Interior Workspace Design Manager

• * RES point of contact for all Workplace Strategy & Design related matters.
• Support Workplace Strategy & Design Lead in workplace strategy development, recommendation, and material generation, e.g., Space Budgets (via CPAT), engagement decks.
• Support on-boarding of Interior Design / Workplace Strategy consultants and share all relevant materials for consistent delivery.
• Lead interactions with appointed Interior Design Peer Reviewer and represent D&C through the Peer Review process.
• Lead engagement with Global Design Team to ensure clarity on CWE guidance consistent application in region and oversee any exception approval requests.
• Attend relevant project meetings to steer Workplace Strategy & Design direction, ensuring this remains in line with IEP and CWE GWDG.
• Proactively engage with RES colleagues to update on latest Workplace Strategy and Design direction, trends, processes, successes, lessons learned, compliance requirements etc.
• Stakeholder engagement/approvals (i.e. seeking support from Regional/Country leadership within the business)
• Attend relevant project meetings to steer Workplace Strategy & Design direction, ensuring this remains in line with IEP and CWE GWDG.
• Coordinate with ICM with RES Country Heads & Transactions Head to review RLS HC projections & HR Personas for each site against existing footprint for upcoming portfolio and lease initiatives.
• Lead the identification, development and recommendation of Workplace Strategy changes for sites where a) existing footprint and RLS HC projections deviate (i.e. consolidation, expansion, oversubscription, maintain status quo etc.) and/or b) there is any other Real Estate driver/event that will result in a D&C project.
• Provide Workplace & Design support/inputs as required to RES colleagues with the following Pre IEP activities:
• Test Fit procurement and development
• Stakeholder engagement/approvals (i.e. seeking support from Regional/Country leadership within the business)
• Lead data analysis of regional occupancy stats and benchmarking.

Skills and Competencies:
• 10 years plus experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills, confident and able to gain clients’ confidence through knowledge, competence and gravitas
• Previous experience of working with or within large complex organizations
• An understanding of finance principles and business case needs in relation to capital projects and property operating cost models
• Experienced understanding of design detailing and costs
• Experienced understanding of design impact on workplace strategy, user behaviour and the importance of technology integration in the workplace
• Good report writing and presentation skills
• Sound working knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Project AutoCAD
• Good presentation skills including use of appropriate presentation software
• Good team player skills