Company purpose:
Our company purpose is to contribute to a responsible and sustainable economy by financing and advising clients according to the highest ethical standards.
Our employer promise is built around three pillars:
• Being a great place to work
• Committed to sustainability and having a positive impact
• Being dedicated to the development of our people
Business area
Business Support Services manages the provision of the following services for the CIB offices in the UK and provides support and advice to other UK entities.
Soft and Hard Facilities Management services, Management of the Health and safety policies and legal requirements, Operational Environmental Sustainability advice, ISO 14001 programme management and legal compliance, Manned security guarding, budget and financial management, Database management including Expense processing and support, Travel management, Moves and changes provision and other building project management
Job purpose
- To provide support services to the UK CIB and Group functions and London Group Entities
- To provide support to the premises and facilities line management.
- To lead the premises strategic project delivery and on the campus, establish and maintain relationship with stakeholders and monitors the progress of the projects (time, completion…)
- To get insights from the data collection (sensor, occupation, flow ...) to help at the decision making and optimise our organisation & approach.
- To support the business functions across the London CIB Campus in all aspects of relocation and re design of office space.
- To coordinate with our suppliers’ peers.
Key responsibilities
- Responsible for leading and managing the delivery of Facilities and premises projects within the London Branch entity to support and add value to the business. This includes the development and implementation of both strategic and operational solutions.
- Communicate with senior stakeholders to support the transformation (Steering committee)
- Liaise with procurement department on negotiating with suppliers to ensure conformity with the bank requirement and maximise economies
- Strong control of the budget
- Identify small to medium project risks, lead reviews, and develop risk mitigation and backup plans
- Ensure all documentation (technical & legal) is maintained accurately throughout the project's durations
- Oversee the small works and the resource allocation via third party suppliers
- Monitor the outsourced M&C coordinators to ensure adherence to project requirements and planning.
- Work with the IFM supplier to identify furniture/ equipment/ fabric requirements and to ensure that value and quality is being observed.
- Understand the future of office spaces, smart office & workspace management
- Ability to interpret trend and digital data from sensors to define occupation, locations strategies, building requirements.
- Implement a range of new working practices when possible
- Manage the inventory of the furniture and equipment in storage (onsite and offsite)
Requirements
- Prince 2, MSP
- Previous experience as project manager fit out projects
- Leadership skills to motivate team impact on quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the job discipline and department. Excellent communication, ability to influence
- Data analysis experience, Strong data management
- Strong work ethic
- Ability to manage sub-contractor
- Knowledge on critical elements if possible
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
- Knowledge in CAD required
- Knowledge in health and safety requirements for occupation of offices
And of course, we expect all our colleagues to embody and practice the Group values (alignment with the Bank’s strategy, commitment, work ethic, integrity and Code of Conduct).
A bit more about why you should join us
1. We’re a great place to work
We aim for optimal work/life balance (depending on role, this includes hybrid working, flexible working and agile)
We are proud of our award-winning flexible benefits and health & wellbeing strategy. Our flexible benefits include:
• Generous holiday allowance of at least 26 days (plus bank holidays) – with option to buy and sell holidays.
• Valuable financial plans – a 12% non-contributory pension which has been moved to sustainable investments*, life assurance*, income protection and personal accident insurance.
• Extensive wellbeing and mental health offering – one of the most advanced private medical schemes in the UK, dental cover, wellbeing app, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy support, subsidised gym memberships, bespoke health assessments including genetic testing, Private GP (including digital GP services to parents of employees), Employee Assistance Programme, menopause & fertility support (we are an accredited Menopause Friendly Employer), neurodiversity assessment and support.
• Key onsite services and facilities in London – include physiotherapy, nutrition, massage therapy, physiology, mental health first aiders, seasonal flu vaccinations and free onsite fitness centre.
• Plus, emergency back-up care for dependants, green car leasing, season ticket loan, and a range of other benefits.
* Subject to relevant caps
2. As the eurozone’s largest bank, we are committed to having a positive impact in the world.
For example, we are committed to Net Zero in all of our financing and investment portfolios by 2050. By 2030, 80% of our energy production financing will be low carbon.
But impact for us means more than climate. It means empowering our people every day. Everyone gets four volunteering days each year - in 2023, we achieved over 18,000 hours of volunteering across the UK and reaching over 4,500 young people.
3. We believe in our people
We support our people to develop skills to adapt to the ever-evolving world of work and to prepare for the jobs of today and tomorrow. We do this through a comprehensive training offering, talent programmes, mentoring, career days and inhouse career tools.
We are proud of the number of our people who progress and secure new roles internally. In fact, in 2023, nearly half of our positions in UK CIB were filled internally.
Investing in our people also means we have a collaborative and inclusive culture:
• Direct feedback from our people shows that our internal culture sets us apart from our industry peers.
• Each year, nearly 30,000 employees globally are involved in professional networks that play an active role in promoting Diversity and Inclusion within the Group. These include our:
Pride Network, Ability Network (which supports disabled employees), MixCity (gender equality network), Women in Global Markets, Women in Global Banking, Women in IT, Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Technology, Early Careers Network, Multicultural Network and Parents & Carers Network.
Equal opportunities
BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
Adjustments
We don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged in our recruitment processes, so if you have a disability or health condition which may mean that you’d benefit from some adjustments or additional support, please let us know as early in the process as possible.
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