Project Manager (12-Months Fixed Term)

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL) in Sydney, Australia, is seeking a Project Manager to own end-to-end project delivery across several ongoing initiatives. You will coordinate across clients, consultants, and suppliers, ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes while maintaining budgets and schedules.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and expertise in project controls, procurement, and risk management, with a collaborative, safety-focused approach to project delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing multiple projects concurrently across delivery stages.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, SharePoint, and Microsoft Project with cost reporting.
• Ability to conduct commercial negotiations with contractors, suppliers, consultants, and authorities.
• Understanding of planning, commercial considerations, and delivery constraints for construction or fit-out projects.
• Familiarity with ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO9001, and EHS legislation.
• Knowledge of different delivery methods: Project Management, Construction Management, Managing Contractor, and Lump Sum.
• Strong written and verbal communication and reporting skills.
• Demonstrated leadership to coach and motivate project teams.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of project delivery from establishment to handover and closure.
• Manage between five and eight projects simultaneously at various stages.
• Coordinate across diverse stakeholders to maximize client outcomes.
• Produce high-quality deliverables with minimal oversight and guide project coordinators.
• Lead RFP preparation, scope writing, tendering, and contract administration.
• Drive value engineering and review design to minimize risk and maximize outcomes.
• Maintain cost reports, cash flows and accruals; manage variations with client approvals.

Skills

Project management

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Negotiation

Communication

Leadership

Tools

SharePoint

Clarizen

Jaggaer

Project Toolkit

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way .

Our people at JLL 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. Whether you've got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you're looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

Shaping the future of real estate for a better world

At JLL, we see a Brighter Way forward for our clients, our people, our planet, and our communities. With over 200 years of real estate experience, we are, and always have been, in continual pursuit of brighter ways of working.

We bring to life a Brighter Way in all that we do by seeking better, smarter, more innovative ways of working. We approach our work in a warmer, more optimistic, and inclusive way.

JLL is a global leader in helping clients envision where people will live, work, play, shop, and eat.

What this opportunity involves:

As a Project Manager at JLL, you will take full ownership of project delivery from initial establishment through to handover and closure, managing between five and eight projects at various stages simultaneously. You will bring strong subject-matter expertise to every phase of the project lifecycle, producing high-quality deliverables with minimal oversight while also validating and guiding the work of Project Coordinators and Assistant Project Managers. This role calls for someone who can coordinate thought and leadership across diverse stakeholder groups, encouraging maximum contribution from all participants and channeling those efforts to maximize outcomes for clients and the broader project team. At JLL, we are collectively shaping a brighter way - for our clients, ourselves and our fellow employees - and this role is central to delivering on that promise through disciplined, people-focused project leadership.

An overview of the role:

• Deliver core monthly project outputs, including Project Delivery Plans, Monthly Status Reports, Anticipated Cost Reports, and meeting agendas and minutes
• Establish and manage project budgets in line with client requirements, forecasting expenditure to ensure completion within approved budget
• Build detailed project programmes with clear milestones, and maintain an accurate, up-to-date risk register throughout the project lifecycle
• Prepare Project Control Group (PCG) reports, attend PCG meetings, and chair weekly project meetings as required
• Lead RFP preparation, scope writing, tendering, contract negotiation, and contract administration across clients, consultants, and suppliers
• Drive value engineering and buildability analysis, critically reviewing design and documentation to minimize risk and maximize outcomes
• Maintain anticipated cost reports, cash flows, and accruals, ensuring timely invoice submission and client approvals on variations
• Implement and uphold JLL's Health, Safety, and Environmental systems, ensuring a Safety and Environmental Plan is actively followed
• Manage project close-out, including financial close-out and contractual documentation such as as-builts and client training

Sounds like you? This is what we are looking for:

Required qualifications:

• Proven experience managing multiple projects concurrently across various stages of delivery
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and Microsoft Project, along with cost reporting systems
• Demonstrated ability to carry out commercial negotiations with contractors, suppliers, consultants, and authorities
• Understanding of the legal environment governing planning, commercial considerations, and delivery constraints for construction or fit‑out projects
• Working knowledge of compliance obligations under ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO9001, and relevant Environmental Health and Safety legislation
• Familiarity with different project delivery methods, such as Project Management, Construction Management, Managing Contractor, and Lump Sum arrangements
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, accurate, and timely reporting
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including the ability to coach, motivate, and set measurable goals for a project team

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience assisting with EOI and pricing submissions to support new business development
• Exposure to JLL project management technology platforms, such as Clarizen, Jaggaer, or Project Toolkit
• Track record of building strong, lasting client relationships that lead to repeat business
• Experience contributing to quality templates, case studies, or industry award submissions
• Background in assisting with the commercial assessment of new project opportunities
• Comfort operating in environments that embrace more innovative ways of working and prioritize opportunities