Zürich
PROJECT MANAGER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (m/f/d)
- 14 October 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- CHF 135 000 - 140 000 /year
- German (Fluent)
- 8001 Zürich
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PROJECT MANAGER REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (m/f/d)
Salary - CHF135,000 - 140,000Role:
On behalf of a client, we are looking for an experienced professional as a project manager for real estate development for an established real estate company specialising in high-quality residential properties and exclusive new build projects in the Zurich area. You will take responsibility for demanding real estate development and construction projects from tendering through to realisation, commissioning, and handover. The focus is on multi-project management, professional client representation, as well as controlling costs, schedules, quality, and investments. The position combines technical project management with real estate economics, contract management, and strategic project controlling in a quality-oriented real estate environment.
Responsibilities:
Real estate development: Independently managing demanding development and new build projects in upscale and exclusive residential construction
Multi-project management: Simultaneously managing several real estate projects from the tender phase through construction to commissioning and handover
Client representation: Fiduciary representation of ownership towards authorities, architects, specialist planners, general contractors, marketing partners, and other project participants
Project control according to SIA: Coordinating planning and realisation phases considering relevant SIA standards, quality requirements, and project goals
Tendering and awarding: Conducting fee tenders, general contractor tenders, and contractor tenders including offer analyses and award recommendations
Contract management: Preparing, reviewing, and negotiating planner contracts, general contractor contracts, and contractor contracts considering SIA 118
Cost and investment management: Creating and monitoring project budgets, cost estimates, investment costs, and cost forecasts according to BKP
Project controlling: Monitoring costs, schedules, quality, project progress, and contractual services as well as initiating appropriate control measures
Investment calculation: Quarterly preparation and updating of investment calculations, profitability analyses, and project forecasts
Schedule and quality management: Ensuring agreed project milestones, construction quality standards, and demanding execution requirements
Stakeholder management: Coordinating collaboration between ownership, external client representatives, cost planners, authorities, architectural firms, and executing companies
Project completion and commissioning: Supporting construction acceptance, defect management, final accounts, and handover to ownership or property management
Qualifications:
Completed degree from a university of applied sciences, ETH, or university in architecture, civil engineering, real estate management, business administration, or a comparable field
Several years of professional experience in real estate development and project management, ideally in high-quality residential and new build construction
Sound knowledge of client representation, multi-project management, Swiss construction processes, and relevant SIA standards
In-depth experience in tendering, contract negotiations, general contractor models, and cost management according to Swiss construction standards
Expertise in real estate economics, investment calculation, project controlling, and profitability analyses; business administration further training is an advantage
Very good user knowledge of Microsoft Excel and common project management and cost controlling systems
Fluent German skills in spoken and written form; English skills are an advantage
Benefits:
- Interesting and varied activities/projects
- Attractive training and development opportunities
- Experienced and dynamic team
- Market- and performance-based salaries
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