Project Manager - Client Representative

Ref 2586750 | Date: 21 Oct 2026

Michael Page

Opportunity to join a leading real estate owner-investor to lead renovation and new construction projects in French-speaking Switzerland. The position offers strong exposure to managing complex projects, steering external partners, and mastering the technical, financial, and contractual challenges of operations.

Project Manager - Client Representative (M/F)

Our client is a Swiss company active in the development, transformation, and management of real estate assets by combining construction projects with the holding of a large real estate portfolio.

It concentrates its activities in the country's main urban centers, where it designs, plans, and executes buildings while also operating a large part of the properties it develops.

Missions

As Project Manager - Client Representative, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Primarily lead real estate renovation projects from feasibility studies (SIA phase 2) to the release of guarantees.
• Also manage new construction projects from calls for tender (SIA phase 41) to the delivery of operations and the release of guarantees.
• Implement and coordinate project organization with the various stakeholders.
• Supervise and coordinate architects, engineering offices, general contractors, mandataries, and external service providers.
• Ensure the monitoring of costs, deadlines, quality, and risks throughout the projects.
• Establish and maintain the master schedules of operations.
• Manage contractual aspects with partners and suppliers.
• Analyze, challenge, and validate the technical and financial offers of external stakeholders.
• Identify and implement technical and budgetary optimizations.
• Lead project meetings and ensure regular reporting to management.
• Guarantee document management and the follow-up of decisions made during projects.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams involved in operations.
• Supervise the acceptance of works, defect management, and guarantee follow-up.
• Control the financial accounts of projects and ensure their financial closure.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes and methods.

Candidate Profile

• Degree in architecture, civil engineering, or equivalent training.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in construction project management in French-speaking Switzerland, ideally in a general/total contracting company.
• Proven experience in leading renovation and/or new construction projects.
• Excellent knowledge of construction standards and Swiss regulatory aspects.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, MS Project, and cost control software.
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously and to coordinate numerous stakeholders.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical mind, sense of organization, and a solution-oriented approach.
• Proficiency in French and a good level of English.

Conditions and Advantages

• A rare opportunity on the market.
• Rich and varied work.
• Excellent contractual conditions.

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