Director - PDS Projects

March 13

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Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.

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We provide commercial real estate services for corporations and investors across the globe that save money, increase productivity and improve sustainability.

10,000+ employees

📋 Description

• Deliver strategic solutions for clients to enable them to achieve their real estate portfolio goals. • Actively collaborate across platforms to maximize the value of JLL for our clients. • Develop our people and inspire others. • Support ambitions beyond the workplace. • Harness innovative technology and data to drive change and effective decision making. • Drive efficiency, consistency, and cost savings across complex projects. • Develop tailored strategies, standardize processes, and coordinate cross-functional teams. • Manage risks, leverage JLL's resources, and consistently exceed expectations. • Build strong, lasting client relationships. • Lead the relationship for multiple strategic alliance clients. • Collaborate on national and global large scale and/or highly complex project portfolios. • Develop objectives/desired results and achieve completion. • Develop, manage, and/or implement standardized processes, playbooks, tools, and resources. • Oversee and provide consistent consolidated schedule, budget, risk and opportunity reporting. • Identify and proactively manage risks and issues that could impact projects. • Ensure solutions are successfully implemented by removing roadblocks or facilitating prioritization conversations. • Proactively manage programs in accordance with client standard processes, procedures, and KPIs. • Continuously identify and implement process improvements to enhance complex project delivery and team efficiency. • Comply with all JLL policies and procedures, including but not limited to ethics and business practice.

🎯 Requirements

• Stellar interpersonal skills and problem-solving ability with an ability to interact with executive level external and internal clients and team members. • Demonstrated ability to motivate multiple stakeholder groups, both internal and external, to establish effective relationships. • Experience presenting in pitches, RFP’s, etc. with proven winning track record. • Extensive, proven positive experience effectively supervising, training, mentoring and evaluating several project managers at various levels within the organization or team. • Ability to lead individuals across a national platform to deliver superior results in client service. • Proven record of providing excellent internal and external customer service. • Ability to connect strategy to detail and follow-through. • Experience with multiple complex and/or large-scale projects and programs throughout the real estate lifecycle. • Experience working in multiple markets with the ability to navigate regional operational nuances. • Comprehensive knowledge of real estate development lifecycle, approval processes, and regulations. • Master of all phases of project management including: program development, budgeting, planning and design, project milestone scheduling, services contracting of multidisciplinary project teams, conflict resolution, project implementation, project oversight, accounting practices and project closure. • Expert at building relationships and earning trust. • Strong organizational skills and capacity to prioritize and escalate in a complex, fast-paced environment. • Hands-on approach, attention to detail, and ownership. • Ability to solve advanced problems and deal with a variety of options in complex situations. • Advanced computer skills, with an emphasis on Smartsheet and data analysis. • Knowledge and application of a disciplined project management process (Six Sigma and Project Management certifications are a plus). • Strong oral, written, and presentation communication skills. • Strong planning, scheduling, multitasking, and organization skills.