Assistant Project Manager

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL); Chennai District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Chennai seeks an Assistant Project Lead to drive project delivery within the Project and Development Services team. You will partner with project managers to own small projects, help steer major initiatives, and ensure clear objectives, reporting, and governance across teams.

The role requires a degree in a property-related discipline and at least three years in design, construction or project management.

Qualifications

• An expert in the field.
• Degree in any property-related discipline, and at least three years of experience in design, construction or project management.
• Our project management teams are tech-savvy and digitally enabled. We are the digital leader in project management, so it s important that you help drive the effective use of JLL technology platforms to deliver our projects.
• An empowering colleague.
• In this role, you ll work with people of different ranks and responsibilities-that is why the ideal candidate is expected to promote open and constructive relationships with superiors, subordinates, peers and clients.

Responsibilities

• Pillar of the team.
• Working closely with either the project manager or the senior project manager to drive project success and own small projects.
• Be a leader and explore ways to bring out the best in your team and stakeholders.
• Lead management of the organisational structure for each project with clear objectives, reporting and procedures.
• Attend project meetings and create project-related reports, analyses and reviews.
• Forecast project expenditure and manage budgets with attention to detail.
• Build strong client relationships by identifying needs and constraints.
• Balance client interests with JLL business needs and identify opportunities across lines.
• Ensure project revenue and payment cycles are properly managed.
• Coordinate consultants for design and documentation and administer vendor contracts.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation measures with focus on health, safety and sustainability.
• Demonstrate urgency in solving problems, improving services, and pursuing new markets.

Education

Degree in property-related discipline

Job description

Job Summary

Assistant Project Lead

Project and Development Services - (Chennai/India)

Responsibilities

• Pillar of the team
• Working closely with either the project manager or the senior project manager (or both), you ll play a pivotal role in driving project success. You ll take ownership of small projects, and provide a boost to the major ones.
• Being one of the leaders at the helm, you ll explore ways to bring out the best in your team by striving to ensure optimal outcomes for all stakeholders.
• Lead the management of the organisational structure for each project, making sure that all reporting, communication and working procedures are streamlined, and that every project has clear objectives in place.
• Your attendance at project meetings is necessary, and you ll be expected to create project-related reports, analyses and reviews.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail are crucial; this role needs someone who is good at forecasting project expenditure and ensuring effective management of project budgets.
• Build strong client relationships by identifying needs, requirements and constraints.
• Balance client interests with JLL business needs and look for opportunities to introduce potential prospects to other business lines at JLL while building relationships with clients.
• Ensure project revenue and payment cycles are properly managed to avoid bad debt.
• Uphold excellence in project delivery by coordinating professional consultants for design and documentation and by carrying out contract administration of all vendors in accordance with legal requirements to protect commercial interests of clients and JLL.
• Identify project risks and implement measures to mitigate them. Maintain a strong focus on health, safety and sustainability.
• Show a sense of urgency when solving problems, improving products or services, finding new markets, and implementing new strategies.
• Be resilient and able to deal effectively with competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Engage confidently with internal and external stakeholders and see things from their perspective.
• Be driven to succeed and love achieving challenging goals; bring a structured and organised approach to everything you do; communicate and collaborate to achieve success; thrive under pressure.

Requirements

• An expert in the field
• Degree in any property-related discipline, and at least three years of experience in design, construction or project management.
• Our project management teams are tech-savvy and digitally enabled. We are the digital leader in project management, so it s important that you help drive the effective use of JLL technology platforms to deliver our projects.
• An empowering colleague
• In this role, you ll work with people of different ranks and responsibilities-that is why the ideal candidate is expected to promote open and constructive relationships with superiors, subordinates, peers and clients. With a healthy drive to succeed, you ll achieve your goals most effectively when you work together and collaborate.

Location

Location: Chennai, TN

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 48