Global HQ Design and Construction Director

Global HQ Design and Construction Director 

Real Estate Services (RES) creates inclusive, digitally enabled spaces for meaningful collaboration and experiences, while ensuring safe, sustainable, and resilient operations for HSBC and all the people around us.  Real Estate Services is responsible for HSBC’s property portfolio which covers more than 30 million square feet in over 50 markets. Our properties are used by over 200,000 colleagues to support our customers worldwide. Whether it's a customer entering a branch, or colleagues collaborating in an office, we can make their experience transformational and meaningful.

In this fantastic new role, you will join a growing team and take responsibility for the overall delivery of the relocation of HSBC London HQ, in line with the project deliverables. In addition to delivery, demonstrating leadership in project management, cost management, design governance, architectural and engineering practices, risk management, best practices around sustainability, innovation, operational governance and stakeholder management.

This is a truly, exciting role, encompassing delivery, demonstrating leadership in project management, cost management, design governance, architectural and engineering practices, risk management, best practices around sustainability, innovation, operational governance and stakeholder management.

In this role, duties will include:

• Acting as the interface between the internal and external Project Managers, consultants and HSBC Executive Management.
• Providing professional project management, strategy and technical consultancy advice to stakeholders, the Banks leadership and business partners associated with the Project.
• Working as part of a multi-function team developing an integrated workplace strategy, guiding principles and best practice solutions.
• Overseeing and closely monitoring all significant and flagship building projects across the group.
• Proactively managing internal and external stakeholders, ensuring, business requirements are fully understood.

To be successful in this role you should have the following skills:

Technical:

• Programme Management
• Project management
• Corporate real estate services - Workplace Strategy, Construction Management, Real Estate operations Facilities Management
• Product ownership
• Business partnering
• Change implementation
• Change design
• Executive Leadership
• Developing, aligning and translating strategies and plans to achieve business and functional goals
• Writing and presenting board papers
• Stakeholder management

Behavioural Skills:

• Customer Orientated
• Outcome Orientated
• Problem Solver
• Strategic thinker
• Team management

Cognitive Skills:

• Divided attention
• Auditory processing
• Critical thinking
• Collaboration

This role is based in London on a hybrid basis.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk:

Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com

Telephone: +44 207 832 8500