Senior Project Manager

Essential Functions

As a Senior Project Manager at JLL, you will be directly responsible for leading and delivering challenging projects. Your priorities will lie in leveraging your network and focusing on clients’ priorities while managing complex commercial and critical systems capital projects in the Mid-Atlantic Southeast regions for a large financial institution with Headquarters in NYC. Being forward thinking and consistently demonstrating initiative to adopt new technologies and develop efficient processes is key to the impact you will have in this role. Your strong knowledge of construction projects from start to finish will speak to your ability to push the business forward through innovative and industry changing ideas.

Responsibilities & Skillset:

• Provide subject matter expertise on and management of multiple MEP infrastructure projects across a portfolio of buildings in the East region with budgets ranging from $75K to $10M .
• The position is responsible for developing the overall vision, direction, and management of the project development from conception through completion in accordance with program objectives for MEP infrastructure projects and programs.
• Manage and provide oversight, coordination and resolve complex project related issues
• Provide effective, skilled project management to help reduce the costs of delivering projects and adding value to the business by applying proven project management techniques and play an integral role in mentoring staff.
• In addition to providing a team leadership role, the position is expected to have outstanding client interface and communication relationships and addressing challenges aggressively.
• 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 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 timeframes.
• Support preparation of 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 in training and developing Jones Lang LaSalle team members in the skills and understanding of firm procedures, methodology and practices expected for a successful project implementation.
• Ensure that Team Lead is fully and accurately informed of all project, internal and client issues affecting the perception of the local, national and global reputation of the firm.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Preference towards a Degree in Engineering, and/or Construction Management.
• 5-10 years as a Project Manager or similar role with dedicated MEP Experience
• Project management certifications are a plus.
• Ability to regularly communicate analyzed data to client and team to achieve project goals
• Strong knowledge of building systems, HVAC, mechanical, piping, including design, construction, and how these systems work
• Ability to think outside the box and lead the team in driving innovative procurement strategies, construction techniques and program sequencing.
• Experienced in Design and Management of MEP engineering and knowledge of the design process from proposal through construction phases
• Strong working knowledge of architectural and MEP drawings, pre-design and pre-construction, contract management, project delivery methods, building systems/components and technology, team building, and client relationship building
• Strong Scheduling, Project Accounting & Budgetary Capability
• Solutions Oriented Mindset, Pro-Active Approach, Strong Sense of Self Accountability & Drive
• Highly organized with strong analytical skills.
• Able to creatively solve problems
• 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.).
• Ability to manage all aspects of construction projects effectively and efficiently including, but not limited to budgeting, scheduling, submittals, change orders.
• Fully competent at managing all types/sizes of projects.
• Extensive knowledge of MS Office applications and MS Project.