The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon budget, timeline, and scope. They will also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, clients, or project team members.

Responsibilities

The duties of this Real Estate & Workplace interim role is end-to-end accountability to execute regional real estate and workplace strategies, priorities and targets for the Americas region.

The role has end-to-end accountability for safeguarding effective solution delivery and performance management for Regional Real Estate & Workplace projects. Several projects within the region must be executed in parallel and most of the time a strong collaboration and communication with global asset management must be ensured. This requires the ability to:

• Translate global processes and guidelines into regional specific projects Organize teams and skills efficiently to support sites with high quality services (internal & external teams).
• Ensures governance / compliance to local and site specific regulations and ensuring the company's reputation.
• Handles contract vendor management (escalation level, order management, addendums, or change requests to the contract in alignment with global standards and alignment with other functions).
• Delivers relevant data and insights via reliable budget planning process.
• Maintains regional and local business as well as external stakeholder relationships (e.g., service providers, landlords, etc.) Handles risk identification & mitigation measures reporting to regional Head of RE&FM.
• Manges real estate related queries and problems.
• Exchanges and aligns with FM Solution Manager Property/Site Manager/POC.
• Translates and adapts Global Workplace & Project management standards into regional workplace solutions, including alignment with stakeholders (HR,IT).
• Implements and manages contracts from regional perspective.
• Supports global RE Vendor Manager in conception and selection processes for Real Estate, Workplace & Project management suppliers/consultants.
• Prepares and delivers influential storytelling presentations.
• Discovers and leverages internal and eternal research, benchmarks, and trends to help facilitate business partner discussions about the future of their respective area.
• Acts as an agile change agent.

Skills:

• Excellent knowledge of Project Management.
• Strong leadership/people development skills and ability to liaise with other strong personalities.
• Strong written and verbal communication / networking skills.
• Ability to prioritize.
• Ability to manage supplier relationships.
• Service orientation and customer focus (Business Partner oriented mindset).
• Continuous improvement and quality orientation.
• Multi-cultural awareness and understanding.
• Financial modeling skills.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Ability to collaborate virtually with project teams.
• Ability to manage & oversee multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to self-check work for accuracy omissions and legibility.
• Ability to articulate goals/expectations and to communicate effectively to executive management.

Education:

Required Education:Degree in Economics, Legal or in the field Real Estate management, Architecture, Project / Construction Management, or Workplace & Design or 10 years equivalent workplace experience.

Required Skills:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT