Project Director

Who we are

JLL is a professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate. As a Fortune 500 company, we help real estate owners, occupiers and investors achieve their business ambitions.

We are currently seeking a Programme Lead/Project Director to join our Project and Development Services team in Taipei.

What this job involves

A recognized leader in the design and construction industry, candidates will be responsible for:

Stakeholder Management

Developing trust with local Business executive managers requires investing time to understand their business challenges and consistently delivering on our promises. Regular communication, proactive updates, and responsiveness to their needs demonstrate our commitment to partnership.

Pipeline Management

Maintain visibility and control over planned projects through consolidated capital pipeline tracking, prioritization matrix, and indicative budgets & timelines. Provide strategy inputs in pre-initiation stage and attend governance touchpoints.

Project Initiation & Approval:

Develop and own programme, scope, schedule, and budget; establish governance structures; integrate technical due diligence; prepare procurement strategy with GSP; perform initial risk screening and compile formal approval packs.

Onboarding Project Teams

Resource identification, fee proposals, contract administration (POs), client-specific training on playbooks/processes/EHS, system access provisioning, and onboarding manuals/checklists.

Project Oversight

Leading the local PM team involves providing clear direction and guidance throughout the complete project lifecycle, from leasing stage through budget submission to final closeout. This includes establishing standardized processes, setting quality expectations, and mentoring team members on critical milestones such as lease negotiations, financial modelling, and project documentation.

Handover & Project Closeout:

Facilitate client acceptance, defect resolution, commissioning & compliance sign-offs, move management, as-built/O&M handover, financial reconciliation, lessons learned, archival and portfolio data updates.

Regional Best Practice & Account Management:

Maintain PMO toolkit, knowledge base, portfolio insights, process improvements, support capital planning cycles, training/coaching, governance forums (steering, QBRs), and benchmarking.

Our successful Director

• Engage confidently with internal and external client and see things from their perspective.
• Are driven to succeed and love achieving challenging goals.
• Bring a structured and organised approach to everything they do.
• Communicate and collaborate to achieve success.
• Thrive under pressure and deal effectively with tight deadlines and high expectations.

What we can do for you:

At JLL, our purpose is to shape the future of real estate for a better world.

We make sure that you become the best version of yourself by helping you realise your full potential in an entrepreneurial and inclusive work environment. We will empower your ambitions through our dedicated Total Rewards Program, competitive pay and benefits package.

Apply today!