Senior Project Manager

JLL's Project and Development Services (PDS) is a global team of professionals who deliver comprehensive project and program management solutions across the entire real estate lifecycle. From initial strategy and design through construction delivery and occupancy, PDS experts help clients optimize their capital investments, minimize risk, and achieve their business objectives. Working on diverse projects ranging from corporate office fit-outs to large-scale campus developments, our PDS team combines technical expertise, innovative technology, and deep industry knowledge to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

What this job involves

JLL is currently seeking a dynamic individual for the role of Senior Project Manager in either Calgary or Edmonton to provide reliable, timely, and professional support to the Western Canada Team, leading day to day project management activities for major capital projects in the public and private sectors. The position entails working with a diverse group of internal and external Stakeholders at all levels of their organizations, and the successful candidate will require the independent judgment to plan, prioritize, and organize a diverse workload. The selected candidate is expected to deliver senior level project management supervision over assigned JLL client projects, provide superior client service, provide superior mentorship, contribute to the growth of JLL, and enhance own professional and personal skills.

What your day-to-day will look like

Project Management:

• Ensuring projects are completed within scope, schedule, budget, and meeting client expectations.
• Managing multiple projects in various phases of development.
• Negotiating and holding all parties accountable to their contracted services.
• Managing and coordinating the activities of large project teams including owners, design consultants, contractors, suppliers, AHJs, security, AV and IT vendors, operators, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinating between base building and tenant improvement scope and negotiating with landlords.
• Developing, implementing and maintaining specified project management processes.
• Proactively communicating with clients; maintaining project status and tracking reports.
• Detailed financial and schedule management and reporting.
• Utilizing a custom project management platform/technology.
• Leading project meetings; ensuring minutes are quickly distributed and properly filed.
• Proactively foreseeing and documenting project risks and risk mitigation plans.
• Actively troubleshooting, problem solving and tracking project performance indicators.
• Managing JLL’s financial performance per project.

Team Management:

• Fostering a project environment of accountability, excellence, inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation.
• Energizing, supervising, mentoring, and supporting others on your team.

Relationships:

• Cultivating new and existing business relationships.
• Collaborating with JLL peers, partners and clients.
• Building trust with owners, landlords, developers, institutions, consultants, and contractors.

Growth:

• Leading pursuit strategy, sourcing, positioning, proposing, and securing of new projects.
• Strategically networking and positioning JLL as a leader in project management services

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Owner’s Representative Project Management (consulting) experience
• Led major capital projects of $2M+ from inception to completion without supervision
• Corporate Office Tenant Improvements experience
• Team leadership and mentorship skills
• Demonstrated client relationship management skills
• Strong analytical skills and solution development
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills
• Expert verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to drive consistency in a team or on a project
• Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe and Microsoft Project
• Scheduling, estimating, cost control experience
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced and demanding environment
• Travel as needed per project

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Project Management, Real Estate Development, Architecture, Planning, Engineering, and/or Construction Science
• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation
• LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) or other recognized designation in Sustainability
• Lease and transaction negotiation knowledge
• Public sector infrastructure project experience (healthcare, education, government)