UK Real Estate Workplace Manager
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Job Summary
Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83000 employees on five continents. With over 7500 people in the UK operating across defence space aerospace and digital security we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.
UK Workplace Manager Real Estate
Location: Flexible to work at any of our major UK Sites Green Park Crawley Cheadle Templecombe Glasgow or Belfast
Shape the Future of Workplaces Across Thales UK
As part of the UK Real Estate leadership team the UK Workplace Manager plays a critical role in shaping the workplaces environments and experiences that enable our people to perform at their best. Reporting directly to the UK Real Estate Director you will lead the development and delivery of our UK Workplace Strategyensuring our sites data sustainability ambitions and operational models evolve in line with business growth and futurefocused ways of working.
This is a highimpact leadership role at the heart of an integrated Real Estate function bringing thought leadership robust analysis and strategic direction to how we plan manage and enhance the workplace across the UK.
What Youll Be Doing
Lead the design implementation and continuous evolution of the UK Workplace Strategy aligned with business needs and flexible working best practice.
Act as the Workplace SME for the UK providing expert insight on workspace solutions site performance utilisation data and market trends.
Drive Incident Management and Business Continuity planning contributing to the UK Resilience Programme and site risk mitigation.
Lead delivery of the UK Real Estate Net Zero Plan for Scopes 1 & 2 chairing the UK Net Zero Steering Committee and tracking performance.
Oversee creation and maintenance of Real Estate dashboards Power BI reporting and data systems across the Digi Ops portal.
Develop a UK Workplace dashboard using connected workspace and attendance data to inform investment planning and the 10Year Real Estate Masterplan.
Manage Real Estate communication channels including intranet Teams and Viva Engage ensuring consistency and strong engagement.
Enhance customer experience through qualitative and quantitative measures partnering with Project IRIS and Operational Excellence teams.
Lead workplace and capability planning within the MultiYear Budget (MYB) process.
Manage coach and develop team members building a strong future talent pipeline within the function.
Work closely with Real Estate teams to support delivery of UK capital programmes and continuous improvement of processes and tools.
What Were Looking For
Proven experience in Workplace Management or Facilities Management in complex multisite organisations.
Strong operational knowledge of space planning occupancy management workplace experience and building operations.
Demonstrated experience in energy management sustainability initiatives and Net Zero programmes.
Incident Management and Business Continuity experience within workplace environments.
Skilled people manager with a strong ability to work with senior stakeholders partners and multidisciplinary teams.
Highly analytical with strong data management skills and the ability to build and interpret workplace dashboards and KPIs.
Strong communication and presentation skills able to produce compelling business cases and executive reports.
Benefits:
Performance-related bonus
Half day every Friday usually finishing around 13:00
28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
24 hours volunteering paid for
Private healthcare
Pension scheme
Life cover
24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
Gym membership discounts
Security Clearance Requirement:
Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales many of our roles are subject to security restrictions. This role requires Security Clearance (SC). It would be advantageous if currently held however if not currently held it is a requirement that the successful applicant undergo achieve and maintain SC Clearance prior to commencing employment.
To be eligible for full SC you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 some circumstances a minimum of 3 years residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted with additional overseas checks.
Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance: Thales we ensure equal opportunities pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance buying or selling annual leave cycle to work schemes employee discounts paid volunteering day stocks and shares annual bonus and much more depending on the role. Read more about our benefits here.
We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes employee networks wellbeing policies and inclusive features here.
If this role isnt quite right for you we encourage you to join our talent community where your details will be shared with our recruitment teams for other potential opportunities. Join the Talent Community here.
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Required Experience:
Manager
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About Company
In all critical environments - air, land, sea, space and cyberspace - decision-makers, operators, crews and members of our armed services and security forces are faced with millions of important decisions every day. It is in supporting these people that Thales in the United States ha ... View more
