Senior Project Lead MEP

Business Unit: Project and Development Services

Level: Senior Project Manager (P2)

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