Real Estate Project Support

Belcan Workforce Solutions is currently looking for a Real Estate Project Support to work for one of our clients based in Filton, UK.

You will require 'Right to Work' in UK, unfortunately no sponsorship will be available for this role.

The role is based within the Real Estate organisation at the Filton site. The candidate will work across the whole UK portfolio of sites with direct accountability into the UK Real Estate team.

Real Estate is responsible for the huge UK asset base. Working within the team this exciting opportunity offers successful applicants the chance to influence and drive change in a challenging, diverse department incorporating Commercial, Defence & Space and our Helicopters across the UK, including majority owned affiliates.

The successful candidate would be able to support the activities undertaken in the Real Estate team.

The Jobholder

• Will support on activities in UK in order to achieve operational and strategic company / functional objectives in full compliance with relevant regulations.
• Support to manage and optimise our Real Estate activities within the UK Perimeter and generate Master Planning based on business requirements taking into account legal and financial aspects to manage the investment & divestment of real estate assets, support acquisitions, carve outs, disposals and leasing & renting.
• Must ensure transparency of real estate activities of all our divisions and subsidiaries in the UK and ensure proper processing by supporting or managing relevant real estate projects.
• Will support the development and implement an optimized ownership structure for real estate assets also to support monetization as required in close relationship with Finance & Legal.
• Support to ensure development and maintenance of the strategy for property and real estate taking into account needs and priorities of the business and exterior factors as well as Master Planning i.e. simulation, definition and consolidation of site development plans along with Facilities Management organisations and other stakeholders based on standards and best practice at regional level.
• Build upon key relationships with internal customers (divisions, sites, plants, subsidiaries, companies, mergers & acquisitions), with internal partners (Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal & Compliance, GP) and externals (local authorities, landlords, investors, brokers, developers, governmental departments, general partners).
• Ensure understanding and anticipation of business & customer needs including active demand management and real estate supplier performance management to ensure delivery of projects to time, quality and cost.
• Management of Real Estate ownership in an optimized set-up in majority-owned entities in accordance with internal governance rules.
• Support with preparing, drafting and negotiating lease contracts for all majority-owned entities together with representatives from the Legal Practice Area Real Estate in UK.

As the successful candidate, you must be able to demonstrate the following

• The ability to listen, understand and communicate information.
• A strong interest in developing yourself.
• An interest in finding creative solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to make decisions based on evidence.
• Project management skills, but also willing to learn and develop according to our tools and processes.
• Good stakeholder management skills, including excellent communication, customer focus and the ability to deliver on commitments.
• A mind set to explore and work above and beyond, challenge current ways of working to develop new processes and ideas.
• Evolve along with changing priorities within the business.
• Flexibility in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent IT skill set.
• Good attention to detail.

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan