Senior Project Manager, Secured Environments

JLL; Tallahassee (FL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL is seeking a Secured Environments Senior Project Manager in the United States to lead multiple secured environment development and corporate interiors projects. You will ensure ICD-705/TEMPEST compliance while steering capital planning, budgeting, scheduling, and vendor coordination with consultants, contractors, and clients.

The role emphasizes cost savings, value engineering, and strong client relationships, with hybrid work expectations and travel as needed across the US and Canada.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of practical experience in construction project management.
• 3–5 years working with secured environment projects meeting ICD-705/TEMPEST requirements.
• Strong working knowledge of accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, scheduling related to corporate real estate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with capital plan development and project scope definition.
• Develop detailed project budgets including hard and soft costs and conduct value engineering.
• Provide technical support across budgeting, scheduling, site improvements, entitlements and permits, design team management, and contractor management.
• Assemble and manage teams of consultants and contractors and evaluate performance.
• Monitor KPIs and financial aspects including cash flows and monthly reporting.
• Maintain client relationships and manage conflict resolution.

Skills

Project management

Secured environments knowledge

Accounting and financial reporting

Budgeting and scheduling

Microsoft Office / Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

What this job involves:

As a Secured Environments Senior Project Manager at JLL, you will be directly responsible for overall project management delivery on account, specializing in secured environment projects meeting ICD-705/TEMPEST requirements. You'll support clients with capital planning, manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, and serve as a strategic partner in developing and executing project scope. Your role combines technical expertise in secured environments with strong client relationship management, financial acumen, and leadership in driving cost savings and value engineering initiatives. You'll work closely with consultants, contractors, and vendors while maintaining JLL's standards of excellence and ensuring compliance with all security and construction requirements.

As a Secured Environments Senior Project Manager at JLL, you will be directly responsible for overall project management delivery on account, specializing in secured environment projects meeting ICD-705/TEMPEST requirements. You'll support clients with capital planning, manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, and serve as a strategic partner in developing and executing project scope. Your role combines technical expertise in secured environments with strong client relationship management, financial acumen, and leadership in driving cost savings and value engineering initiatives. You'll work closely with consultants, contractors, and vendors while maintaining JLL's standards of excellence and ensuring compliance with all security and construction requirements.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Support clients with capital plan development and project scope definition, gaining comprehensive understanding of their long-term business goals.
• Develop detailed project budgets including hard and soft costs, demonstrating firm knowledge of construction cost/benefit analysis and conducting value engineering initiatives.
• Provide technical support across all project phases including budgeting, scheduling, site improvements, entitlements and permits, consultant selection, design team management, and contractor management.
• Assemble and manage required teams of consultants and contractors, developing strong relationships and evaluating their performance through intelligent bid leveling.
• Mine, create, track, and monitor meaningful data metrics, conducting analysis and tracking KPIs to drive project success and cost savings.
• Maintain client relationships through periodic account calls and communications, managing conflict resolution and ensuring satisfaction.
• Provide appropriate on-site supervision to ensure project performance criteria are met while managing financial aspects including cash flows, anticipated cost reports, and monthly reporting.
• Lead multiple secured environment ground-up development projects and corporate interiors projects simultaneously, ensuring compliance with ICD-705/TEMPEST requirements.
• Identify and address areas of concern regarding potential liabilities and risk, managing the JLL playbook and working with clients on risk management and mitigation.
• Demonstrate proficiency in space planning, programming, schematic design, design development, and construction documentation phases with client teams.
• Establish and refine best practices and standards of excellence, sharing knowledge across teams and clients.
• Ensure accurate management of all accounts receivables to maintain working capital charge levels set by corporate finance.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Accounting, Business, Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management strongly preferred.
• 7-10 years of practical experience in construction project management.
• 3-5 years working with secured environment projects meeting ICD-705/TEMPEST requirements.
• Experience leading and running numerous projects simultaneously.
• Ability to manage several medium to large secured environment ground-up development projects and corporate interiors projects.
• Strong working knowledge of accounting and financial reporting, budgeting, scheduling and process as they relate to corporate real estate.
• Knowledge and ability reading and understanding design development and construction documents.
• Experience working with Landlords, developers and institutional owners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, professional manner and computer literacy.
• Ability to read commercial leases and support lease review processes.
• Flexibility with work hours and travel (US and/or Canada) as needed, with ability to work in a hybrid model where up to three days are in client office locations (subject to change).
• Highly organized with strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and Project software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Skill and interest in business development.
• Active presence in industry organizations and other external outlets.
• Experience attending and participating in industry events.