Europe Corporate Real Estate

Work Location:
London, United Kingdom

Hours:
35

Line of Business:
Real Estate

Pay Details:

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Job Description:

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Reporting to the Europe COO, this role is responsible for leading the TD Securities European Corporate Real Estate portfolio (London, Dublin and Belfast).
• Own and define the Corporate Real Estate strategy for Europe across the multiple locations, collaborating with senior executives and business leads to ensure alignment with regional and global business objectives.
• Responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of all real estate initiatives across the bank's Europe portfolio with minimal direction.
• Apply project management skills to a variety of large and/or complex facilities projects, including capital renovations and the implementation of maintenance and repair projects
• Initial key focus is on the delivery of the London office consolidation including

• A full refurbishment of 60 Threadneedle street
• Management of swing space and phasing of builds and access
• Onsite management of contractors, vendors and suppliers
• Ownership of plans and test fits locally
• Maintenance of a office space to enable an active trading business to continue uninterrupted

• Partner with the Real Estate project lead based in Singapore
• Partnership with all key internal teams in particular technology, real estate, AV management and other core functions
• Effectively lead complex contract negotiations, leases and renewals, ensuring management of stakeholder interests and financials
• Excellent experience with local building rules and regulations to ensure adherence at all times.
• Regular progress reporting and escalation to senior management

• Assist and cooperate with Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity / Incident Response / Change Management teams as required.
• Advancing and implementing plans for various emergency scenarios, including natural disasters, fires, and other crises, including training staff on emergency procedures across the European real estate footprint.
• Support further development of ESG initiatives across the European real estate footprint, incorporating Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in Ireland, and future sustainability directives.
• Effectively manage the office space, incorporating any required moves and changes, at an operational level, ensuring effective delivery and escalation of issues.

• Coordinate and oversee building maintenance, repair services, across Europe office locations, ensuring timely resolution of issues such as HVAC, plumbing, lighting, and structural concerns TD and other service platforms.
• Manage vendor relationships and service contracts for janitorial, landscaping, pest control, etc, while ensuring compliance with regional safety regulations and escalation procedures for unresolved service complaints

• Deep understanding of Facilities Management / Real Estate, preferably with experience of working within a multinational bank.
• Extensive experience of complex real estate projects and delivery
• Direct experience of real estate management at a large financial firm with knowledge of trade floor requirements
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with experience in influencing senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to align real estate decisions with business needs and objectives.
• Excellent communication skills, able to manage contractors and engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to manage a diverse range of multiple real estate projects simultaneously including large scale refurbishments
• Experience of working with contractors, suppliers and monitoring of service level agreements advantageous across multiple locations.
• A track record of delivering successful outcomes, utilising observations and informed decision making to source a solution and achieve value for money whilst effectively handling stakeholder expectations.
• Recognised facilities qualification i.e. IWFM, IOSH, NEBOSH. (advantageous).