Ben Irvine

Current Responsibilities

Ben is a Director and regional client account lead in the occupier-focused Work Dynamics team based in London and the Midlands. He is responsible for managing and delivering real estate services to JLL’s key occupier clients across the globe.

He acts as a single point of contact advising clients with a proven track record of problem solving and building strong relationships with clients. He has been instrumental in the success of a number of change management projects and is renowned for building, developing and motivating diverse teams acrossmultiple regions.

Ben supports clients navigating project activity through their respective internal processes and ensures they are receiving the best JLL has to offer coordinating multiple service lines.

In his role, Ben manages multiple high-priority projects leading teams to ensure best practice and full compliance with client requirements. Ben has an in-depth knowledge of office and industrial market dynamics across EMEA along with experience in strategising portfolio plans for occupiers during times of transition.

Ben also manages teams internally within JLL including Lease Adminsitration, Workplace/Occupancy Planning, Project Management and Sustainability along with the coordination of other JLL service lines. He manages critical dates for clients’ leasehold portfolios and advises on opportunities across freehold assets designing bespoke transaction management processes and tracking tools where beneficial.

Experience

Ben has over 18 years of real estate experience, recently managing transactions and providing strategic advice across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Spain & Sweden plus parts of Asia and Africa. He has previous experience working directly with Aon, Cisco and Unisys as well as UK banks RBS, HSBC, Lloyds and Barclays and institutional investors.

Recent experience has focused on the traditional and flexible office and industrial sectors across EMEA whilst also advising on a variety of projects for clients including rural site acquisitions, licenses and sublease and development opportunities.

Priorities have included verifiying project data and parameters whilst engaging field brokers, project managers and third parties to ensure smooth transaction delivery. Experience utilising the latest JLL business intelligence platforms and understanding of the impact of technology and changing occupier behaviours has proven beneficial when partnering with client teams.