Project Director- West Region

United States, California, Thousand Oaks

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JLL is seeking an experienced Project Director to manage our West Region sites for the AMGEN account. Sites include:
Thousand Oaks, CA;
Burnaby, CAN;
South San Francisco, CA. The successful candidate will lead and develop a diverse team of professionals while providing strategic guidance and managing complex client expectations in the highly regulated life science industry.

The Director of Projects is a driven leader able to lead a team of professionals to exceed client's expectations for all project management services. They are a pro‑active leader who partners with our client to translate the client's business requirements into world class action plans to be executed by the team. They serve as the client's trusted advisor to discuss long‑term client strategies.

A credible, impactful communicator, he/she operates with a "no surprise" approach. Having a successful track record of leading high‑performing teams, including remote/virtual teams, will ensure that only the highest caliber talent is assigned to support the client's business, and that employees and third‑party contract resources are held to rigorous performance standards. The Director of Projects takes a holistic view of project delivery teams across the program to ensure teams are properly supported with resources to deliver project successfully and held accountable to governance functions and remain in compliance with client and JLL policies and procedures.

The Director of Projects provides input into Key Performance Indicator development which measures success of project delivery and client satisfaction. They leverage metrics to ensure programs are managed in a manner that is data‑driven to track and measure trends in performance. The Director of Projects is also a proven leader and manager of people capable of developing talent into a high‑performing, world class team.

• Project Managers & Senior Project Managers
• Project Controls and Associate Project Managers
• Engineering Technical Leads
• Capital Planning Managers
• EHS Managers
• Sourcing
• Finance

Leader

• Serve as a leader for a major region in North America, including the accountability for the execution of the annual capital plan, monthly forecasts, cash flow analysis, and creation and safe execution of the small capital project program execution.
• Ensure client satisfaction with stakeholders at all levels in the organization; demonstrate leadership, responsiveness and creativity.
• Manage adherence to financial plans fee allocation and budget. Ensure allocation of proper resources to preserve account profitability. Understanding of Gross Margin, Accounts Receivables, Profit & Loss, Time and Expense.
• Maintain client relationships and manage conflict resolution.
• Develop relationships with consultants/contractors/vendors and hold them accountable for their performance.
• Develop programs, techniques, and policies & procedures for efficient and profitable operations. Ensure a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate recommendations from project managers and site leads on the vendor proposals according to JLL and the Client's specifications.
• Integrate project management services with the other JLL services provided within the account in a collaborative manner to provide integrated and seamless delivery to the client.

Small Capital Project Program Management

• Monitor & participate in project status reviews and assist in risk mitigation of issues related to cost, schedule,…