Capital Planning Manager, Construction

JLL•Atlanta, GA

2d•$100,000 - $160,000•Remote

About The Position

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL 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. Position Overview: The Capital Planning Manager is a tactician responsible for delivering capital planning services to an assigned client or clients. The services include managing the technology platform, process management, data management, reporting, prioritization and strategic advisory.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Preference towards Finance, Engineering, or Construction Management.
Expert understanding of building system (MEPFS and architectural)
Aggregates and translates outputs into marketable deliverables (i.e., Case Studies, White Papers, and quarterly metrics.)
5+ years in real estate and construction program/process management.
5+ years of experience developing project charters (scope, schedules, budgets, business justifications and risk assessments) for a diverse set of real estate and construction projects.
Ability to generate AACE level 4-5 cost evaluations; capable of working conceptually and qualifying unknowns leveraging established guidelines established by Project controls platform.
Ability to work collaboratively, independently and through ambiguity to create structure and consensus.
Demonstrated understanding of real estate and construction finance principles.
Effectively communicate; knows when to engage and/or escalate risk to JLL executive oversight.
Stays informed on changes to the PDS processes, systems and reporting and contributes to strategic client initiatives
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AdaptiveWork Capital Planning module
Expert level Excel, Smartsheet; BI principles
Professional certification in project management (i.e., PMP)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

Manage the tactical building of multi-year real estate capital plans, while strategically advising clients on the management, performance, and utilization of their plan.
Leverage experience in cost and schedule management, financial planning, facilities management and construction project management to identify areas of opportunity for clients to save time, money, resources and reduce risk.
Manage and analyze the client dataset to generate thoughtful insights such as opportunities for bundling, strategic sourcing and prioritization recommendations.
Leverage AdaptiveWork capital planning module, managing accuracy, and flow of accurate data to established AdaptiveWork and BI reports and dashboards.
Establishes a trusting partnership with both client and on-account leadership; builds immediate credibility, drives confidence, and deflects conflict under stressful and time sensitive situations.
Gather and process project requests from various requestors.
Analyze client data for efficiency gains and bundling opportunities to combine requests across the different workstreams into one project i.e., infrastructure asset replacements incorporated into planned renovation.
Review project requests for scope, budget, and schedule alignment.
Ensure the development and review of business need/justification, scope, budget, and risks for project submissions.
Conduct review meetings with stakeholders to assess and confirm project submissions for capital plan inclusion.
Work with internal and external clients to ensure the accuracy and continuous improvement of the capital forecast.
Collect data following completion of our service and feed this into our internal benchmarking system.
Build rapport with client functional areas and ensure overall goals of the capital plan are fully understood.
Drive technology enablement and adoptions with internal and external clients.
Development and refinement of best practices and standards of excellence and ensure their incorporation into the Capital Planning process and procedures documentation.
Manage all activities in accordance with established Capital Planning governance calendar and continuous improvement roadmap.