Corporate Real Estate Manager

Bauer Media Group has become an enduringly successful media corporation by focusing on creating content that matters most to millions of people around the world: from print and online publishing to radio and money-saving services for consumers, as well as sales and marketing services. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer focuses on the long term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our increasingly diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 16,000 shares a passion – to deliver content and services that are popular with, and helpful to, our customers and partners.

As a reliable Real Estate business partner and expert to Bauer core business for real estate projects and initiatives you are responsible for implementation of Bauer RE strategy across the group. You manage pro-actively the Real Estate portfolio - preparing and implementing RE roadmaps with each business unit.

The position is located in Hamburg (physical presence required).

Your Repsonsibilities: 

•    Lead group real estate projects with cross-functional and international team cross different countries and several businesses areas with focus on the workplace strategy and design,    furniture selection and project management of fit out works until hand over.
•    Responsible for projects organization set-up, RE project targets and space requirements, timeline and budget, business case development, cost and quality monitoring, stakeholder management, investment approval and implementation of group standards and workplace strategy, cost and quality monitoring including project closure.
•    Select and manage external design teams, RE service providers and contractors.
•    Provide expert real estate / architectural / construction decisions, guidance, and consultancy to various RE projects in all project phases.
•    Lead negotiation and management of lease, purchase, and sale contracts for real estate. 
•    Implementation, improvement, and development of various RE standards and procedures (portfolio and database management, workplace guidelines, look and feel, investments approvals, lease contracts, processes, templates, frameworks agreements etc.)

What makes you stand out: 

•    You have a university degree with major in architecture, interior design or real estate studies and several years of work experience in the context of office design, workplace strategy and fit out projects management across Europe and UK.
•    You bring experience and expertise in real estate transactions, workplace strategy and office projects planning and implementation.
•    Prior experience in the planning and management of audio and publishing facilities is advantageous.
•    Ability to communicate target-oriented and work in a Matrix structure.
•    Language proficiency in both German and English
•    Requires up to 20% travel across Europe.

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

We want to inspire not only our customers, we also want to inspire our colleagues. How? By giving you the opportunity to take on responsibility and by offering you a long-term perspective.

You can also benefit from our attractive offers:

• Individual solutions for the flexible organisation of working hours and location
• Targeted and individual training for your professional and personal development
• A central location in Hamburg's city centre with good transport options (bus & train)
• Subsidy for Deutschlandticket & bike leasing
• Effective health management (e.g. health week, free sports programmes & Wellhub)
• 30 days of holiday & frequent events for employees
• Company restaurant, free magazines & various discounts via corporate benefits
• A culture in which personal responsibility, teamwork and creativity are valued and you have room for creativity and for exciting and challenging tasks

If you are looking for an independent position and would like to enrich our existing team with fresh impulses, we look forward to receiving your complete application documents.

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