Candidate will participate in guidance, establishing targets, oversee defining needs, working with sourcing to onboard, and manage relationships for all areas of design and construction (primarily tenant finish out of office and retail spaces) at our branches. The successful candidate will collaborate on BRE efforts, clearly communicating progress, while working closely with experienced professionals to deliver a superior associate experience.

What you will do:

• Partner with BRE leadership to participate in critical department and firm projects to understand and communicate the impact of Branch Real Estate on delivery of current and future firm strategies.
• Recommend strategy for vendor alignment, working with internal sourcing teams to onboard, creating performance metrics, and processes around vendor relationship management.
• Program management: plans, executes, and controls programs of various levels of complexity/integration; may lead multiple programs concurrently.
• Provide guidance to Corporate Real Estate team to ensure alignment on firm strategies, supporting the firm and the field.
• Provide firm-level understanding of real estate initiatives to drive change in the field.
• Utilize independent thought and judgment and practice candor with respect.
• Have a working knowledge of technologies related to or dependent on the BRE and inter-related systems and the ability to learn and apply new/emerging technologies.
• Working with associates in BRE to help document division-wide and department goals, as well as overseeing and collaborating on major projects both within the department and across the firm.
• Prepare, summarize, and present reports and analyses.
• Identify trends and present recommendations to senior leadership within BRE and/or across the firm to influence decision making.

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.

Hiring Minimum: $70659
Hiring Maximum: $116516

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Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred or related work experience.
• Minimum of five years of experience with program leadership preferred.
• Ability to ask probing questions to gain a sufficient understanding of the project or situation.
• Strong organization and coordination skills with the ability to multi-task multiple projects or multiple phases of a specific project.
• Aptitude to create process efficiencies that will reduce costs.
• Ability to effectively communicate in a succinct manner, both verbally and written, with project team members, stakeholders, and vendors. Also fosters open communication by listening to others.
• Process-oriented: detailed understanding of program management methodologies, system development lifecycle, infrastructure best practices and adhering to firm processes and guidelines.
• Tool competency: effectively utilizes enterprise project management tools (e.g. project plans, flow charts and timelines).

What Could Set You Apart:

• Prior Commercial Real Estate experience
• Prior Fortune 500 Sourcing or Vendor Relationship Management experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or other Project Management certifications
• Membership in corporate/commercial real estate industry organization(s) is preferred, but not required.
• This individual will be expected to stay current in the industry and to bring construction management best practices to the team.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Edward Jones is prohibited from hiring individuals with certain specified criminal history as set forth in Section 3(a)(39) and 15(b)(4) and Rule 17a-3(a)(12) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and conducts background reviews consistent with FINRA Rule 3110(e). A copy of a notice regarding the provisions of the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance is available at: dcba.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/FCOE-Official-Notice-Eng-Final-8.30.2024.pdf.

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Awards & Accolades

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

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About Us

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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