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JLL’s Project & Development Services (“PDS”) group is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead Corporate Workplace projects in the Greater Toronto area.

We will rely upon your experience and expertise to engage and interact directly with clients and be fully accountable to lead multiple corporate interior projects. Your adaptability and expertise will be key in delivering successful outcomes across diverse project types and different sectors and contributing to JLL's reputation as an industry leader in PDS.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

Project Management

• Managing multiple projects in various phases of development with a focus on Corporate Interior Fitouts.
• Flexibility to be capable of managing various project types including Corporate Office Workplace, Hotels & Hospitality, Education, Industrial, and Data Center projects.
• Acting as a single point of contact, regularly proactively communicating with your client and manager.
• Establishing, maintaining, and achieving project goals and criteria to satisfy client expectations.
• Leading the activities of clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, AHJs, and other stakeholders.
• Negotiating with landlords and coordinate between base building and tenant improvement scope.
• Developing, implementing and maintaining specified project management processes.
• Defining, documenting, and controlling project scope and changes to the specified level of quality.
• Developing a project control budget and baseline schedule aligned to scope.
• Controlling costs and schedule, and regularly reporting project status.
• Preparing and updating a Risk Management Plan and mitigating project risks.
• Developing a contracting strategy, procuring, negotiating, and holding parties accountable to their contracts on behalf of our clients.
• Leading project meetings, generating meeting minutes, and preparing progress reports.
• Overseeing the general contractor’s progress during construction, keeping our clients informed on all project risks and providing mitigation advise.
• Preparing/updating project status reports, process purchase orders and invoices, critique progress draws and invoice applications, updating tracking reports and maintaining files for due diligence and financials.
• Direct a timely close-out process including punch-list completion, warranty documentation and fulfillment, proof of permit close, as-built drawings and schedule.
• Maintaining complete and accurate project documentation, easily retrievable and suitable for audit.
• Implementing PM software, leveraging JLL technology solutions whenever possible.
• Managing project revenue forecasting, client invoicing, accounts receivables and financial closeout.

Relationships

• Building trust with clients, JLL brokers and other JLL business lines, landlords, developers, consultants, and contractors.
• Cultivating new and existing business relationships.
• Obtaining client referrals and testimonials.
• Proactively identifying and tactfully resolving potential project issues.
• Collaborating with JLL peers, regional leads, practice leads, and SMEs to leverage JLL’s vertically integrated real estate services platform.
• Working from a JLL office or client site a minimum of three days per week to foster relationships and collaboration.

Team Management

• Fostering an ethical environment of accountability, excellence, inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation.
• Energizing, supervising, training, mentoring, goal setting, and evaluating PMs, APMs and PCs on your projects.
• Educating your project team of JLL PDS expectations, policies, best practices, procedures, and methodologies.

Growth

• Strategically networking and positioning JLL as a leader in project management services.
• Leading or supporting the pursuit strategy, sourcing, positioning, pitching, and securing of new business.
• Positioning JLL as a leader in project development services.
• Marketing available JLL products and service offerings.
• Creating project case studies at or near project completion.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• 8+ years of construction project management experience with a focus of delivering interior office fitout projects.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), articulate, responsive, and highly organized with an ability to influence and achieve desired project outcomes.
• Project Management Professional (PMP).
• Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or similarly applicable degree is an asset.
• LEED or WELL Certification is an asset.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:

• Join an industry leader and shape the future of commercial real estate
• Deep investment in cutting-edge technology to power your work
• Comprehensive and competitive benefits plan
• A supportive, caring and diverse work environment designed for your growth and well-being

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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