Työpaikan tunnus: 240425

Julkaisupäivämäärä: 22/10/2024

Who you are

As a person you are passionate about people, business, IKEA’s purpose and continuously driving better performance. You are energized by increasing customer value, driving business growth and contributing to overall success and results through people as well as motivated by leading and developing people. We believe you have knowledge in the following areas:

Academic degree in engineering or equivalent

Architect with 8 to 10 years' experience in retail domain. Key skills to include

Retail Space Planning and Design: Proficiency in planning and designing retail spaces to optimize customer flow, product placement, and overall shopping experience.

Design Coordination and Management: Ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams, manage timelines, and ensure project milestones are met, particularly in fast-paced retail environments.

Compliance and Safety Standards: Knowledge of relevant building codes, safety regulations, and accessibility standards specific to retail environments, ensuring compliance in all engineering solutions.

Experience conducting technical assessments of retail properties, Proficiency in reviewing the leased area for compliance with local building codes and other regulatory requirements.

Ability to collaborate effectively with mall team and other stakeholders to ensure the leased space meets all technical and design criteria.

Your responsibilities

Provide technical know-how based on current Ingka standards and national best practice to deliver safe, compliant, sustainable and innovative property solutions.

Lead the development in the Cluster on how to engage with designers in order to continuously find cost efficient and innovative design processes by optimizing the delivery of our partners and stakeholder’s competence and knowledge into the project design. Work and engage closely with Construction Manager and Construction Project Managers to optimize, innovate and develop the best for project methods for design-construct interaction.

Lead and coordinate all Engineering work developed in the Cluster and align implementation and communication of those activities with internal and external stakeholders, including supporting the projects within the current key competence areas:

1. Structural and Architectural Design

2. Fire and Risk Engineering

3. HVAC Systems and Energy Modelling

4. Electrical Systems

5. LCC & LCA calculations

6. Technical Solutions and Innovations for PPP & BREEAM

7. Design Management: Procurement, Development and Coordination

Support Construction colleagues in regards of technical/engineering/architectural aspects.

Co-ordinate and maintain the cluster knowledge-based regarding Ingka requirements and local/national code requirements relating to the design and construction of Ingka buildings.

Maintain and secure up-to-date awareness and understanding of all frameworks, guidelines and initiatives issued by Group Real Estate, and ensure these are communicated to Construction Project Managers and external partners as needed.
Provide support to the project development phase in terms of engineering and architectural matters.

Evaluate the technical aspects of new construction techniques and follow the national development in the field of construction engineering

Cooperate with the Facility Management team in the cluster to develop best practice, obtain feedback, and increase the technical knowledge of FM co-workers.

Support Construction Project Managers in the work to: - Clarify all Ingka requirements, standards and guidelines - Selection process of external consultants - Detailed architectural and engineering design - Negotiate alternative technical solutions during the tender phase of IKEA projects.

Managing the quality control of the design and construction work - Ensure satisfactory commissioning, testing, training and hand-over of the technical and building systems to Facility Management co-workers

Together as a team

As engaged, open-minded and curious experts in all parts of the real estate business we take responsibility for the real estate business at Ingka Group as a trustworthy, appreciated and wanted business partner. We secure new and maintain existing physical locations to meet the needs of many people. We provide strategic insight based on our knowledge and understanding of the real estate portfolio in Ingka. We take the lead in delivering safe, compliant, sustainable and innovative property solutions – with Democratic design and life cycle cost on top of our mind. We actively maintain and secure that our properties are kept in relevant shape for the business.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

At IKEA we value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are committed to providing coworkers with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We encourage individualism and invite you to come join our team and be yourself with us! We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristic protected by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business needs.