Portfolio Planning Manager

Job Introduction

As a Portfolio Planning Manager you will use a myriad of data sources to create business intelligence that informs our estates strategy. You will also develop tools and techniques that will enable strategic planning.

We are proud to have been awarded an exciting new Government contract with a large scale property portfolio and are seeking facilities management professionals, ideally with managing agent/integrator model experience  You'll also support the transformation and change management this new contract will bring, working alongside a dedicated team for the business segment

Our wealth of experience means we are able to transfer best practices from the corporate sector to create better working environments in the public sector. We bring services that increase employee engagement, wellbeing and productivity to the public sector to help support government to deliver on its promised outcomes while reducing costs.

Our goal is to improve service outcomes and reduce overall costs to the taxpayer.

Role Responsibility

Key Assignments:
• Supporting our clients strategy, objectives and tactical requirements by providing key business intelligence
• Gathering together benchmark information about “best in class” solutions for similar estates and advising on how our clients estate compares; identifying opportunities for improvement 
• Informing complex scenario planning exercises by leading on data gathering and conversion into business intelligence that helps to inform estates strategy
• Building effective relationships with peer group within the clients teams, constructing collegiate associations; accessing relevant data on the factors that influence the size of our clients estate footprint
• Building working relationships with strategic third-party vendors, accessing key data on the property market

Key Accountabilities:
• Creating dashboards that bring together estates management data from disparate sources and deliver meaningful insights to help the estates management function drive performance.  
• Contributing towards scenario planning exercises by undertaking relevant research and create frameworks to allow each scenario to be modelled enabling meaningful analysis
• Enabling effective decision making through the provision of business intelligence so that key business impacts are clearly understood
• Performing data audits to validate completeness of key databases; identifying and closing gaps with data owners.
• Using data science to create benchmarks in performance, identifying trends, KPIs and establish deviations and exceptions that inform further analysis
• Aligning work activity with the annual cycle of activity; planning, delivery and review.

The Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will have:
• Experience in delivering GIS projects in a real estate environment
• Experience in the use of Geodatabases.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Problem solving ability with great attention to detail.
• Understanding of data management concepts.
• Advanced numeracy, analytical and computer skills for data manipulation and management (MS Excel and Access)
• Ability to work independently and innovatively.

Desirable
• Broad understanding of ESRI product suite including ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Collector, ArcGIS Pro.
• Other desktop GIS software (e.g. MapInfo, QGIS, GRASS, Quantum).
• Experience of working in the real estate sector for the public sector or corporate clients.
• Professionally qualified would be advantageous (RTPI, RICS)
• Experience of working on large property portfolios for a range of clients.
• Experience of working with datasets from the ONS and Nomis amongst others to develop GIS socio-economic map overlays

Package Description

Competitive salary + benefits

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs which includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave to name but a few.

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to further engage ex-forces personnel and reservists.  Those applying for roles with us who meet the essential criteria advertised under the ‘ideal candidate’ on the vacancy advertised are guaranteed to progress within the selection process.