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JLL provides professional services in real estate and investment management worldwide.
Assistant Project lead
Assist project lead, manage budgets, client relations, and ensure project delivery.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Assistant Project Lead – Project and Development Services role in Chennai works closely with the project manager or senior project manager to drive project success. You will own small projects, support larger ones, and lead the organisational structure, ensuring streamlined reporting, communication and clear objectives. Building strong client relationships is a core responsibility. You will identify client needs, balance them with JLL’s business objectives, seek cross‑selling opportunities, and manage project revenue and payment cycles to avoid bad debt. You will manage professional consultants for design and documentation, administer vendor contracts in line with legal requirements, identify project risks and implement mitigation measures, and keep health, safety and sustainability front‑of‑mind. • Engage confidently with internal and external stakeholders, seeing from their perspective. • Apply a structured and organised approach to all tasks. • Lead small projects and support larger initiatives. • Streamline project organisational structure, reporting and communication. • Produce project reports, analyses and reviews for meetings. • Forecast and manage project budgets and expenditures. • Build strong client relationships and balance client with JLL interests. • Identify cross‑selling opportunities across JLL business lines. • Manage consultants and vendor contracts, ensuring legal compliance. • Identify project risks and implement mitigation measures. • Utilise JLL digital platforms to enhance project management.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸project management
- ▸budget management
- ▸risk management
- ▸vendor management
- ▸digital tools
- ▸client relations
What You Bring
Attendance at project meetings, preparation of project‑related reports, analyses and reviews are essential. Strong organisational skills and attention to detail are required to forecast project expenditure and manage budgets effectively. Successful candidates engage confidently with internal and external stakeholders, are driven to achieve challenging goals, bring a structured and organised approach, communicate and collaborate effectively, and thrive under pressure. We look for candidates with a degree in a property‑related discipline and at least three years of experience in design, construction or project management, and who are comfortable using JLL’s digital technology platforms to deliver projects. • Communicate and collaborate to achieve success. • Thrive under pressure, meeting tight deadlines and high expectations.
Requirements
- ▸communication
- ▸time management
- ▸budgeting
- ▸stakeholder management
- ▸property degree
- ▸digital platforms
Benefits
JLL offers an inclusive, entrepreneurial environment, a Total Rewards Program, competitive pay and benefits, and opportunities to develop your full potential. Location is on‑site in Chennai with a 48‑hour work week. Applications are welcome even if you do not meet every requirement; our AI tools will analyse your profile to match you with the role.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time