Design Manager - Real Estate Services, Assistant Director

The opportunity
EY Real Estate is responsible for a number of services including property acquisition, disposal, refurbishments and relocations of offices, as well as management of all capital projects related to Real Estate. Our purpose is to deliver an exceptional, inclusive and sustainable workplace environment and experience, that supports and enables our global business strategy. 

We are looking for an experienced workplace designer to join Real Estate Services team. The Design Manager will represent and support the Real Estate Services team in all activities related to the EY Design Guidelines as well any design related Frameworks (existing or future). 

The Design Manager will also work closely with the D&P team to propose improvements in terms of space planning and design, in line with industry trends and EY requirements. 

Your key responsibilities
 
The Design Manager will support the Real Estate Services team in a number of activities including but not limited to the following:

• Design Guidelines principles understanding and ownership, propose enhancements to improve our global program including branding, wellbeing, sustainability and inclusive design standards. 


• Continuous benchmarking (external and internal) and interactions with external service providers to support our design standards and project delivery. 


• Onboard design teams, stakeholders and suppliers on design standards.


• Interact with various ranks of the organization and stakeholders to share design standards and support project design narrative.  


• Maintain regular engagement with Real Estate Leaders, Design and Projects Leaders to align on strategic support for active and upcoming projects. 


• Review design materials and provide design SME support on projects from project initiate phase to close out.


• Provide input for any design related frameworks that EY will enter, interact with key suppliers and ensure procurement strategy alignment with design standards. 


• Develop templates and toolkits for design standards definition to be included in our Design Guidelines portal and Playbook.


• Sit on close out meetings and provide lessons learned on design standards implementation.  

Skills and attributes for success

• You will need to have a passion for design and workplace, as well as the ability to transmit it to our team and stakeholders. 


• Excellent track record in a design related role, either interior design or workspace planning, focused on corporate occupiers and office trends. (+7 years). 


• A deep understanding of workspace planning principles as well as interior design elements that create impact in the office space, and software tools for workspace modeling.


• Ability to operate calmly under pressure and manage competing priorities.


• Strong influencing skills and an ability to engage within all levels of the firm as well as external stakeholders.


• Strong English communication skills (oral/ written) Minimum C1 – level English required. Other languages will be an asset. 


• Willingness to take on new challenges and work in an international team. 


• An excellent understanding of workplace metrics, planning principles and trends. 


• Enthusiastic, committed and determined.


• Ability to operate calmly under pressure and manage competing priorities.


• Strong experience in working in diverse environments, respecting, and understanding various cultures and working styles with experience working across borders essential. 


• Strong experience in supply chain management and especially working with product vendors and professional services firms.


• Strong experience working across locations, time zones and on multiple projects at once. 


• Work from any location in Europe West.