Business Transition & Move Management Services Project Manager - Bay Area Job ID 220171 Posted 29-May-2025 Service line PJM Segment Role type Full-time Areas of Interest Project Management Location(s) San Francisco - California - United States of America, San Jose - California - United States of America **About the Role:** The primary responsibilities of this position consist of planning and managing business transition and relocation projects for corporate/lab/life sciences clientele. This is a lead management position responsible for the overall direction of activities associated with a corporate/lab/life sciences relocation project. This position requires a hybrid work schedule and to be onsite in either San Francisco or San Jose, CA. While possessing strong written and oral communication skills, this individual must also have the ability to effectively and professionally work with people of various disciplines and levels within a corporate environment, including: real estate, facility management and IT teams, C-level executives, department heads, administrative assistants, and end-users; as well as the project team, including: construction managers, architects, engineers, building managers and physical movers. **What You’ll Do:** + Develop overall relocation strategy including a detailed move plan for each department impacted by the relocation in order to minimize or eliminate any and all disruptions to client’s business operations + Develop roles and responsibilities for client’s internal team members and external vendors including managing resource requirements + Oversee and lead relocation team + Coordinate and chair move team meetings + Developing a scope of work for each subcontracted service associated with the relocation - equipment vendors, engineering, construction, MEP services, security, technology and physical mover/rigger + Identify health and safety plans associated with the move activities including working with regulatory bodies to ensure safety, environmental and design are adhered to + Coordinating the MEP connections + Develop communications plan to keep client leadership, move team and end-users informed of move plans and activities leading up to and including the physical relocation + Develop and train a network of departmental move coordinators to service as “conduit" between Move Team and end-users + Develop overall relocation budget and cost tracking in excess of $30 million + Develop relocation schedule including detailed break-down of major tasks and resources required + Develop scopes of work for each subcontracted service associated with the relocation - i.e. physical move vendor, IT support vendor, move supplies etc. + Work with client’s procurement and legal departments to develop and issue Requests for Proposal for all move-related vendors + Develop move database using Microsoft Excel to track and disseminate end-user move information + Use move database to develop pre-printed move labels, signage and drawings + Create and provide reporting on internal and external service level agreements and KPI’s + Develop detailed move logistics plan for all move phases + Audit move process for best practices, lessons learned and process improvement + Coordinate post move activities and lessons learned + Travel, weekend and after-hours work will be required for this role **What You’ll Need:** + A bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) from a four-year college or university and a minimum of four to ten years of related experience in move management, facility management, interior design, architecture, engineering, or other related field. + Candidate must have previous experience with Lab / Life Science projects. + Experience in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Project with strong emphasis on managing, editing and manipulating large Excel files and complex Word documents. + Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future. **Preffered Experience:** + Ability to quickly gather and understand detailed information about the client company, their industry and business operations + Excellent communication and interpersonal skills + Strong verbal and written communication skills + Must have the ability deal with people in all levels of the organization (admins to CEO) + Must be able to present to large groups of people (50 - 500) + Must be able to provide calm reassurance to client and help them through very stressful phases of projects + Solid understanding of current business technologies (telecom, IT) + Willingness to work weekends and possibly some holidays + Microsoft Publisher and AutoCAD preferred, but not required. Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is 125,000 annually and the maximum salary for this position is 140,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on Turner & Townsend’s applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance. **Equal Employment Opportunity:** CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law. **Candidate Accommodations:** CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada). CBRE, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (Women/Minorities/Persons with Disabilities/US Veterans)