The Energy Advisor and Solutions Lead will be dedicated to multiple clients within the Consumer Goods and Services (CGS) industry vertical, and serve in a strategic partnership position with the CGS vertical developing Sustainability and Energy growth plans.

You will be directly responsible for supporting the growth of our Energy Advisory (EA) Practice through delivery of value adding services, client interactions, portfolio and programmatic benchmarking data analysis, and strategic business development and sales activities. You will be expected to support the EA team’s annual revenue targets. You will be fully immersed in our team of experts delivering energy solutions for multiple clients to acquire deep familiarity with how EA meets clients holistic energy needs and where energy and sustainability services can be applied with the corporate real estate environment.

What this job involves:

Key responsibilities include:

• Embodying JLL ethics – Understand the organizations behavioural, moral, ethical and compliance standards and requirements, adhere to and demonstrate highest regard in all situations when interacting with customers, clients, and colleagues.

• Develop energy strategy programs through on-account relationship development, usage analysis, and client value analysis to determine where EA could provide value-adding services based on the client demand and cost environment.

• Being an energy expert – Provide subject matter expertise for client energy needs, demonstrate understanding of emerging trends for CGS clients. This includes an evolving list of focus areas including net zero, energy engineering, and strategy development.

• Collaborate with other JLL Energy Advisory colleagues to share best practices, develop case studies and develop new business opportunities.

• Maintaining optimal client relationships within the CGS industry vertical– Lead and manage client initiatives to secure, strengthen, develop, and enhance client relationships providing advisory role around sustainability•

• Provide presales support – Assist the Sales team with presales activities to ensure differentiation of our solutions to attract and retain assigned clients, position the business favourably against industry competitors to drive strong brand awareness and value proposition in the market

Every day is different, and in all these activities, we’d encourage you to show your ingenuity.

Sound like you? To apply you need to be / have:

Requirements – Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, finance, economics, or related sustainability field; or experience in the field in trades and facility management.

• 2-5 years’ experience in energy management, engineering, power generation, electric vehicles, energy/utilities, project finance, or building operations.

• Ability to identify energy cost saving opportunities and work across a matrixed organization to implement and realize savings.

• Attention to detail and an ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

• Passionate about working towards a sustainable future.

• Strong writing and communication skills.

• Proficiency in Microsoft office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Requirements – Desirable

• New York resident and willingness and ability to work at least part of the time from the JLL office in Manhattan.

• Experienced conducting site walkthroughs in order to find conservation measures (e.g. ASHRAE Level 1 and 2)

• Strong project management skills and an ability to prioritize and meet deadlines in a high pressure, deadline-driven environment

• Experience in the preparation of tenders and work orders and the ability to select appropriate equipment and service vendors

• Familiarity with energy procurement process and renewable energy options

Behavioural Competencies

• Think Big - Thinks strategically, simplifies the complex, solves complex problems, sees the big picture

• Drive Change - Thrives on change, learning agility, intellectually curious, appetite for risks digital drive

• Helps others - Builds relationships, actively collaborates, helps others succeed.

• Get it done - Acts decisively, drives results, passion to win, takes ownership, accountable, resilient

• Business first - Focuses on customers and clients, business/financial acumen, JLL first

• Inspire - Inspire others, creates vision and strategy, energizes others