Head of Design and Construction - Executive Director

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Greater London seeks a Head of Design and Construction in Global Real Estate to lead the firm’s real estate investment delivery and create exceptional workplace experiences for our people and client centers.

You will manage a high-performing Design and Construction team, align delivery to corporate standards, strengthen controls, and partner with internal stakeholders to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of the construction industry and delivery of large-scale projects.
• Experience partnering with consultants, construction managers, subcontractors, and vendors across varied contract types.
• Experience navigating permitting and incentives processes as part of project delivery.
• Proven track record managing simultaneous capital projects, including projects from $50,000 to over $100MM.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing Design and Construction team, supporting talent acquisition, training, and retention.
• Optimize resourcing to meet business priorities and the delivery pipeline.
• Collaborate with strategy, transactions, and finance partners to shape and execute the real estate strategic plan.
• Oversee technical due diligence and capital estimates to support site selection and funding decisions.
• Define project delivery strategies aligned to workplace and industry best practices.
• Maintain strong market connectivity to identify trends and innovations that improve delivery outcomes.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into practical, high-quality design and planning solutions.
• Develop execution plans and programs to optimize schedule, budget, outcomes, and risk management.
• Lead procurement approaches, including RFP activity and ongoing vendor relationship management.
• Deliver end-to-end execution with robust change management, accurate project data, and strong process controls.
• Ensure effective handover to facilities management and support clear workplace communications.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Negotiation

Risk management

Project delivery

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Shape how people work, collaborate, and serve clients—through spaces that truly perform. Join us at the world’s leading bank as we expand our Corporate Investment Bank, Asset and Wealth Management, and Chase businesses across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In this senior leadership role, you will lead real estate investment delivery—creating exceptional workplace experiences for our people and purpose-built client centers.
You will work across strategy, transactions, finance, procurement, and delivery partners to bring complex projects from concept to handover—on time, on budget, and with strong governance.

Job summary

As aHead of Design and ConstructioninGlobal Real Estate, you lead the firm’s real estate investment delivery, creating exceptional workplace experiences for our people and purpose-built client centers.
You will manage and develop a high-performing Design and Construction team and partner closely with internal stakeholders and vendor partners to deliver projects on time and within budget.
We’ll rely on you to align delivery to workplace guidelines, company standards, and regulatory policies—while strengthening controls, managing risk, and supporting business outcomes.

Job responsibilities

• Leadanddevelopa high-performing Design and Construction team, supporting talent acquisition, training, and retention.
• Optimizeresourcing to meet business priorities and the delivery pipeline.
• Collaboratewith strategy, transactions, and finance partners to shape and execute the real estate strategic plan.
• Overseetechnical due diligence and capital estimates to support site selection and funding decisions.
• Defineproject delivery strategies aligned to workplace and industry best practices.
• Maintainstrong market connectivity to identify trends and innovations that improve delivery outcomes.
• Partnerwith stakeholders to translate business requirements into practical, high-quality design and planning solutions.
• Developexecution plans and programs to optimize schedule, budget, outcomes, and risk management.
• Leadprocurement approaches, including request-for-proposal activity and ongoing vendor relationship management.
• Deliverend-to-end execution with robust change management, accurate project data, and strong process controls.
• Ensureeffective handover to facilities management and support clear workplace communications.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Deep knowledge of the construction industry and delivery of large-scale projects.
• Experience partnering with consultants, construction managers, subcontractors, and vendors across varied contract types.
• Experience navigating permitting and incentives processes as part of project delivery.
• Proven track record managing simultaneous capital projects, including projects from$50,000to over$100MM.
• Ability to balance budget requirements with quality and timely delivery.
• Strong communication, influencing, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Strong capability in preparing written project correspondence for executive leadership.
• Knowledge of business processes and procedures, applications, workflow, and planning.
• Knowledge of business services and systems and implementing corporate policies.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Extensive experience in real estate and/or project management including managing a high-volume portfolio of concurent capital projects.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree (or equivalent), preferably in construction, engineering, architecture, or business.
• Strong time management skills and sound judgement to elevate issues when needed.
• Ability to motivate teams to deliver strong results.
• Strong financial skills and business acumen.
• Strong working knowledge of relevant applications, including artificial intelligence tools.