Senior Associate - Engineering & Sustainability Lead

Corporate Services
The Corporate Services job is responsible for the organization's real estate activities including site location and acquisition, property disposition and space leasing. Working under limited supervision, this job provides expert advice for the organization's commercial real estate holdings and oversees the leasing and purchasing process.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Determines optimal new purchase sites based on location and availability by advising on the financial options of site selection, space planning, design and relocation plans.
• Arranges the purchase or construction of facilities, along with negotiation of facility leases.
• Confirms proper documentation of lease or purchase transactions is acquired and protected.
• Implements procedures, designs and specifications used in site acquisition to ensure consistency and compliance with real estate regulations.
• Makes recommendations as appropriate for the disposal of properties.
• Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level professionals on the team.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
8IC

• The role holder will be accountable for Engineering and Soft services including AMCs, Cafeteria &

pantry services, House-keeping services. Specializing in daily Operations, Expansion and Modification of facilities and its infrastructure.

Coordinate maintenance requests, repairs, and service calls through appropriate systems.

• Help monitor vendor performance and adherence to service level agreements
• Spearheaded Budgeting of CAPEX and OPEX, tracking and management of budgets and expenses. Monitoring contracts for compliance and cost control.
• Execution of projects for Facility Expansion, Design Changes, Improvements as per guidelines.
• Providing project management support for new projects.
• Develop and implement Local Environment, Health Safety Environment (HSE) Guidelines in line

with the global policy, assist to ensure compliance with all standards and regulations.

• Shall be a Champion of Culture, professionalism, and customer centricity.
• Maintain strong connection and collaboration with other External and Internal stakeholders.
• Vendor Management, regular meetings to ensure deliverables, track SLA’s and assessment of their performance.
• Implement cost savings and service improvement strategies & initiatives
• Exploring and leveraging AI into regular operations to imbibe culture of innovation.
• Focused on energy efficiency and adept with optimization tools
• Lead with a sustainability mindset – responsible for operational sustainability activities and supporting carbon footprint reductions and contribute to the overall strategy
• Facilitation of a robust control environment and management of all FM execution risks including management of any FM failures and drive a culture of learning and continuous improvement through application of best practice.
• Serves in dual capacity, ensuring TIAA GC associates adapt to new workplace features and develops strategies to manage people-side impact of changes; also serves as the GCS Culture Liaison​
• Develop and Implement Change Management Strategies, Conduct thorough impact assessments to identify the scope and nature of changes.
• Identify and analyze key stakeholders and their potential impact from the change and act as a liaison between teams and impacted stakeholders.
• Oversees the comprehensive plan that supports change impacts of the Real Estate Location Strategy and promotes the focus on Culture​
• Supports and implements workplace changes within the amenity's services​
• Participates in meeting planning and culture engagement workshops​
• Collates and provides data to support change decisions

Related SkillsAccountability, Business Acumen, Business Requirements, Collaboration, Conflict Management, Construction Management, Consultative Communication, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Influence, Negotiation, Prioritizes Effectively, Relationship Management, Vendor / Partner Management

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Company Overview

TIAA Global Capabilities was established in 2016 with a mission to tap into a vast pool of talent, reduce risk by insourcing key platforms and processes, as well as contribute to innovation with a focus on enhancing our technology stack. TIAA Global Capabilities is focused on building a scalable and sustainable organization , with a focus on technology , operations and expanding into the shared services business space.

 
Working closely with our U.S. colleagues and other partners, our goal is to reduce risk, improve the efficiency of our technology and processes and develop innovative ideas to increase throughput and productivity.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. TIAA does not discriminate against any candidate or employee on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.

Our Culture of Impact

At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.

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