Job Title: Estate Manager
Employer: International Business Machines (IBM)
Job ID: S_D-0628928
Job type: Full-time Regular
Work country: Nigeria
Position type: Professional
Work city: – Any
Travel: No travel
Job area: Operations (all other)
Business group: IBM Sales & Distribution
Job category: Project Management
Business unit: HR S&D
Job role: Delivery Project Manager
Job role skillset: General
Commissionable/Sales-Incentive jobs only: No
Job description
JOB PURPOSE: – Estates Strategy & Planning – Estates Transaction Management – Compliance of Estates processes & legal obligations with IBM corporate business control guidelines and instructions.
Key Responsibilities: – Develop real estate plans for key locations (space growth/reduction, opportunities) based on utilization, market rent and demand dynamics. – Business case development, financial analysis, recommendation of Real Estate investment projects and follow-up on funding requests until final approval. – Manage the transaction process end to end from setting site search until the conclusion of lease negotiations and signature – Maintain, update and safeguard all related property portfolio records, metrics, legal agreements, databases and process documentation assuring compliance is – Managing internal interlock to insure corporate compliance on all new and existing lease agreements – Effective working relationship and other members of the real estate team and user groups. – Develop external relationship with real-estate brokers, service providers, landlords and property managing agents – Act as proxy for Middle East & North Africa Estate planning Manager during holiday's and leaves – Maintain a full understanding of the space dynamics of the existing portfolio, – Accurate and timely payment of all real estate costs. – Manage vacant space disposal programme
KEY Tasks: – Manage & Track Lease agreement critical event dates. – Managing internal monthly interlock to insure compliance to the existing lease agreements – Support regional/global RESO in the integration or disposals of property portfolios associated with IBM mergers and acquisitions. – Coordinate periodic rent reviews, deal with Landlord and Tenant issues, and bring to close. – Provide strategic property advice in line with business requirements. – Develop clear space strategies including individual building utilization. – Optimizing current assets in the solving new business requirements. – Document, save and organize all internal approvals and documentation in compliance with corporate guidelines, processes, financial and operations key controls – Support internal IBM key stakeholders – Develop external relationship with real-estate brokers and other service providers, – Monitoring the market availability for opportunities in South and Sub-Sahara Africa.
Personal Experience/Qualifications/Skills: – Educated to a degree level qualifications: Architecture, Surveying, Estate Management or Finance – Strong technical background in all aspects of estates management is an advantage, – Numerate and IT literate, good written and verbal communication skills & presentation skills – Proven negotiation and business management skills. – Enthusiastic, self motivated and highly flexible – Willingness to travel within MEA – Strong Command of English is a must, French as a Second Language is an advantage
Property Portfolio: – Over 32 different buildings and growing – Over 46 Different Countries
Required:
• Bachelor's Degree
• At least 5 years experience in Estates Strategy & Planning
• At least 5 years experience in Estates Transaction Management
• English: Fluent
Preferred:
• Social Sciences
• At least 8 years experience in Estates Strategy & Planning
• At least 8 years experience in Estates Transaction Management
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