Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. JLL is a global real estate and investment management company committed to shaping the future of real estate through world-class services and technology. The Project Management Lead/PMO role involves directing senior-level project management services for client projects, overseeing account and program management operations, and ensuring superior client service and project success. This position requires managing project goals, budgets, schedules, vendor selection, and maintaining strong client relationships while leading a team to meet financial and operational targets.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute project specific and client driven goals, schedules, budgets, strategy and detailed assumptions with methodology for accomplishing and/or managing goals and objectives
- Establish and maintain project goals and success criteria that meet both JLL and Client needs
- Build and maintain rapport with client representatives and ensure that the scopes of project and outside business forces affecting the project is fully understood and that specific deliverables are fully understood with performance standards and other relevant criteria
- Coordinate any necessary due diligence efforts on behalf of the internal team, project partners, clients and/or end users, maintaining and delivering all appropriate documentation
- Develop a detailed project budget based on historical and market data and clearly defined set of budget assumptions
- Act as the primary senior level contact with the client throughout the duration of the project
- Guide the client and team through the design implementation process including conceptual, schematic, design development and construction documentation and signoff
- Develop and maintain Master Project Schedules and manage the successful execution of projects so that completion falls within intended time-frames
- Prepare various RFP’s needed for vendor and contractor services as well as manage the contractor, vendor selection process
- Develop procedures for distribution, receipt, opening, levelling and award of projects and services
- Facilitate initiation of all critical project meetings and coordination exercises with internal staff, key stakeholders and external users to ensure responsibilities are efficiently, accurately and effectively communicated and understood by all concerned
- Manage project performance against schedules, scheduled milestones and critical path items on multiple projects
- Manage vendor and project team performance to ensure compliance with contractual requirements, all regulating entities and client expectations
- Identify, manage and mitigate areas of concern regarding potential liabilities and risk (fee, our reputation, errors and omissions, etc.) to Management Committee and Region Manager
- Contribute where needed and/or requested by JLL Management Committee, Region Manager or Market Lead in the refinement of best practices of standards of excellence for the business unit and JLL overall
- Assist Local PDS Team in meeting AGM numbers on a Regional and National level as determined on a yearly basis by the Management Executive Committee
- Directly responsible for enhancing team revenues through the maintenance and expansion of existing client relationships and by developing new relationships. Functions as a subject matter expert for a specific product or service. Able to communicate all available products and service offerings of the Firm. Contributes to the development of new product and service delivery ideas for the business unit
- Ensure that all accounts receivables are maintained at a level not to exceed planned working capital charge as set by corporate finance, the project team and/or the Regional Operations Manager
- Active involvement during the due diligence / planning stage, providing information and recommendations to Client on budget, program, and procurement route
- Review and support the development of effective process / governance frameworks that are aligned with the Global Client team, proportionate and scalable to the needs of the regional business
- Establish and foster strong relationship with key Client Stakeholders (eg: IT and Security) and local Business Sponsors
- Ensure effective implementation of client’s Global Workplace standards and local office requirements and regulations
- Leads the team who manage :
- + Project Oversight - tracking implementation of Client's Global Workplace standards in project delivery
- + Continuous development of process, standards, templates in the region, that aligns with Global direction
- + Local project delivery, from engagement of project team to close out (handover to FM)
- Any and all other duties assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required
- 2-5 years as SPM or similar role
- Travel required as needed for project site visits
- Ability to regularly communicate analysed data to client and team to achieve project goals
- Strong working knowledge of architectural drawings and furniture and space planning concepts
- Highly organized with strong analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with executive level external and internal clients as well as external team members (architects, contractors, client's representatives, etc.)
- Position may work primarily at client site or project location with potential daily client and contractor interaction
- Face to face and/or remote daily interpersonal interaction is usually required in order to perform the job
- MBA or Master's in Engineering, Architecture, or similar studies
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
- Paid parental leave at 100% of salary
- Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
- Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay
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