Sr. Program Manager - Principal

Sr. Program Manager - Principal

Job ID

286686

Posted

16-Jul-2026

Service line

GWS Segment

Role type

Full-time

Areas of Interest

Project Management

Location(s)

Austin - Texas - United States of America

About the Role:

As a CBRE Program Mgmt Sr Principal, you will oversee the strategic direction and execution of complex programs within an assigned market or client account to achieve the company's strategic business objectives.

This job is part of the Program Management function. They are responsible for the creation and delivery of strategic programs representing major company initiatives.

What You'll Do:

Work with key stakeholders to create timelines, goals, and deliverables of the project. Develop recommendations and implement organizational processes and procedures.

Review business requirements and other documentation from multiple sources to identify and resolve cross-initiative dependencies and ensure consistency of approach.

Guide small to medium cross-functional projects and programs end-to-end using a formal process.

Facilitate the development of a charter and integrated timeline. Ensure all functions remain on schedule and issues get resolved or escalated.

Facilitate regular meetings to review project status for active and pending projects.

Collaborate with the core team to develop solutions and manage the project team through implementation and completion.

Present routine reports, including status reports and updated Gant charts.

Apply in-depth knowledge of standard principles and techniques/procedures to accomplish complex assignments and provide innovative solutions.

Coach others and share in-depth knowledge of own job discipline and broad knowledge of several job disciplines within the function.

Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement.

Impact a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within own team and other related teams

Work within broad guidelines and policies.

Explain difficult or sensitive information.

Applies mastery level expertise and breadth of knowledge of the job function and the industry; external thought leadership impacts industry developments and/or trends

Requires broad and comprehensive expertise in leading-edge theories, techniques and/or technologies within own function and industry; external thought leadership impacts industry developments and/or trends

Able to anticipate business and industry issues and recommend new and innovative approaches to respond

Identifies and resolves situations of substantial significance in field of expertise or knowledge

Applies ingenuity and creativity to problem analysis and resolution in complicated and/or novel situations

Uses independent judgement to determine methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for measuring success

What You'll Need:

Bachelor's Degree preferred with 15+ years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.

Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.

Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions.

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.

Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Sophisticated math skills. Ability to calculate mildly complex figures such as percentages, fractions, and other financial-related calculations.

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).

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