Real Estate Project Manager

This position is a 12 month contract to cover maternity leave.

The role is based within the Real Estate organisation at the Broughton site. The candidate will work across the whole Airbus 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 Airbus Commercial, Airbus Defence & Space (ADS) and Airbus Helicopters across the UK, including majority owned affiliates.

The successful candidate would be able to support and lead the activities undertaken in the RE team including but not limited to : lease negotiation, lease administration, finance planning including risks and opportunities, Capital Expenditure business case compilation, acquisition & disposal of Real Estate, and master planning.

The jobholder:

• Will Project Manage Real Estate activities in UK in order to achieve operational and strategic company / functional objectives in full compliance with relevant regulations.
• Responsible to manage and optimise Airbus 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 Airbus divisions and Airbus 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.
• Accountable to support the expected cost saving targets through consolidation of UK sites across divisions and optimized ownership / renting structure.
• Will Manage UK RE portfolio tasked by HO Real Estate 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.
• Strategic development of the Airbus UK RE portfolio through investments, purchases, leases, divestments and de-renting to support the strategy and operations of the Airbus majority-owned entities based on Airbus standards and to ensure optimized use of RE assets.
• Will Project Manage ensuring adequate relationships with internal customers (Airbus 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 strong real estate supplier performance management to ensure delivery of projects to time, quality and cost.
• Management of Airbus Real Estate ownership in an optimized set-up in Airbus majority-owned entities in accordance with Airbus governance rules.
• Prepare, draft and Negotiate Lease Contracts for all Airbus 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 Airbus 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.
• Investment Planning (CapEX).