Regional Programme Manager (Engineering)

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About the role

JLL partners with leading global hotel operators to support the planning, design, and delivery of hospitality projects worldwide, and together we are collectively shaping a brighter way for our clients, our people, and the destinations we help bring to life. As a Regional Programme Manager (Engineering), you will be seconded full-time into a specific hotel operator, providing MEP & FLS (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire & Life Safety) engineering support across a portfolio of Managed and Franchised development projects from inception through to hotel opening.

You will act as the point of contact between the hotel operator and the property owner, coordinating engineering decisions and tracking approvals. Reporting day to day to the Client's Technical Services Lead, with functional management from your JLL Account Director, you will work from the client's offices or a designated location relevant to your portfolio. What sets JLL apart is our culture of collaboration, locally and across the globe, and in this role you will work closely with a premier global hospitality brand while remaining part of the JLL team, benefiting from our career development, training, and global network of professionals.

Day to day responsibilities:

- Review submitted documentation for compliance with the hotel operator's minimum requirements for document submittals, including quality and comprehensiveness of submission
- Support the owner's project timelines and construction progress through the provision of discipline specific information and decisions from the hotel operator to ensure a seamless hotel handover
- Provide oversight on the implementation of brand standards and seek clarifications and approvals from the operator on variances to the brand standards
- Report to the client's Technical Services Lead on findings, key dates, project risks affecting the hotel's completion and opening, and track conditional and final approvals
- Assist in resolving engineering design problems as they arise, in coordination with the owner's project team, providing guidance on the interpretation of brand standards and seeking clarifications and approvals where required
- Coordinate with the hotel operator's Architecture, Design & Construction (AD&C) team on the review of MEP & FLS design documents for hotel projects within the assigned region
- Support project teams in addressing engineering requirements arising from Property Improvement Plans (PIPs) for existing hotels, proposed conversions, and adaptive reuse properties
- Coordinate review of 50% and 100% Engineering Construction Documents (CDs) for MEP & FLS systems, helping track alignment with brand standards and flagging items for the operator's consideration, and confirm that design review comments have been incorporated prior to construction commencing
- Comment on the incorporation of ESG (Environmental and Sustainability Governance) and energy and water efficiency strategies into project design, in coordination with the operator's AD&C team
- Coordinate review of primary construction submittals and shop drawings, highlighting items for the operator's consideration against brand standards and prototype drawings
- Participate in Value Engineering (VE) coordination and review, helping identify efficient and cost-effective construction practices for the operator's consideration
- Visit project sites as needed during construction to help confirm alignment with submitted and approved plans and CDs, raising observations promptly and following up with written correspondence
- Track engineering requirements and changes to brand standards, channelling recommendations to the operator to reflect best industry practices and regional particularities

Key Skills Required:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or an equivalent trade qualification in a related building engineering discipline
- Proven experience in the design and construction administration of HVAC, Plumbing, Fire Protection, and Electrical systems
- Experience in design, new construction and renovation projects within hospitality industry is preferred
- Experience and knowledge of sustainable design, energy efficiency, and operations principles
- Proven leadership skills, strong work ethic, adaptability, and flexibility
- Ability to coordinate the collaborative efforts of internal and external resources and other stakeholder groups in support of project goals
- Ability to lead change, resolve issues, influence outcomes and ensure collaboration within teams, while maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to address issues collaboratively with others as appropriate

About us:

At JLL, we see a Brighter Way forward for our clients, our people, our planet, and our communities. With over 200 years of real estate experience, we are, and always have been, in continual pursuit of brighter ways of working.

We bring to life see a Brighter Way in all that we do by seeking better, smarter, more innovative ways of working. We approach our work in a warmer, more optimistic, and inclusive way.

JLL is a global leader in helping clients envision where people will live, work, play, shop, and eat. Apply today, quoting job reference number  REQ547621.

Location:

On-site –Sydney, NSW

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