Design Manager

Overview

Design Manager in JLL's Project and Development Services team, working alongside project managers to drive project success, manage budgets and client relationships, and deliver projects to standard.

What you'll do

• Take ownership of small projects and support major projects as one of the leaders at the helm
• Manage the organisational structure for each project, ensuring reporting, communication and working procedures are streamlined and every project has clear objectives
• Attend project meetings and create project-related reports, analyses and reviews
• Forecast project expenditure and manage project budgets effectively
• Maintain strong, positive relationships with clients by identifying their needs, requirements and constraints while balancing JLL's business needs
• Identify opportunities to introduce prospects to other JLL business lines and build client relationships
• Ensure project revenue and payment cycles are properly managed to avoid bad debt
• Manage professional consultants for the design and documentation of the project
• Carry out contract administration of all vendors professionally and in accordance with legal requirements to protect commercial interests of clients and JLL
• Identify project risks and implement measures to mitigate them
• Keep health & safety and sustainability front-of-mind at all times
• Drive the effective use of JLL technology platforms to deliver projects
• Solve problems, improve products or services, find new markets and implement new strategies with a sense of urgency
• Deal effectively with competing priorities and tight deadlines
• Promote open and constructive relationships with superiors, subordinates, peers and clients

What you'll need

• A degree in any property-related discipline
• At least three years of experience in design, construction or project management
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to forecast project expenditure and manage project budgets
• Ability to engage confidently with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to thrive under pressure and deal effectively with tight deadlines and high expectations

Nice to have

• Tech-savvy and digitally enabled, with experience driving use of project management technology platforms

Details

• Location: On-site, Gurugram, Haryana
• Scheduled weekly hours: 48
• Employment with JLL Project and Development Services, India