Real Estate Manager

Danish Crown A/S; Randers; On-site; DKK 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Danish Crown A/S seeks a senior leader to steer strategic real estate and workplace projects across a global portfolio. You will drive end-to-end delivery including office transformations, footprint optimization, and capital investments, ensuring safety, budget adherence, and alignment with business priorities.

Responsibilities include translating portfolio strategy into actionable plans, coordinating diverse stakeholders, and embedding ESG considerations in decisions across geographies.

Qualifications

• Experience in international corporate real estate, construction, engineering, or project management.
• Experience leading capital projects within corporate real estate environments.
• Experience delivering office, production, distribution, workplace, or facilities-related projects.
• Experience working with consultants, contractors, and professional service providers.
• Experience preparing business cases, investment proposals, and governance reporting.
• Understanding ESG, sustainability within CRE and workplace projects is advantageous.
• Willingness to travel internationally to support project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of real estate and workplace transformation projects across the global portfolio.
• Translate portfolio strategies into executable project plans and delivery roadmaps.
• Define project scope, budgets, schedules, governance, and success criteria.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, landlords, and service providers to achieve delivery objectives.
• Support capital planning and investment prioritization through business cases and cost estimates.
• Establish consistent project governance, reporting, and delivery standards.
• Assess and mitigate project risks while ensuring compliance with safety, legal, and corporate requirements.
• Facilitate alignment across WE&RE, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and business stakeholders.
• Monitor project performance and value realization against approved objectives.
• Support integration of ESG and sustainability considerations into real estate projects, investment decisions, and portfolio planning.
• Collaborate with regional and international stakeholders to ensure consistent delivery standards across geographies.
• Project business cases and investment proposals.
• Project plans, budgets, schedules, and governance reports.
• Construction, refurbishment, relocation, and workplace project delivery.
• Risk, compliance, and executive reporting documentation.
• Capital expenditure forecasts and value realization reporting.
• Operational handover and project closeout packages.
• Demonstrate enterprise-wide thinking and align projects to long-term business priorities.
• Influence stakeholders across functions, geographies, and organizational levels.
• Champion governance, accountability, safety, and execution excellence.
• Promote collaboration and continuous improvement across project teams.
• Strategic Project Delivery
• Strategic Thinking and Business Acumen
• Capital Planning and Investment Evaluation
• ESG & Sustainability Awareness
• Stakeholder Influence & Management – National & International

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Delivery excellence

Cross-functional collaboration

ESG awareness

Governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Professional certifications advantageous

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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Join Danish Crown and take the lead on strategic real estate and workplace projects across our global portfolio. From office transformations to footprint optimization initiatives, you will help deliver environments that drive efficiency, sustainability, and business success.

Purpose of Role

Lead delivery of real estate portfolio optimization and transformation through construction, refurbishment, relocation, consolidation, and workplace projects. Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and aligned with business priorities while supporting footprint optimization, capital investment decisions, and long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of real estate and workplace transformation projects across the global portfolio.
• Translate portfolio strategies into executable project plans and delivery roadmaps.
• Define project scope, budgets, schedules, governance, and success criteria.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, landlords, and service providers to achieve delivery objectives.
• Support capital planning and investment prioritization through business cases and cost estimates.
• Establish consistent project governance, reporting, and delivery standards.
• Assess and mitigate project risks while ensuring compliance with safety, legal, and corporate requirements.
• Facilitate alignment across WE&RE, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and business stakeholders.
• Monitor project performance and value realization against approved objectives.
• Support integration of ESG and sustainability considerations into real estate projects, investment decisions, and portfolio planning.
• Collaborate with regional and international stakeholders to ensure consistent delivery standards across geographies.
• Project business cases and investment proposals.
• Project plans, budgets, schedules, and governance reports.
• Construction, refurbishment, relocation, and workplace project delivery.
• Risk, compliance, and executive reporting documentation.
• Capital expenditure forecasts and value realization reporting.
• Operational handover and project closeout packages.
• Demonstrate enterprise-wide thinking and align projects to long-term business priorities.
• Influence stakeholders across functions, geographies, and organizational levels.
• Champion governance, accountability, safety, and execution excellence.
• Promote collaboration and continuous improvement across project teams.
• Strategic Project Delivery
• Strategic Thinking and Business Acumen
• Capital Planning and Investment Evaluation
• ESG & Sustainability Awareness
• Stakeholder Influence & Management – National & International

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience within international corporate real estate, construction, engineering, project management, or related disciplines.
• Experience leading capital projects within corporate real estate environments.
• Experience delivering office, production, distribution, workplace, or facilities-related projects.
• Experience working with consultants, contractors, and professional service providers.
• Experience preparing business cases, investment proposals, and governance reporting.
• Understanding ESG, sustainability, and environmental considerations within corporate real estate and workplace projects is advantageous.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required to support project delivery and stakeholder engagement across the global portfolio.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher; relevant professional certifications are advantageous.

Success Measures

• Projects delivered safely, on time, within scope, and within approved budgets.
• Projects contribute to portfolio optimization and footprint transformation objectives.
• Capital investments achieve expected business value and financial outcomes.
• Governance, compliance, and reporting requirements are consistently met.
• Projects improve workplace experience, operational efficiency, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Projects support ESG objectives and sustainability commitments where applicable.