Facilities & Workplace Experience Lead

• Location: Brisbane, Australia (onsite daily)

• Some interstate travel required

About the job

Are you a Service orientated professional with experience managing medium-large sites and a track record of creating exceptional workplace experience? As the Facilities & Workplace Experience Lead for our Australian sites (Brisbane and Sydney), you will join a newly created global team and help form the strategic roadmap, and implement new business models for Real Estate, and champion the workplace Experience and culture. Based onsite in Virginia, Brisbane, you will be responsible for all activities related to the sites, acting as the main point of contact for the Landlord services- coordinating and supervising all relations (internal and external providers), enabling all employees and guests to work in a safe, innovative and efficient environment that is in accordance with relevant local laws and regulations, corporate HSE and CSR policies and economic standards.  This is a highly autonomous stand-alone role, however, you will work closely with the local management, including the country leadership teams and Managers of global function located at the Sites, Reporting to the Regional Site Lead Japan/Australia.

At Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, it is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market.  

We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet.

That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core. 

Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Telfast, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands.  

This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. 

We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification. 

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

Main responsibilities

• First point of contact for all services provided by the Landlord (Real Estate and Workplace Experience) for 2 x sites

• You will be the Site Lead for the main site in Brisbane (approx 110 people) and will coordinate all activities for the other site in Sydney (Approx 35 head count- this will potentially be a co-working, access segregation or Opella Space)

• The expert in Workplace Experience, HSE & Security compliance at the sites

• Management of all activities and resources to keep the Opella spaces in line with the business expectations and budget (incl. processes). You will negotiate and coordinate agreements with external service providers and monitor service provision

• You will implement all security guidelines for the sites and our employees in connection to the Global Site security guidelines, including emergency response and readiness

• Responsible for the implementation of legal and company internal HSE guidelines to prevent occupational accidents and diseases within your area of responsibility. This includes the regular communication of Occupational Safety topics and the implementation of occupational safety training based on the risk assessment and the HSE strategy

• Create multi-annual improvement plan endorsed by the main Stakeholders on the Sites (Country leadership team)

• Define, control, and manage a competitive Workplace Experience budget

• Point of Contact for the Business Opella Head for all activities related to the sites and participate in the Global CHC RE and Workplace network

• Café catering contractor and maintenance of café amenities including furniture and appliances, aswell as management of supplies/kiosks for drinks

• Conduct site induction for all new starters for the Commercial office to ensure site requirements are adhered to as well as supervising with Reception for the contractor onboarding process

• You will be the “Hospitality” lead and will have to define the “hospitality” approach for the sites including Events organization with a strong focus on the main site

• You will be responsible to maintain the sites at the requested standard in term of sustainability, brands Centricity and Opella Culture

• Management of pest control assessment for all of Site, and relationship with waste contractors to ensure standards are maintained and point of escalation for any issues raised by the site

• External and internal commercial office maintenance including external roof areas

• Attendance at Body Corporate meetings for site management

• Fire Prevention and detection through site in close collaboration with Site Engineer

About You

Qualifications:

• Advanced training and certifications in HSE

Experience:

• Must have held a Site Head position within Hospitality, Commercial or Shared Services industries (preferred)

• Proven experience in Hospitality management

• Knowledgeable in HSE and Workplace experience

Technical & Soft Skills:

• High level communication skills, both written and verbal

• Proactive in nature and ability to work autonomously

• Continuous improvement and Customer Centric mindset

• Leadership skills to manage team of internal and external stakeholders (ie. Reception, external contractors)

• Efficient management of budgets and leveraging resources

• Ability to juggle multiple conflicting priorities and projects

• Bring high level of energy and can-do attitude

Why choose us?

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave for permanent employees

• Endless development opportunities and career trajectory, highly supportive team environment

• Join a global leading Healthcare organisation with consumer loved products and our very own home-grown Australian brands!

• State of the art facilities in beautiful Brisbane, Queensland

• High performing and supportive team environment, where we encourage you to have work-life balance