2025 Graduate Scheme - Project Manager

Project Manager Graduate Scheme

In joining CBRE’s Next Generation Cohort, you will be shaping the future of Real Estate. You will have excellent training and mentoring from industry experts and specialists, who will share invaluable knowledge and experience with you. You will be a part of a wider cohort of like-minded young professionals who you will develop with in your career. We give you the opportunity to work on world class projects, with an unmatched portfolio of clients, so that you gain the knowledge, skills and ability to become the future leaders and our Next Generation of CBRE.

What is the opportunity?

The 24 month programme is for graduates wanting to specialise as Project Managers. We will support you in gaining the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) via the Project Management pathway through the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

You'll work within our Project & Cost Management department and have opportunities to undertake three 8 month rotations across our Occupier, Investor & Developer and Industrial & Logistics project management teams to gain a variety of experience across different projects and varying sectors.

What will you be doing?

• Planning and scheduling projects.
• Managing project budgets and expenses.
• Procuring and managing project materials.
• Negotiating and managing contracts.
• Coordinating and communicating with project team members.
• Identifying and mitigating project risks.
• Ensuring adherence to quality standards.
• Documenting project progress and changes.
• Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships.
• Ensuring health and safety compliance.

What you will need to succeed

• Cognate students will need a RICS accredited degree or a RICS accredited masters conversion course (achieved or on track for a 2:1 minimum) preferably in Building Surveying, Construction Management or Project Management
• Non-Cognate students from any degree discipline are welcome to apply (achieved or on track for a 2:1 minimum)
• A forward-thinking and enthusiastic individual with a passion for real estate & the built-environment
• Self-motivated with a talent for verbal and written communication
• A good team player and strong work ethic
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good MS Office skills including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.
• To maximise learning, we ask all of our next generation cohort to be in the office on each of their working days
• You may from time to time be required to work additional hours as are necessary

The Application Process

• Online job-focused testing
• Phone screening
• Assessment Centre (held in December or January)
• Interview

Working at CBRE

When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training, and leaders in the industry.

Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do—from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.

At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills.

About CBRE

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). The company has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves a diverse range of clients with an integrated suite of services, including facilities, transaction, and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.

Disclaimer

Please be aware, from 1st January 2025, CBRE is planning to combine its Project Management business with Turner & Townsend, and it will be a single business entity operating globally.