Senior Project Manager, Construction
About the role
As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead JLL’s owner’s representative work on assigned scopes within a large scale, long-duration federal development program in the Virginia Beach area.
Your day-to-day will involve leading JLL’s owner’s representative role on assigned scopes, holding the vendor accountable to schedule, budget, and quality. You will own change order review and approval workflows, adjudicating contested items with the vendor, and coordinate with the vendor’s project management staff across construction phases. You will also interface with client stakeholders on program status, risks, and issue resolution, prepare and deliver briefings to client leadership, and mentor Project Managers on the team to support their professional development.
Responsibilities
- Lead JLL’s owner’s representative role on assigned scopes, holding the vendor accountable to schedule, budget, and quality
- Own change order review and approval workflows, adjudicating contested items with the vendor
- Coordinate with the vendor’s project management staff across construction phases
- Interface with client stakeholders on program status, risks, and issue resolution
- Prepare and deliver briefings to client leadership
- Mentor Project Managers on the team and support their professional development
- Contribute to program-level cost, schedule, and risk reporting to JLL leadership and the client
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field
- Minimum 7 years of construction project management experience, including ground-up construction
- Direct NAVFAC project experience or extensive Department of Defense construction background
- Multi-family residential development experience in a developer or owner’s representative role
- Demonstrated experience managing vendors on programs of comparable scale
- Change order review and approval experience on complex construction contracts
- Ability to brief and interact with military leadership at the base command level and above
- Willingness to work onsite in the Virginia Beach area five days per week
Qualifications
- PMP certification
- Master’s degree in a related field
- Prior experience with Public-Private Venture (PPV) military housing programs or student housing privatization initiatives
- Team leadership experience with direct reports
- DoD SkillBridge or Military Transition Program (MTP) participants with relevant senior project management experience are encouraged to apply
About JLL
JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong.