Country Real Estate Manager

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Establish and implement the Real Estate strategy and plan for assigned countries within the America's Region; primary country of responsibility is Canada and may include additional countries in the America's. Ensure that the business units have the right facility at the right costs, right location and at the right in order to achieve operational objectives. Ensure the appropriate work environment for Hitachi Energy facilities. Accountable for strategic real estate planning, financial performance, portfolio of facilities, facility management, capital investment, reporting, and leading internal and third party contractors in all aspects of real estate. Ensure the appropriate safety levels are maintained to the Hitachi Energy standard. Responsible for the end-to-end facility management program.

**Responsibilities**:

- Ensure compliance with the objectives of facility services, defining the allocation of human and material resources in accordance with the priorities negotiated with real estate leadership and internal customers.
- Manage space utilization of Hitachi Energy properties in order to optimize the physical resource and the cost through standardization and occupation of spaces according to the needs of people, equipment and services, always considering the safety and integrity of staff, customers, visitors and property.
- Define the plan for maintenance, repair and building works and its management by conducting the development of projects with technical specifications. Ensure that appropriate deadlines and costs are met; and, once the projects are approved, ensuring that the work is carried out and the project is delivered on time and within budget.
- Ensure the proper management of the real estate budget including all elements of facility occupancy costs. Coordinating with finance/ controlling, technical and material resources, as well as developing, together with the business areas, the plans and budgets for the necessary capital expenses (CAPEX). Monitor and control of all real estate related expenses.
- Manage the financial performance of facilities, working with the business units to reach or exceed established levels, managing the use of assets efficiently in relation to their cost-benefit, in order to improve profitability, productivity and flexibility.
- Ensure that the real estate function within the assigned area is properly organized, managed and staffed by qualified personnel, guiding, motivating and leading indirect employees in accordance with Hitachi Energy policies and practices.
- Identify and define potential projects, conduct risk analysis and cost estimates in project preparation, as well as manage established projects.
- Carry out property valuations and recommend improvement actions in line with substainability best practices.
- Ensure that all facilities and services are managed and monitored to maximize the energy efficiency of buildings and sites by developing assessments and recommending energy saving solutions.
- Manage property-related cleaning activities in accordance with the corporate cleaning standard. Manage and monitor common areas, including streets, waste areas, green areas and activities such as landscaping.
- Ensure that the activities carried out in the properties are carried out with all the necessary security control measures to mitigate and eliminate risks.
- Manage contracts with suppliers, assessing whether they are being followed as contracted, by monitoring and controlling all occurrences, compliance with service level agreements (SLAs), allocated and budgeted values, checking and reporting adherence to the Hitachi Energy standards, procedures and policies.
- Strategic Planning - Develop strategic real estate plans for the medium/ long term to enhance the local business unit's facilities for both current and prescribed future needs. The outcome is a real estate master plan with required investments and space requirements to meet the strategy of the businesses. Maximizes efficiencies through the appropriate initiatives.
- Portfolio - Establishes and regularly updates a detailed corporate realestate inventory of all Hitachi Energy owned, leased/rented sites, plots of land, offices, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, storage, parking, cafeteria, etc.
- Reporting - Benchmarks, monitors and reports on related real estate occupancy costs for all facilities within scope of responsibility.

Your background
- Bachelor's degree in real estate, finance, business administration, or project management
- Property, Portfolio and Faci