manage performance of all contracted vendors, consultants, etc.

  • Identify and address areas of concern regarding potential liabilities and risk (fee, our reputation, errors, and omissions, etc.) with Leadership

  • Provide an appropriate level of on-site supervision to ensure proper performance criteria are being met

  • Demonstrate proficiency in the use and application of all P&P technology as required for assigned projects

  • Active management of P&P staff, including adherence to company policy/procedures, staff development, performance management, and team motivation. Convey and ensure the adoption of policies and practices to the team

  • Up to 50% travel required

Key Competencies:

  • Ability to contribute to the strategic business objectives of the client

  • Advanced project management skills with expertise in the project management business

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Highly organized with strong analytical skills

  • A proficient working knowledge of accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, scheduling, and processes as they relate to corporate real estate, design, and construction

  • Software skills: Microsoft Office applications, MS Project

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field

  • Master's degree preferred

  • Certification preferred

Important Experience:

  • Twelve or more years of related experience with 5 or more years of management experience required

AAP/EEO Statement:

C&W provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees during employment are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 136,000.00 - $160,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [email protected] . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”

How this job compares

Set against the 15,397 open Project Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$136–160K/yr
  • Louisiana median$102–201K/yr82 salary ranges
  • US median$105–175K/yr9,857 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $148K, is 4% below the Louisiana median midpoint ($154K) — in the middle half of Project Management salary ranges in Louisiana.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 164 open Project Management jobs in Louisiana and 15,397 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Louisiana
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Project Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 12,345 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,462 of the 15,397 open Project Management jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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