Paula González Martínez

Paula A. Gonzalez has over 15 years of experience in project management, architecture and in the global Real Estate sector. She is currently the EMEA Program Management director within Jones Lang LaSalle, a global real estate services company, where she leads the management of multiple real estate portfolios worldwide for global corporate clients. 

She combines her expertise in development and construction with a proven ability to deliver world class projects & portfolios. Confident in managing projects through their full lifecycle, she provides guidance on the management of all stages, from business case to operational phases, leading large teams of stakeholders to ensure high quality, and a cost-effective project delivery.

Paula was the 2018-2020 chair of the City Property Association Next Gen in London, a board member of the City Architecture Forum and a ULI and WIRES affiliate. 

Paula has been a University Lecturer since 2018 in RICS Project Management and currently leads the IE next gen initiative at the IE School of Architecture and Design

Corporate Experience

• EMEA Director, Project Management, JLL, Madrid, Spain, 2020 - Present

• Project Mangement Director, JRA, Central London, UK, 2016 - 2020

• Senior Architect and Project Manager, Kohn Pedersen Fox KPF, UK 2014 - 2016

• Architect and Project Manager, Herzog de Meuron HDM, Switzerland, 2012 - 2014

• Architect, Office of Metropolitan Architecture OMA, Netherlands 2010 - 2012

Academic Experience

• Coordinator & Speaker - IE School of Architecture and Design Next Gen Program, Spain 2020 - Present

• Chair of the City Property Association Next Gen Committee, UK, 2018 - 2020 VP of

• Committee member at the City Architecture Forum, UK, 2018 - 2020 

• Committee member at the British Council for Offices Next Gen, UK, 2018 - Present 

• Young Leader Council of Tall Buildings in the Urban Environment, UK 2018 - 2020

• Guest Lecturer COAA, Spain 2019 

• Guest Lecturer London Real Estate Forum, UK 2019

Academic Background / Awards

• Ph.D. in Urban Planning & Development Management, HKU/UPM, Hong Kong (ongoing)

• MBA in Real Estate Developments MDI UPM, Spain, 2009

• Master’s in architecture & Urban Planning UPM, Spain 2008 (Hons)

• Bachelor’s in architecture & Urban Planning UPM, Spain 2005 (Hons)

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS member, UK, 2020

• Accredited Professional for WiredScore & SmartScore (Developments and Redevelopments), UK, 2020

• Winner of the London and Southeast Rising Star 2019 by British Council for Offices, UK, 2019 

• Winner of the AJ Specification Award UK, 2018