Job description

Job Purpose

The incumbent is responsible for overall real estate strategy, facilities planning, forecast (long range & tactical), acquisition/disposal, lease administrations, workspace planning, allocation and management, engineering planning and design.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement short and long term space planning requirements and high-performance workplace strategies. 
• Gather and analyze space requirements and provide conceptual space plans/test-fits along with furniture specifications leveraging knowledge of architectural design and organizational standards. 
• Develop and implement workspace strategies and solutions that support corporate objectives. 
• Provide “what if” strategic space scenarios at the request of management. 
• Work directly with key stakeholders to obtain workspace programming requirements. 
• Optimize space efficiencies through design and test fits; manage office changes and fit –out projects. 
• Identify and address organizational, operational and functional relationships that pose physical and spatial impacts.
• Produce and maintain reports and other documents as required, providing design details and workspace information for all offices.
• The point of contact for all workplace changes and furniture requirements.
• Create robust end-to-end processes for managing workplace projects/programs in collaboration with project management team. 
• Enforce workspace policies/procedures and escalate client requested exceptions to policy.
• Manage capital allocations related to workspace projects (office new fit out and renovation projects).
• Eliminate furniture inventories through re-allocation, planning and planned disposal for office workspace management. 
• Ensure all bank premises have valid contracts and advise HQ on their renewals. 
• Manage office workspace statutory issues and ensure all statutory obligations are paid.

Attributes

• Knowledge of bank systems, products, and services; Property/Estate management. 
• Knowledge of changes and trends in office space utilization and alternative workplace strategies. 
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written. 
• Interpersonal skills. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Analytical and problem-solving skills. 

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor degree in Facilities Management, Project Management, Civil/Electrical Engineering, Architecture, Construction management, Building survey, Housing and Infrastructure Planning, Land Management & valuation, Property & Facilities management, or related field. 
• At least 7 years of experience in workspace planning, facility utilization, and/or project management for a large, multi-site corporation; 2 years being in a managerial role.