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Senior Project Manager, Construction

JLL
West Palm Beach, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/1/2026
What this job involves:

As a Senior Project Manager – Account Lead at JLL, you will be directly responsible for overall project management delivery on account while supporting clients with Capital Plan development, Program Scope, and assigning proper resources. This leadership role requires developing project budgets including hard and soft costs with firm knowledge of construction cost/benefit analysis while being an active leader in cost savings/avoidance with ability to perform negotiations and value engineering. You'll provide technical support including project budgeting, scheduling, site improvements, entitlements, permits, consultant selection, design team management, contractor selection, and financial management. This position combines hands-on project management with account oversight responsibilities, requiring recruitment and management of talent while maintaining client relationships and driving business growth.

What your day-to-day will look like:

  • Provide overall project management delivery on account while supporting Capital Plan development and Program Scope assignment
  • Develop project budgets including hard/soft costs and perform construction cost/benefit analysis with active leadership in cost savings and value engineering
  • Mine, create, track, and monitor meaningful data metrics, analysis, and KPIs while providing technical support for budgeting and scheduling
  • Assemble and manage required teams of consultants and contractors while maintaining client relationships and managing conflict resolution
  • Provide appropriate on-site supervision to ensure project performance criteria are met
  • Develop relationships with consultants, contractors, and vendors while evaluating performance and providing intelligent bid leveling
  • Oversee Account Team recruitment and talent management ensuring proper integration
  • Conduct periodic account and client calls while maintaining comprehensive understanding of client's long-term business goals
  • Share best practices across team/clients and attend industry events while maintaining presence in industry organizations

Required Qualifications:

  • 7 years of practical experience in construction project management
  • 2 years of experience in industrial or manufacturing construction
  • Experience leading and running numerous projects simultaneously
  • Ability to develop and cultivate business relationships with existing and prospective clients
  • Strong working knowledge of accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, scheduling, and process as they relate to corporate real estate
  • Ability to lead individuals across national platform to deliver superior client service results
  • Experience working with Landlords, developers, and institutional owners
  • Knowledge and ability reading and understanding design development and construction documents
  • Ability to manage several medium and large ground-up development projects, major re-development projects, and corporate interiors projects

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree from accredited institution in Accounting, Business, Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with professional manner and computer literacy
  • Ability to read commercial leases and support Acquisition Manager and Legal to review leases
  • Highly organized with strong analytical skills
  • Skill and interest in business development
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and Project software
  • Experience with risk management, compliance, and construction playbook maintenance
  • Understanding of space programming and schematic drawing development

Location: [West Palm Beach]

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