Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join the team, the Head CRES role covers the UK only. We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process, should you require any reasonable adjustments please let us know so we can aim to accommodate.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Our ideal candidate will work on the development and delivery of property strategies 
• They will also be influencing key stakeholders to ensure solutions are implemented 
• This role is a member of the EA Property Leadership Team and will work to develop the property strategy

Business

• We are looking for a candidate who has a deep understanding of strategic needs and is able to influence business outcomes 

Processes

• Experience with resourcing/budget decisions
• Develop, implement and deliver property strategies and strategic initiatives
• Manage annual country CRES budgets including capital projects budgets. Agree Country and Cluster budgets with key stakeholders

People & Talent 

• We are looking for a candidate who will be able to supervise and support the Country and Regional CRES team
• Our ideal candidate will be able to support the team both with workload and be able to delegate where needed
• This role also includes ongoing training and development of people

Risk Management

The role holder will be :

• Being the risk control owner for all CRES related risks
• Acting as between the CMT and Property for Country and Regional Crisis Management
• Identifying and reporting key risks and escalating where needed
• Monitoring compliance 
• Ensuring operations are audit ready

Governance 

• Act as second line of assurance underpinning Partners responsibilities
• Represent CRES in risk committees 
• Accountable to ensure Supply Partner governance standards are met and performance of supply partners is meeting agreed service level standards

Key Stakeholders

• CEOs, CFOs, COO’s CIOs and Business function heads
• CRES Leadership Team

Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of the facilities/real estate market as well as a keen understanding of customer service principle    
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in seeking out market opportunities and leveraging supplier base to maximum advantage    
• Exceptional leadership capabilities and experience managing large multi-disciplinary teams    
• Engineering and/or Corporate Real Estate experience of 10 years or more    

Qualifications

• Demonstratable knowledge of Local Laws including but not limited to Fire Code, and Health and Safety Regulations
• Knowledge of the facilities/real estate market as well as a keen understanding of customer service principles
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in seeking out market opportunities and leveraging supplier base to maximum advantage
• Exceptional leadership capabilities and experience managing large multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong Communication and Negotiation skills

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.