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AXA

Building and Facilities Lead

Lisbon

October 9, 2024

Context
We seek an experienced Building and Facilities Lead to oversee facility operations in Portugal, ensuring operational efficiency, sustainability, and compliance with safety standards. This position focuses on coordinating, managing, and optimizing the operations of building facilities in Portugal, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and sustainability standards.

Your Responsibilities

1. Coordinate Facilities Operations in Portugal (1,200 m² on two floors, annual budget of 1,2M euros)

Coordinate all building services operations: cleaning, security, waste management, HVAC, electrical, and plumbing with two local facilities officers and specialists.

Cost management: monitor and manage the facility budget, control operational costs, and oversee procurement of necessary supplies and services; and report to the global team

Compliance and safety: ensure full compliance with local and international safety regulations and environmental standards, conduct audits, and implement corrective measures.

Vendor and contract management: coordinate with contractors and service providers to ensure high-quality service delivery and manage contracts efficiently.

Space planning: evaluate and anticipate future facility needs, including renovations, maintenance projects, and space optimization.

Occupancy monitoring: Support the monitoring and analysis of building occupancy data to help optimize space utilization and operational efficiency.

Sustainability focus: implement energy-efficient initiatives, reduce the facility’s environmental footprint, and align with corporate sustainability strategies.

2. Support the Global Team and Building Portfolio

B&F portfolio coordination: assist the GO facilities team by providing reporting, budget forecasting, and contract renewals.

Cross-country collaboration: work with teams across different regions to ensure consistency in service delivery and share best practices for facility management, physical security, and sustainability

Project support: contribute to global and local projects that might involve fit-outf or relocations, ensuring these initiatives align with AXA GO standards.

Your Profile

Education: Degree in Facilities Management, Real Estate, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience: 7+ years of experience in facilities management or real estate, ideally with exposure to multinational operations through firms like JLL, CBRE, Colliers, or similar. Strong background in managing complex building operations and driving sustainability initiatives.
Skills: Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple facility-related tasks simultaneously.
Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of building systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing) with a focus on sustainability and regulatory compliance
Languages: Fluent in Portuguese and English; additional European languages (French or Spanish) are a plus.
Industry Expertise: Experience from leading real estate or facility management firms, with a focus on operations

About AXA
As a world-leading insurance company, we act for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working with 105 million customers, we’ve created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we’re nurturing a culture of
respect, for each other, for our customers and the communities around us. Join AXA and you’ll feel like you belong, are included and can thrive. You’ll be able to shape the way you work and truly grow your potential as you seek out new opportunities, push boundaries and benefit people in critical moments of their lives. This is your chance to build the tomorrow you want. Know you can.

About the Entity

AXA is becoming a sustainable tech-led company and at AXA Group Operations we are one of the major catalysts for this transformation.

We set the tone by triggering and empowering the evolution of our insurance business model through technology and innovation, driving its concrete implementation globally at speed, with a high quality of advisory and execution.

We are present across 17 countries with committed, highly qualified teams. We leverage technology, data, sourcing, security and investment allocation in a global way, but also achieve economies of scale and synergies when necessary.

At AXA Group Operations, we want to be recognized in three fields of action:

State-of-the-art Data Technology to drive customer experience
State-of-the-art Procurement & Sourcing to drive efficiency and better manage risks
High-Performing Global Team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities

What We Offer

We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and we’re committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of employment (gender, LGBT+, disabled persons, or people of different origins) and to promoting Diversity & Inclusion by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued.

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