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Michal Oparty of JLL Bratislava joins RICS

Human resources
SLOVAKIA Michal Oparty, the head of the project and development services department at JLL Bratislava, has been made a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

As the head of project and development services, he manages a team of senior project managers and architects which in the last twelve months has helped to create and manage over 21,000 sqm of office space and more than 350,000 sqm of industrial space in Slovakia - with a total value exceeding EUR 90 mln. In 2019, JLL’s Slovak P&DS team worked with such international and local companies as Lenovo, Covestro, Nestle, Kooperativa, Ana, P3 Logistic Parks and Bawag.

Michal has over ten years of project management and real estate development experience. He helps clients to effectively manage their projects and protect their reputation. His responsibilities range from the day-to-day operation of the department, budgeting and reporting, cost management, tenant fit-outs, architectural and urban planning up to personal contact with clients and landlords. His recent projects include projects for Embraco, 5Star, Ericsson, Sony, GSK, Volkswagen, Hunter, FM Logistics, Nestlé, and WP Carey.

The RICS is a professional body promoting and enforcing the highest international standards in the valuation, management and development of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure.

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