Job Description
Project Manager Warehouse
Company:
Project Manager - Warehouse Fit-Out & Industrial Projects
The ideal candidate will serve as the primary client interface and work closely with architects, consultants, contractors, vendors, and global stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the
Single Point of Contact (SPOC)
for the client throughout the project lifecycle. - Lead planning, execution, monitoring, and handover of warehouse fit-out and logistics infrastructure projects.
- Coordinate architectural, civil, structural, MEP, and racking drawings among all stakeholders.
- Work closely with architects, consultants, contractors, and vendors to ensure accurate design implementation and timely resolution of site issues.
- Manage warehouse fit-out activities, including office spaces within warehouses, staging areas, operational zones, and associated infrastructure.
- Oversee MEP installations, including HVAC, electrical systems, fire protection systems, plumbing, low-voltage systems, and warehouse utility infrastructure.
- Coordinate installation and integration of warehouse racking systems while ensuring compliance with operational and safety requirements.
- Monitor project schedules, costs, risks, quality standards, and contractor performance.
- Conduct regular site inspections, progress reviews, and stakeholder meetings.
- Develop and maintain project dashboards, progress reports, executive summaries, risk registers, and KPI trackers.
- Present project updates to local and international client stakeholders.
- Manage contractor, consultant, vendor, and client relationships to ensure project milestones are achieved.
- Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and drive issue resolution.
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, quality, and Cushman & Wakefield project delivery standards.
- Support commissioning, testing, snag closure, and project handover activities.
Mandatory Requirements
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Proven experience serving as the primary client-facing representative on projects.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple stakeholders, including client teams, consultants, contractors, vendors, and internal project teams.
- Strong stakeholder management and coordination skills in a fast-paced project environment.
Design & Drawing Coordination
- Proficient in architectural and engineering drawing coordination.
- Ability to identify design conflicts and facilitate resolutions with consultants and contractors.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary drawings and site execution activities.
Warehouse & Logistics Project Experience
- Experience delivering warehouse, fulfillment center, logistics, industrial, or e-commerce infrastructure projects.
- Understanding of warehouse operational requirements and project execution challenges.
- Exposure to brownfield and greenfield warehouse fit-out projects preferred.
MEP & Racking Knowledge
- Strong understanding of MEP systems relevant to warehouse environments.
- Experience coordinating warehouse racking installations and associated infrastructure.
- Ability to manage interfaces between racking vendors, MEP contractors, and civil teams.
Communication Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (
Non-Negotiable
). - Experience engaging with overseas stakeholders and global client teams.
- Strong presentation, meeting management, and reporting capabilities.
Reporting & Project Controls
- Proficient in creating project dashboards, reports, MIS, and executive presentations.
- Strong command of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience using Power BI, MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent project management and reporting tools is preferred.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field.
- 8-15 years of experience in Project Management, Construction Management, or Project Delivery.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in warehouse, logistics, industrial, fulfillment center, or e-commerce infrastructure projects.
- Experience working in a PMC/PDS environment is highly preferred.
Key Competencies
- Warehouse Project Management
- Industrial & Logistics Facility Delivery
- Client Relationship Management
- Drawing Coordination
- MEP Project Management
- Racking System Coordination
- Cost & Schedule Management
- Risk Management
- Contractor & Vendor Management
- Executive Reporting & Dashboarding
- Leadership & Team Coordination
- Problem Solving & Decision Making
Preferred Candidate Profile
- Experience delivering projects for leading e-commerce, logistics, warehousing, retail distribution, or supply chain clients.
- Exposure to fulfillment centers, sort centers, dark stores, distribution centers, or large-scale warehouse facilities.
- Strong client management skills with the ability to independently drive project delivery and stakeholder engagement.
- Comfortable working with global teams and international reporting structures.
