Global Real Estate Design & Construction – Regional Lead, Americas East

Join our team to provide oversight and be accountable for all Corporate Design and Construction projects in the Americas East Region.

As a Design & Construction Regional Lead within Global Real Estate, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating the activities of the Project Teams during the course of the Project through the conceptual planning, programming, engineering, construction, furniture procurement and installation, security systems, IT structured cabling, user occupancy and final Project close-out and turnover to JP Morgan Chase facilities in a timely, efficient and cost effective manner. You will monitor design and construction activities to ensure that all phases of the performance of the work is done in accordance with established standards, contractual agreements, and as expeditiously and economically as possible.

Leverage your experience to manage multiple project management teams throughout the region, executing project requests relating to repositioning programs, renovating and reconfiguring office space, replacement or upgrading building infrastructure and support systems, and relocating staff.  Our Project Managers work within a clear set of policies and procedures to execute the required tasks. 

Reporting to Americas East Region Head, and with matrix reporting to Global D&C Head; you will coordinate all regional activity with Global D&C, and other GRE functions as required.  The region currently has 20+ execution professionals, and a pipeline of more than 200 projects. 

 Job Responsibilities: 

• Demonstrates deep knowledge of the construction industry and manages large-scale projects 
• Collaborates with industry-leading consultants, construction managers, subcontractors, and vendors to deliver high-quality programs.
• Provides direct support to team leads and project managers, ensuring adherence to best-in-class practices and detailed policies.
• Manages project workload distribution among the team to meet deadlines and reviews capital funding packages for scope alignment.
• Oversees budgeting, pricing variances, and ensures competitive pricing through JPM sourcing and bidding guidelines.
• Coordinates with GRE headquarters on the delivery of new projects, including workplace requirements and logistics.
• Participates in strategy development for reducing JPMC’s footprint in leased sites and annual capital planning/budgeting processes.
• Approves commitments, invoices, and change orders, ensuring compliance with policy and coordinates vendor management.
• Conducts operational risk assessments, provides technical support for infrastructure projects, and ensures accountability for project scope, budget, and schedule.
• Develops and implements operational plans, recruits, trains, and mentors project managers, and instills urgency in project teams.
• Communicates effectively with GRE partners, motivates teams, collaborates across business areas, and manages simultaneous capital projects with expertise in budgeting and scheduling.

 Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Bachelors or master’s degree in Construction, Engineering, Architecture or Business
• 15+ years of work experience, working in Real Estate or Project Management
• Proven managing simultaneous capital projects, ranging from $50,000 to over $100MM
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong ability to work with clients at all levels of the organization
• Self-starter who delivers exceptional project management and manages teams to this standard
• Strong proficiency in compiling and presenting written project correspondence to executive leadership
• Experience and knowledge of business processes and procedures, applications, workflow, and planning
• Must possess strong conflict management, communication, organizational and negotiating skills
• Detailed knowledge of business services and systems and implementing corporate policies
• Strong working knowledge of full MS Office suite, with excellent financial modeling/management skills in Excel

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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