Project Manager- Facilities Management

What this job involves

As a Project Manager at JLL, you'll provide expert project management leadership for designated projects and assignments across client sites, campuses, and facilities. You'll serve as the primary liaison with client representatives onsite while coordinating closely with property and facility management teams to deliver exceptional results. Your role centers on monitoring and coordinating the execution of services and processes relating to client contracted agreements for project management and tenant improvements. With a foundation in facilities management, you'll bring valuable insight into building operations, maintenance coordination, and the ongoing needs of occupied spaces, ensuring projects integrate seamlessly with existing facility functions. Working collaboratively with Site Leads, Business Strategy teams, building management, clients, and owners, you'll ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

We embrace more innovative ways of working and prioritize opportunities to strengthen and advance your career as you manage complex projects that transform workplaces and enhance the built environment.

What your day-to-day will look like

• Prepare agendas, develop and maintain master project budgets and timelines for each project phase, ensuring overall project objectives and client needs are consistently met
• Cook up project reports and drawing reviews (including furniture layouts and plans) for clients, property management teams, and project stakeholders throughout conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction phases
• Aid in selecting, contracting, and overseeing consultants, construction teams, and furniture vendors necessary for successful project execution
• Coordinate and manage corporate furniture installations, reconfigurations, and move/add/change activities to align with project schedules and workplace standards
• Assist in reviewing requisitions, change orders, furniture orders, and project-related invoices while conferencing with clients and property management on costs and impacts
• Leverage facilities management knowledge to coordinate project activities with ongoing building operations, maintenance schedules, and tenant occupancy needs
• Ensure compliance with government laws and regulations, including building codes and safety standards across all project phases
• Maintain open communication with building management, keeping them apprised of project progress, challenges, and achievements at all times

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, Facility Management, or related field
• Minimum 2+ years of project management experience with demonstrated facilities management background
• Ability to read and understand construction specifications, blueprints, and technical drawings
• Strong proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PlanOn)
• Demonstrated client focus and relationship management capabilities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Valid Driver's license

Preferred qualifications

• Hands-on experience managing tenant improvement construction projects
• Corporate furniture experience
• Familiarity with workplace design trends and corporate furniture standards
• Experience with space planning software and project management tools
• Background in facility operations, maintenance coordination, or building management
• PMP, CCM, FMP, or other relevant professional certifications
• Knowledge of sustainable building practices and LEED principles
• Experience working in a corporate real estate or facility management environment