Manager, Rixensart/Wavre Site Coordination & External Relations

Are you looking for an opportunity to enhance your project management expertise within a cutting edge global environment? If so, this Manager, Rixensart/Wavre Site Coordination & External Relations role could be an ideal opportunity to explore.

As Manager, Rixensart/Wavre Site Coordination & External Relations you will manage with key stakeholders the Rixensart/Wavre, footprints & all related assets as well as oversight energy & utilities site connections, traffic flow and site access contributing to deliver best in class site infrastructures & services and create an optimal “place to work” to our vaccines business.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:

• Manage Belgium Sites real estate, workplace transport in alignment with the Belgian mobility strategy and ensure alignment with the Site Master plan strategy and public authorities’ requirements
• Manage site occupancy based on business projections provided by BeSM central team in order to maximize asset utilization at a competitive cost. Build short- and mid-term strategies in alignment with the overall Site Master Plan strategy
• Explore and assess intra/extramural real-estate potential opportunities (purchase or lease) together with the Site Master Plan program manager
• Ensure an oversight on capital investment projects regarding sites impact, at the early stages of the design and before final funding, to ensure alignment to the site standards and the sites master plans strategies
• Oversight and ensure the coordination of all activities and projects impacting site access, mobility, site infrastructure usage, neighbours or administration relations and safety ensuring risks anticipation and guaranteeing continuity of site activities
• Responsible for developing the approved architectural and landscaping standards related to the site
• Manage the site infrastructure and facilities assessments program to prevent obsolescence & ensure compliance with sustainable environment & insurance requirements
• Ensure sustainability initiatives are aligned with the Site Master Plan development.
• Coordinate the efforts to ensure that the Rixensart/Wavre assets are fully compliant with property certificates, permits, authorizations and laws by:
  • Consolidating Belgian assets status (ownership, compliance, obsolescence…)
  • Aligning BeSM on new legislation requests
  • Managing operating/environment permit/authorizations (Building, Fire, Exploitation, Noise, Soil …)
• Provide support for Site Relations related to BeSM scope of activities together with Legal & External Affairs (public authorities, strategic and public suppliers, neighbours)

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• University Master’s Degree - Engineering Maintenance, Logistics or Facility Management with contract management background and experience on the shop floor.

• Experiences in large & complex sites

• Former roles which have demonstrated leadership and delivery skills

• Minimum 10-y of experience in site management activities

• Practical experience in being the interface with multiple stakeholders having each different requirements & constrains

• Knowledge of energy and mobility rules and concepts

• Good knowledge of procurement, sourcing and financial processes

• Team management: Leader with positive impact on the well-being & efficiency of the teams

• Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken

• Basic IT / system skills MS Office, SAP

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Good understanding of Public & Pharma/Vaccines environment technical requirements and constraints
• Customer oriented – Able to understand BeSM Site & Facility customer’s needs
• Demonstrating integrity & a strong engagement in line with GSK Values and Capabilities
• Demonstrating strong influencing skills internally and externally (contractors/suppliers). Builds trust, is a team player, yet capable of operating independently. Resolves conflicts in a positive and constructive way and looks to support others
• Having a rational and logical approach to problem solving
• Sense of urgency. Seeking opportunities to challenge current ways of working, and strives for simpler, faster, better solutions and shares this with colleagues
• Setting high standards and stretching goals for self and can challenge in a constructive manner
• Resilient and Stress Resistant
• Reliable individual -a change agent-, with strong leadership and managerial skills; ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Strong analytical skills
• Good business skills
• Strong communication & presentation skills
• Flexible thinking.
• Ability to adapt, work under uncertainty and accommodate flexible work demands.
• Global perspective; cultural sensitivity
• Ability to withstand pressure.
• Self-motivated; Sense of urgency.
• Fluent in English and French (written and spoken), other languages are an asset

Our values and expectationsare at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.

These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork.As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Agile and distributed decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk.
• Managing individual and team performance.
• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
• Implementing change initiatives and leading change.
• Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams.
• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning both internally and externally.
• Developing people and building a talent pipeline.
• Translating strategy into action - a compelling narrative, motivating others, setting objectives and delegation.
• Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
• Budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.

• LI-GSK

If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements.

Our goal is to be one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies. We believe that we all bring something unique to GSK and when we combine our knowledge, experiences and styles together, the impact is incredible. Come join our adventure at GSK where you will be inspired to do your best work for our patients and consumers. A place where you can be you, feel good and keep growing.

Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies

GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK’s commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.