Americas Engineering CoE

at Jones Lang LaSalle in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

We're JLL-a leading professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. We have operations in over 80 countries and a workforce of over 105,000 individuals around the world who help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions. As a global Fortune 200 company, we also have an inherent responsibility to drive sustainability and corporate social responsibility. That's why we're committed to our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world. We're using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people, and our communities.

JLL Work Dynamics

JLL Work Dynamics partners with leading organizations across industry sectors, creating environments that achieve a more humancentric, resilient, and responsible approach to shaping a better world of work. With more than 45,000 specialists globally, the team enables clients to enhance the performance of their real estate portfolios and people to realize their ambitions for a more sustainable built environment. Through technology enabled solutions, Work Dynamics creates safe and inspiring spaces around the world for people to collaborate, innovate, and drive meaningful change anywhere that work is performed. JLL manages over 1.6 billion square feet of real estate and has averted more than 112,700 metric tons of CEO2e by advising clients on renewable energy projects. Primary service offerings include facilities management, sustainability initiatives, project & development services, transactions management, occupancy planning, and lease administration. Our vast multi-year relationships span clients across all industries including technology, industrial, financial services, public institutions, life sciences, and healthcare.

The Opportunity
JLL's Global Engineering team is currently seeking a highly skilled and technically deep executive for our Americas Head of Engineering opportunity. The Americas Engineering Leader will be responsible for providing thought leadership, engineering solutions, and subject matter expertise to support the Work Dynamics Americas region. Reporting directly to the Global Engineering Lead, this highly visible role will have a significant influence on shaping and driving engineering operations across a diverse portfolio of projects and accounts.

Responsibilities
Lead a community of engineering practitioners in the Americas, overseeing talent management and development initiatives for key engineering talent in the region.
Collaborate closely with the Global Engineering Lead to develop a strategic roadmap for upgrading engineering talent to support the next generation of engineering services.
Define and deploy service delivery standards for engineering products in the Americas incorporating operational feedback from the field into product development.
Deploy and enforce standard operating procedures for Engineering Services to drive consistency and efficiency.
Support accounts in achieving productivity targets in collaboration with account leadership teams in the Americas.
Implement the global Operational Risk Management framework for engineering services in partnership with Americas Quality & Compliance.
Assume personal leadership in case of major service delivery failures in conjunction with senior account leadership.
Support sales efforts, including identifying expansion opportunities, costing non-standard client requests, and contributing to client pitches and sales/renewal strategies.
Identify and share best practices globally to drive continuous improvement... For full info follow application link.

JLL Is an Equal Opportunity Employer JLL is committed to developing and maintaining a diverse workforce.  JLL strongly believes in equal opportunity extended to all individuals in all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination without regard to race, color, religion, belief, creed, age, sex, pregnancy or maternity (including childbirth and related conditions), family responsibility (e.g. child care, elder care), nationality, ethnic or national origin or ancestry, citizenship, marital status, civil partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, veteran’s status, genetic information, trade union membership, social position, political view or status as a qualified individual with a disability, protected leave status or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable law.  The company also endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business and ensures that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements.