Head of Workplace Nordics

The Head of Workplace Nordics role involves strategic development and operational management of WSP's real estate portfolio across the Nordic region, including Sweden, Finland, and Norway.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring safety performance and adherence to WSP H&S policies and regional legislation
• Developing and implementing regional real estate strategies aligned with global workplace objectives
• Serving as the senior point of contact for all real estate activities in the Nordics
• Monitoring future lease events and leading real estate transactions and negotiations
• Collaborating with regional business unit leaders on future workspace requirements
• Facilitating close collaboration between CRE, Project, and FM workstreams
• Undertaking feasibility studies and cost-benefit analyses
• Developing detailed business cases and investment proposals
• Implementing systems to monitor occupancy and utilisation levels
• Co-ordinating and undertaking workplace surveys
• Contributing to the development of WSP's workplace strategy
• Maintaining knowledge of trends and best practices in corporate real estate
• Identifying, evaluating, and implementing workplace-related initiatives supporting WSP's ESG strategic aspirations
• Developing and implementing management policies and processes
• Preparing annual and interim opex and capex financial forecasts
• Monitoring the financial performance of the estate
• Developing and implementing a rolling 5-year capital investment programme
• Undertaking benchmarking exercises
• Ensuring the CRE function is prepared to respond to crisis incidents

The ideal candidate will have:

• Highly customer-centric approach with excellent communications skills
• Minimum 5 years of experience leading workplace strategy and delivery of real estate services across a European commercial office portfolio > 1m sq.ft.
• Experience of leading commercial property transactions within a large private organisation
• Preferably multi-lingual (English + additional European language)
• Detailed knowledge of the real estate/FM industry including best practices across Europe
• Analytical and financial skills necessary to develop and comprehend strategic plans and budgets
• Ability to manage through ambiguity and build a strong internal network
• Results-oriented with a desire to learn and support new technologies and processes
• Effective organisational skills with ability to delegate, prioritise, and manage multiple projects under pressure
• Proficient with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral