Assistant Program Manager - BMS

Assistant Program Manager - BMS

Job ID 244831

Posted 27-Oct-2025

Service line GWS Segment

Role type Full-time

Areas of Interest Engineering/Maintenance, Project Management

Location(s) Bristol - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Cambridge - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Edinburgh - Scotland - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ipswich - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Leeds - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Liverpool - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, London - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Manchester - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Newcastle upon Tyne - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Oxford - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Southampton - England - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Job Summary:
Responsible for assisting in the Program Management of technical Energy & Sustainability projects for a leading e-commerce client. This role involves providing procedural and technical guidance to General Contractors executing BMS projects across 8 European countries. The Assistant Program Manager will establish partnerships with client Construction Managers, General Contractors, and BMS vendor partners to maintain and grow this business.

Job Description
The role of the Assistant Program Manager includes:

• Organizing, attending, and leading stakeholder meetings.
• Working with client stakeholder groups across North America, Europe and Asia to provide weekly reporting.
• Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.
• Providing procedural and technical guidance to General Contractors executing BMS projects across 8 European countries, which may require both remote and on-site visits, including European travel.
• Supporting a structured governing project management body.
• Assisting in providing a centralized management structure for all project management functions.
• Contributing to project portfolio reporting capabilities.
• Helping outline a well-defined project management process or methodology.
• Mentoring and training team members to support team development.
• Developing project strategies.
• Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and maintaining appropriate documentation for each project.
• Assessing project risks and issues and providing solutions where applicable.
• Managing stakeholder views towards the best solution.
• Overseeing implementation and ongoing program management across several countries.
• Serving as a liaison between on-site technical teams, account leadership, and client contacts.
• Supporting the client's wider sustainability and corporate social responsibility objectives.
• Creating win-win situations to solve client problems while growing the CBRE business.
• Assisting in the change management process at both project and program levels.
• Ensuring SLA compliance, especially for key KPIs such as program schedule and finance.
• Managing internal financial reporting.
• Achieving/exceeding financial goals.
• Handling escalation management, both internal and client-facing.

What We Offer

• Career opportunities in a multinational company.
• Competitive benefits package.
• European business travel.
• Positive and constructive feedback to improve knowledge and ability to deliver.
• A learning environment where you are encouraged to share knowledge.
• Constant challenges to improve team effectiveness and enhance our service offering.
• Empowerment to act upon your opinions and shape the way we work.

Qualifications:

• Excellent first degree, ideally in Project Management

Experience:

• Experience in Project/Program Management
• Energy efficiency auditing experience preferred
• Demonstrable management skills, with the ability to manage multiple technical projects/programs and clients
• Ability to manage budgets
• Available to travel across Europe as needed to support the program. Average 15-25% travel expectation but may increase from time to time.
• Understanding of mechanical, HVAC and electrical building systems, building automation systems, intelligent building systems is useful.
• Programme management and budget management skills
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project