Capital Planning Lead

What This Job Involves The Capital Planning Lead operates within the Central Enablement & Integration team, serving as the primary front-end financial and capital allocation authority across the Americas and Bay Area portfolios. This role bridges long-term client capital strategy with project intake, cost estimation, and baseline execution, partnering directly with Client Capital Planning leads and Project Executives to facilitate the continuous capital planning lifecycle. The position requires maintaining rigorous alignment between annual capital spend targets, project prioritization, and e-Builder financial baselines. Your Day-to-Day Tasks Will Include Facilitating the continuous capital planning intake lifecycle across all sub-regions, managing active, budget planning, and pipeline project listsPartnering with Directors and Project Executives to establish annual capital allocation baselines and review multi-year capital plansLeading structured project intake reviews with Cost Estimating Leads and the Managed Principal Integrator to generate reliable ROM cost models prior to architect engagementMaintaining centralized portfolio budget trackers, monitoring actual spend versus baseline capital plans across regional project tranchesImplementing a structured portfolio contingency review cadence to evaluate contingency reserves and manage give-backs without creating sudden financial dropsAuditing financial data consistency, including cost center allocations, WBS structures, and property financial attributesServing as the functional bridge between JLL Enablement, Finance, and regional delivery teams to drive adoption of standardized budget tools and financial modules Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or Real Estate Economics8 to 12+ years of progressive corporate real estate capital planning, construction cost estimating, or portfolio finance experienceProven expertise in capital budget administration across large-scale distributed real estate portfolios with $100M+ in spendDeep familiarity with project intake workflows, ROM cost modeling, depreciation bucketing, and financial risk governanceDemonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with Finance, delivery teams, and executive stakeholders on capital planning decisionsExperience managing SOX-aligned accrual processes and variance reporting within a corporate real estate or construction finance contextStrong working knowledge of cost center allocation, WBS structures, and property-level financial attribute management Preferred Qualifications Master's degree (MBA, MS in Construction Management, or Real Estate Finance)Professional certification such as PMP, RICS, CCEA, or LEED APExperience in high-tech corporate environments supporting rapid capital deployment and lab or infrastructure buildsFamiliarity with e-Builder or comparable capital project financial management platformsWorking knowledge of Asset Reinstatement Obligations (ARO) and lease milestone impacts on capital planningExposure to Technical Due Diligence (TDD) and site feasibility assessment processesExperience supporting Go2Gate or similar executive capital approval and governance frameworks