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• • Manage the full Corporate Real Estate (CRE) lifecycle across a multi-regional international portfolio, encompassing site selection, financial modelling, lease negotiations, renewals, exits, and footprint optimisation across complex regulatory environments in EMEA, APAC, and North America.

• • Plan and track a global CAPEX and OPEX portfolio of approximately $20M, delivering lifecycle investment governance, forecasting accuracy, and portfolio financial performance, while coordinating capital programme inputs across workplace projects in Tokyo, Paris, Kraków, Baar, Munich, Ottawa, and Portsmouth.

• • Provide subject matter expertise in Integrated FM supplier selection, contract management, and KPI/SLA performance monitoring using Jira IWMS, strengthening governance of the global FM supply chain and driving continuous improvement in Hard and Soft FM service delivery.

• • Introduced global CRE governance frameworks, portfolio intelligence reporting, and financial forecasting tools that improved budget efficiency by 20%, increasing transparency and capital planning accuracy across the international estate.

• • Led the full transition of Hard FM and Integrated FM operations for the National Museum of Qatar from construction completion to operational readiness, directing phased handover, commissioning, snag list closure, integrated systems testing, O&M training, and Defects Liability Period (DLP) governance for one of the region's most complex cultural infrastructure assets.

• • Established a risk-based Preventive Maintenance regime aligned with OEM standards, SFG20, and statutory requirements, implementing Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) to protect mission-critical MEP systems and maintain stable environments for sensitive museum collections, with full asset lifecycle tracking managed within Archibus CMMS.

• • Led a facilities organisation of 80 staff including 6 direct reports, owned multi-million-euro CAPEX and OPEX budgets, directed procurement strategy and vendor governance, and delivered compliance with ISO 9001, 14001, 50001, 41001, and 55000 frameworks, while supporting LEED O+M readiness for a LEED Platinum certified asset.

• • Reduced O&M costs by 15% through vendor consolidation and maintenance strategy optimisation, and established a comprehensive asset management framework integrating BIM with Archibus CMMS to enable asset verification, lifecycle planning, condition monitoring, and capital investment forecasting.

• • Led delivery of 24/7 Integrated Facilities Management services (Hard and Soft FM) across a high-profile multi-tenant commercial asset serving Fortune 500 tenants and over 10,000 monthly visitors, directing multidisciplinary FM teams and specialist contractors across technical services, concierge, security, and housekeeping while maintaining embassy-level service standards.

• • Managed mission-critical MEP, BMS, fire and life safety, and security systems, achieving zero unplanned downtime and full regulatory compliance, while establishing structured preventive and predictive maintenance programmes aligned with SFG20 and governing asset inventory and lifecycle tracking within CMMS/IWMS.

• • Owned CAPEX and OPEX planning, procurement strategy, and long-term vendor contract governance, improving cost efficiency by 15% through SLA/KPI performance frameworks and contract optimisation, and contributed to ISO 9001, 14001, 50001, 41001, and 55000 certification compliance.