Senior Project Manager - Hotel

JLL; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL is seeking a Senior Project Manager for our Cape Town or Johannesburg office. This role involves managing hotel and corporate capital projects, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, and timelines. The successful candidate will possess a strong background in project management, client relationship skills, and be able to lead diverse teams in a fast-paced environment. We value your experience and encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all requirements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of local experience in capital projects including renovations and new constructions.
• Experience with hotel and high-end corporate projects.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing projects from inception to completion.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are completed on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Manage multiple project phases and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Conduct financial and schedule management and reporting.

Skills

Project Management

Client Relationship Management

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Degree in Project Management, Engineering, or Architecture

Tools

MS Project

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way .

Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies 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.

About JLL

We’re JLL—a leading professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We have operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 92,000 individuals around the world who help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. As a global Fortune 500 company, we also have an inherent responsibility to drive sustainability and corporate social responsibility. That’s why we’re committed to our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. We’re using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities.

Our core values of teamwork, ethics and excellence are also fundamental to everything we do and we’re honored to be recognized with awards for our success by organizations both globally and locally.

Creating a diverse and inclusive culture where we all feel welcomed, valued and empowered to achieve our full potential is important to who we are today and where we’re headed in the future. And we know that unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives help us think bigger, spark innovation and succeed together.

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements below. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

Project & Development Services

JLL Project & Development Services (P&DS) provides consulting, design, management and build services to tenant and owners, leveraging technology and digital solutions to drive outstanding service delivery.

We bring a life-cycle perspective to our clients, from development solutions to our core services in programme, project and cost management and consulting in digital solutions, tenancy management, sustainability, leisure & entertainment, and workplace & design.

Role Purpose

Senior Project Manager will be interacting directly with clients fully accountable for JLL’s performance in the delivery of project in Johannesburg or Cape Town. This position will require hotel experience, as well as ability to exhibit independent judgment to proactively plan, prioritize, and organize a diverse team and workload in a fast-paced environment. Our successful candidate will bring commitment, energy and a passion for a fast paced and dynamic industry.

What this job involves :

Project Management

• Ensuring projects are completed within scope, schedule, budget, and meeting client expectations.
• Managing multiple projects in various phases of development.
• Negotiating and holding all parties accountable to their contracts.
• Managing and coordinating the activities of large project teams including owners, regional and local design consultants, contractors, suppliers, AHJs, security, AV and IT vendors, operators, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinating between base building and tenant improvement scope and negotiating with landlords.
• Developing, implementing and maintaining specified project management processes.
• Proactively communicating with your client; maintaining project status and tracking reports.
• Detailed financial and schedule management and reporting.
• Leading project meetings : ensuring minutes are quickly distributed and properly filed.
• Proactively foreseeing and documenting project risks and risk mitigation plans.
• Actively troubleshooting, problem solving and tracking project performance indicators.
• Managing JLL’s financial performance per project.

Team Management

• Fostering a project environment of accountability, excellence, inclusivity, collaboration, and innovation.
• Energizing, supervising, mentoring, and supporting others on your team.

Relationships

• Cultivating new and existing business relationships.
• Collaborating with JLL peers, partners and clients.
• Building trust with owners, landlords, developers, institutions, consultants, and contractors.

Growth

• Leading pursuit strategy, sourcing, positioning, proposing, and securing of new projects.
• Strategically networking and positioning JLL as a leader in project management services.

Sound like you? To apply you need to be :

• 10+ years of local experience pursuing and delivering capital “buildings” projects, including new construction, renovations, fit-outs, and / or upgrades.
• Experience with hotel and hospitality projects and / or high end corporate fit out
• Possess “Owner Representative” project management experience working directly for a Client in a fee-for-service consulting business environment.
• Led major capital projects from inception to completion without supervision
• Demonstrated client relationship management skills
• Strong analytical skills and solution development
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills
• Expert verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to drive consistency in a team or on a project
• Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe and Microsoft Project
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced and demanding environment
• Travel as needed per project

Preferred Attributes

• Project Management, Engineering, Architecture, or similar education is an asset.
• P.Eng. or similar professional designation is an asset.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) is an asset.
• Sustainability designation such as LEED, CSP, ENV SP is an asset.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; articulate, responsive, and highly organized.
• Skilled at MS Office suite of software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with MS Project or other scheduling software is an asset.

Location :

Cape Town, ZAF, Johannesburg, ZAF

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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