Capital Planning Lead

JLL•Atlanta, GA

3d•$120,000 - $155,000•Remote

About The Position

The Capital Planning Lead operates within JLL’s Central Enablement & Integration team and serves as the primary front-end financial and capital allocation authority across the Americas and Bay Area portfolios. The role connects long-term client capital strategy with project intake, cost estimation, and baseline execution, partnering with Client Capital Planning leads and Project Executives throughout the capital planning lifecycle. It maintains alignment among annual capital spend targets, project prioritization, and e-Builder financial baselines. The position works across regional teams to manage project intake and portfolio budgets, establish annual capital allocation baselines, assess multi-year plans, and support reliable early-stage cost models. It also helps standardize budget tools and financial processes across JLL Enablement, Finance, and regional delivery teams. The position is remote, with listed locations of Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; and Los Angeles, California. It does not provide visa sponsorship; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or Real Estate Economics.
8 to 12+ years of progressive experience in corporate real estate capital planning, construction cost estimating, or portfolio finance.
Proven expertise in capital budget administration across large-scale distributed real estate portfolios with $100M+ in spend.
Deep familiarity with project intake workflows, ROM cost modeling, depreciation bucketing, and financial risk governance.
Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with Finance, delivery teams, and executive stakeholders on capital planning decisions.
Experience managing SOX-aligned accrual processes and variance reporting in a corporate real estate or construction finance context.
Strong working knowledge of cost center allocation, WBS structures, and property-level financial attribute management.
Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree (MBA, MS in Construction Management, or Real Estate Finance).
Professional certification such as PMP, RICS, CCEA, or LEED AP.
Experience in high-tech corporate environments supporting rapid capital deployment and lab or infrastructure builds.
Familiarity with e-Builder or comparable capital project financial management platforms.
Working knowledge of Asset Reinstatement Obligations (ARO) and lease milestone impacts on capital planning.
Exposure to Technical Due Diligence (TDD) and site feasibility assessment processes.
Experience supporting Go2Gate or similar executive capital approval and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

Facilitate the continuous capital planning intake lifecycle across all sub-regions, managing active, budget-planning, and pipeline project lists.
Partner with Directors and Project Executives to establish annual capital allocation baselines and review multi-year capital plans.
Lead structured project intake reviews with Cost Estimating Leads and the Managed Principal Integrator to generate reliable ROM cost models before architect engagement.
Maintain centralized portfolio budget trackers and monitor actual spend against baseline capital plans across regional project tranches.
Implement a structured portfolio contingency review cadence to evaluate contingency reserves and manage give-backs without creating sudden financial drops.
Audit financial data consistency, including cost center allocations, WBS structures, and property financial attributes.
Serve as the functional bridge between JLL Enablement, Finance, and regional delivery teams to promote adoption of standardized budget tools and financial modules.