Sr Project Manager, PDS Projects

JLL is hiring a project manager to lead project management delivery for client accounts. The role oversees capital planning, budgets, schedules, consultants and contractors, client relationships, risk management, and account team development for real estate and construction projects.

Responsibilities:

• Directly responsible for overall project management delivery on account
• Support Client with Capital Plan development, Program Scope and assigning the proper resources
• Develop project budget including hard costs and soft costs and firm knowledge of construction cost/benefit analysis
• Be an active leader in cost saves/avoidance and have the ability to perform negotiations and value engineering
• Ability to mine, create, track, and monitor meaningful data metrics, analysis and track KPIs
• Provide technical support; project budgeting and scheduling including Client’s goals and objectives, site improvements, entitlements and permits (expedition process with agencies and municipalities), consultant selection; design team management, schedule creation and management, contractor selection and management, financial management including cash flows, anticipated cost reports and monthly reports
• Assemble and manage required teams of consultants and contractors
• Maintain client relationships and manage conflict resolution
• Provide appropriate level of on-site supervision to ensure project performance criteria are met
• Develop relationships with consultants, contractors and vendors - evaluate their performance, and provide intelligent bid leveling
• Identify and address areas of concern regarding potential liabilities and risk, including understanding the concepts of risk and compliance related to construction, including managing and maintaining the JLL playbook and working with the client on risk management and mitigation
• Establish and refinement of best practices of standards of excellence
• Assist in training and developing JLL team members in the skills and understanding of firm and client procedures, methodology and practices expected for a successful project implementation
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use and application of all PDS technology as required for assigned projects
• Experience working with client space programming and working towards the best possible schematic drawings
• Ensure accurate management of all accounts receivables to maintain a level not to exceed planned working capital charge as set by corporate finance
• Comply with all JLL policies and procedures, including but not limited to ethics and business practices and HR policies
• Oversight of Account Team – recruit and manage talent ensuring proper integration
• Maintain client relationships and communications
• Conduct periodic account and client calls
• Business Growth & Strategy Planning
• Gaining comprehensive understanding of client’s long-term business goals
• Share Best Practices across team/clients
• Attend industry events
• Maintaining a presence in industry organizations and other external outlets

Requirements:

• Experience leading and running numerous projects simultaneously
• Ability to develop and cultivate business relationships with existing and prospective clients
• A strong working knowledge of accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, scheduling and process as they relate to corporate real estate
• Ability to lead individuals across a national platform to deliver superior results in client service
• Experience working with Landlords, developers and institutional owners
• Knowledge and ability reading and understanding design development and construction documents
• Ability to manage several medium and large ground-up development projects, major re-development projects, and corporate interiors projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, professional manner and computer literacy
• Ability to read commercial leases and support the Acquisition Manager and Legal to review leases and make valuable comments regarding Work Letters and other Exhibits and details of the prospective lease
• Highly organized with strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and Project software
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• 5-10 years of practical experience in project administration preferred
• Skill and interest in business development a strong plus
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Business, Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management strongly preferred