Regional Programme Manager (Engineering)

About the role

JLL partners with leading global hotel operators to support the planning, design and delivery of hospitality projects worldwide. As a Regional Programme Manager (Engineering), you will be seconded full-time into a specific hotel operator, providing MEP and FLS (mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire and life safety) engineering support across a portfolio of managed and franchised development projects from inception to hotel opening. You act as the point of contact between the hotel operator and the property owner, coordinating engineering decisions and tracking approvals. You report day to day to the client's Technical Services Lead, with functional management from your JLL Account Director, and work from the client's offices or a designated location.

Key responsibilities

• Review submitted documentation for compliance with the hotel operator's minimum requirements for document submittals, including quality and comprehensiveness.
• Support the owner's project timelines and construction progress by providing discipline-specific information and decisions from the hotel operator to ensure a seamless hotel handover.
• Oversight of brand standards implementation, seeking clarifications and approvals from the operator on variances.
• Report to the client's Technical Services Lead on findings, key dates, project risks and track conditional and final approvals.
• Assist in resolving engineering design problems, interpreting brand standards and seeking clarifications and approvals.
• Coordinate with the hotel operator's Architecture, Design and Construction (AD&C) team on reviewing MEP and FLS design documents, 50% and 100% engineering construction documents, and primary construction submittals and shop drawings.
• Support project teams on engineering requirements from Property Improvement Plans (PIPs) for existing hotels, conversions and adaptive reuse.
• Comment on the incorporation of ESG and energy and water efficiency strategies into project design.
• Participate in Value Engineering coordination and review.
• Visit project sites during construction to confirm alignment with approved plans and CDs, raise observations and follow up in writing.
• Track engineering requirements and changes to brand standards, channeling recommendations to the operator.

Required profile

• 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 the hospitality industry is preferred.
• Knowledge of sustainable design, energy efficiency and operations principles.
• Leadership skills, strong work ethic, adaptability and flexibility.
• Ability to coordinate internal and external stakeholders and to lead change, resolve issues and uphold ethical standards.