Assistant Project Manager

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🏄 California, Illinois – Remote

🏄 California – Remote 🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $90k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

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👷‍♀️ Project Manager

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Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.

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10,000+ employees

We provide commercial real estate services for corporations and investors across the globe that save money, increase productivity and improve sustainability.

📋 Description

• Act as the central liaison between Capital Planning, Facility Management, Engineering, TSSO, and Project Delivery teams to coordinate project migration readiness from planning phase into execution phase • Monitor and track the progress of business justification submissions and required approvals, maintaining visibility of pending decisions, aging actions, and approval timelines to align with planned migration schedules • Support visibility of the upcoming Statement of Work (SOW) pipeline by coordinating readiness milestones and assisting Project Managers with transition clarity for newly migrated projects • Maintain accurate project data within Adaptive Work and other required systems, ensuring milestone dates, ownership assignments, status updates, and forecast dates remain current through regular data quality reviews • Prepare portfolio health reports, dashboards, and executive summaries to support recurring client and internal governance meetings while monitoring project status compliance throughout the delivery lifecycle • Escalate blockers, delays, and missing dependencies that may impact migration timing, driving accountability across teams to ensure ownership, milestones, approvals, and documentation are complete before handoff • Identify recurring workflow inefficiencies and handoff gaps, recommending process enhancements, automation opportunities, and standardization measures that support PMO best practices and operating model maturity

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in project coordination, PMO operations, project controls, or related roles within complex organizational environments • Strong proficiency with Excel, reporting tools, and data analysis, with demonstrated ability to translate data into actionable insights • Hands-on experience using project management systems such as Adaptive Work, Smartsheet, MS Project, or similar platforms • Exceptional organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail and proven ability to maintain accuracy across multiple workstreams • Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple priorities simultaneously in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex information clearly to diverse audiences • Proven track record of influencing and driving accountability across teams without direct authority, building collaborative relationships to achieve shared goals • Preferred qualifications: Experience supporting real estate, facilities, construction, engineering, or capital programs with understanding of project lifecycle stages • Proficiency with Power BI, Tableau, or other business intelligence and analytics platforms • Process improvement mindset with strong problem-solving ability and experience implementing operational enhancements that drive measurable results.

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions • Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care • Paid parental leave at 100% of salary • Paid Time Off and Company Holidays • Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay