Jobs at Cushman & Wakefield

Leads complex corporate real estate transactions and strategic portfolio initiatives for major client accounts. Responsibilities include transaction strategy, negotiations, dispositions, renewals, legal documentation oversight, financial and market analysis, client reporting, process improvement, and portfolio optimization. Manages internal teams, brokers, consultants, and direct reports while developing occupancy and cost-saving strategies, overseeing reporting accuracy, and ensuring high-quality client delivery.

Lead a global portfolio of capital construction projects, overseeing CAPEX planning, budgets, schedules, governance, reporting, technology implementations, process optimization, procurement, and compliance. Advise executive clients, standardize project controls and KPI frameworks, drive digital transformation using construction technology platforms, and manage and mentor regional program and project teams. Support business development and improve portfolio predictability, efficiency, and operational excellence.

Lead day-to-day transaction management for large, multi-asset client portfolios: drive strategic planning, negotiate complex leases, manage brokers and legal review, produce financial and market analysis, oversee reporting and process improvements, and lead a team to deliver portfolio optimization and measurable client outcomes.

Leads strategic organizational and engineering/construction initiatives across cross-functional teams. Manages project schedules, budgets, timelines, reports, design reviews, contracts, consultants, construction teams, requisitions, change orders, and invoices. Supports client presentations, organizational change, regulatory compliance, and facility management coordination. Supervises, develops, and evaluates project managers, space planners, and CAD operators while advising senior account and facility leaders.

Lead and operationalize a global Workplace Experience program, managing Experience Leaders and partnering with Facilities, Janitorial, Design, and Strategy teams. Develop standards, training, VOC analytics, and initiatives to improve employee experience and KPIs while providing high-touch support to executives and driving continuous improvement.

The Automation Engineer supports maintenance and operations by troubleshooting, modifying, commissioning, and maintaining material-handling automation systems. Responsibilities include PLC, HMI, VFD, SCADA, industrial network, conveyor, sortation, and electrical control support; resolving escalated equipment issues; monitoring performance metrics; coordinating vendors and technology installations; supporting capital projects; assessing reliability; and communicating technical impacts and project timelines. The role also provides technical guidance to technicians and promotes a safe working environment.

The Business Analyst supports multifamily client services through underwriting, financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, market research, and competitive analysis. The role partners with business development, regional operations, and executive leadership to support pursuits, identify performance improvements, improve data quality, and implement reporting automation. Success involves delivering accurate insights, influencing business decisions, improving reporting efficiency, and developing scalable analytical tools.

Manages client-site construction and tenant improvement projects from design through construction. Develops budgets, timelines, agendas, reports, and drawing reviews; coordinates clients, facility teams, consultants, contractors, and construction teams; reviews requisitions, invoices, and change orders; monitors costs, quality, compliance, and progress; obtains approvals and supervises project management personnel.

Lead multi‑market operations, execute regional strategy, drive business development, and ensure consistent project delivery and risk management. Oversee sub‑regional financial performance, forecasting, and resource utilization. Mentor market leaders and partner with HR to develop talent and maintain client satisfaction.

Manage and coordinate construction and facilities projects: develop budgets and schedules, prepare reports and drawing reviews, select and oversee consultants and contractors, review invoices and change orders, ensure regulatory compliance, supervise staff, and liaise with clients and property management.

Support capital markets transactions by building and auditing Excel valuation models (DCF, pro forma), abstracting lease data, conducting market research, synthesizing findings into concise summaries, coordinating due diligence, and supporting senior team members. Leverage AI tools, document processes, and meet project deadlines in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

Develop and implement energy, water, and GHG reduction strategies for commercial and industrial buildings. Perform ASHRAE Level I/II audits, retro-commissioning, cost estimates, data analysis, energy modeling, and prepare technical reports and client presentations. Support business development and incentive applications, coordinate with clients and interdisciplinary teams, and manage multiple projects.

Provide analytical and reporting support to account and project teams: gather and validate financial data, perform quantitative analyses, maintain financial databases, troubleshoot invoicing and purchase orders, create Power BI and Smartsheet dashboards, produce ad-hoc reports, audit project budgets and closeouts, recommend process improvements, and communicate findings to clients and stakeholders.

Leads complex, enterprise-scale data engineering initiatives using Databricks and Azure. Designs and implements scalable lakehouse architectures, high-performance pipelines, and platform capabilities while establishing engineering standards for reliability, security, observability, and cost efficiency. Mentors engineers, leads through influence, embeds across teams to accelerate delivery, manages technical risks, and advises stakeholders on data strategies and architectural trade-offs. Collaborates with Architecture, Platform, AI, Analytics, Security, and Governance teams.

Owns and manages the facility capital maintenance plan covering mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, elevator, and life-safety systems. Provides technical oversight of preventive maintenance, capital improvements, compliance, budgets, forecasting, and equipment data in the VFA system. Supports facility managers and technicians, reviews infrastructure upgrades, monitors critical conditions, coordinates with building and project teams, and develops training for VFA and related technologies.

Serve as a strategic finance business partner for regional operations, leading budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, variance analysis, contract compliance, and financial reporting. Provide actionable analytics, support decision-making, identify risks and growth opportunities, improve processes and controls, and collaborate with operations, client services, legal, and corporate finance. Occasional travel to customer sites.

Develops business intelligence, reporting, data pipelines, dashboards, and geospatial solutions for complex real estate portfolios. Transforms and integrates data from multiple sources, builds scalable analytics products, automates reporting processes, and supports portfolio planning, occupancy strategy, workplace initiatives, and operational decision-making. Partners with stakeholders and clients to translate business needs into technical solutions, communicate insights, train users, and improve analytics adoption. The role also supports geospatial capabilities and leverages emerging AI-enabled tools.

Lead enterprise continuous improvement for soft services (janitorial, day porter, office/mailroom, grounds). Analyze KPIs and labor utilization, build financial models, charter margin recovery projects, deploy AI-enabled tools and automation, standardize playbooks, and partner cross-functionally to deliver measurable P&L impact and sustain performance gains across accounts.

Lead enterprise-level margin recovery and performance optimization for hard services maintenance and engineering accounts. Analyze KPIs, labor utilization, and P&L to identify root causes, build financial business cases, charter improvement projects, drive labor optimization and AI/automation adoption, and standardize best practices across accounts. Partner with Finance, HR, Business Development, and TechOps to sustain and scale results.

Own post-onboarding lifecycle for ~100 service vendors: manage contracts, ensure compliance (insurance, COIs, licenses), monitor performance against SLAs, coordinate payments and audits, drive corrective actions and cost controls, and liaise with operations, finance, and onboarding teams to mitigate risk and improve vendor quality.