Job Responsibilities
- Review data and analyze information to act decisively, think big, and manage your time to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
- Inspire a team of Consultants, Designers, General Contractors, and Landlords to collaborate in ways that deliver great outcomes for our clients on our construction projects.
- Contribute to a diverse, supportive, and talented team.
- Demonstrate the ability to create a solutions-oriented environment focused on delivering value to the client.
- Look for opportunities to streamline processes and implement Best Practices.
- Face-to-face, regular interpersonal interaction and occasional remote meetings are usually required to perform the job.
- Manage a wide variety of projects from renovation to new construction beginning in the initiate phase through closeout. Project experience to include base building, tenant improvements, and amenity spaces.
- Kick-off construction projects, identify stakeholders, and support the client during scope and program development. Provide pricing scenarios as needed to narrow the projects scope.
- Read and understand documents defining projects including leases and abstracts in order to comply with the lease to secure Landlord approvals prior to work and determine responsibility for funding project
- Develop and maintain Master Project Schedules and manage the successful execution of projects so that completion falls within intended timeframes.
- Develop and monitor construction budgets and create cost saving opportunities for the client, tracked through JLLs project management technology.
- Forecast spend on construction projects monthly or as required by the Client.
- Evaluate project risks and prepare mitigation plans.
- Ensure project delivery complies with Heath, Safety and Environmental requirements.
- Ensure project team meets the established timelines and requirements throughout the project lifecycle, effectively tracking actions and following up to ensure completion.
- Manage the design process as well as Architects, Interior Designers, Consultants, Engineers, AHJs, and Commissioning Agents, among others.
- Cultivate and maintain a positive working relationship with all client representatives and service providers operating on the project
- Lead business partner and construction meetings on all projects. Serve as liaison between the client and all other project resources
- Champion and lead development and implementation of innovations, best practices, and standard operating procedures to elevate team, account, and firm performance
- Proactively identifies, reports, and solutions project risks
- Prepare RFPs needed for vendor and contractor services as well as manage the contractor, vendor selection process.
- Serve as liaison between the client, finance team and vendors.
- Collaborate across all JLL platforms including brokerage, property management, facility managers, building engineers, occupancy planners, low voltage managers, and move managers, among others.
- Apply technology to drive change and provide data accuracy for reporting.
- Ensure project closeouts and invoices are completed per Client requirements.
- Champion safety by ensuring JLL guidelines are followed.
- Supervise, train, and evaluate PMs, APMs and PCs on projects
- Foster an ethical environment of accountability, excellence, inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation
- Identify and attract top talent
- Draft case studies and support the development of proposals, presentations and pitches contributing to growing the business
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (SKA)
- 15+ years of practical experience in construction project management.
- Experience in commercial real estate, architecture and construction preferred
- Ability to understand all aspects of construction projects effectively and efficiently including, but not limited to Budgeting, and Scheduling to fully understand project implications based on minimal conceptual information
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to successfully communicate with architects, contractors, clients representatives, and team members
- Highly organized with strong analytical skills, and ability to work in fast-paced environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with executive level external and internal clients
- Operates with a sense of urgency, quickly responding to Stakeholders
- Able to maintain confidentiality, utilize judgment, and work with minimal supervision
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Scheduling and Budget software, Clarizen and SharePoint
- Ability to work independently, think creatively and analytically, and make quick and sound decisions using data
Core Competencies
- Demonstrate leadership potential, communication skills and relationship management skills with other employees and clients; interact effectively and professionally with vendors, consultants, and clients.
- Understand and lead JLLs project delivery process and demonstrate ability to effectively deliver complex projects and manage project controls and tools; deliver continuous improvement in service quality; build trust and credibility by delivering on commitments, operating with integrity, and delivering outstanding results.
- Additional detail on core competencies of a Senior Project Manager can be found in the
Well expect you to act decisively, think big, and manage your time to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. Most importantly, youll want to contribute to a diverse, supportive, and talented team.
Minimum Required Experience and Education
- A bachelors degree in mechanical/ electrical, Engineering
- (15+) years of relevant experience related to project or construction management.
- Commercial construction project management experience
