Head (f/m/d) of Real Estate Germany - #2742853

A Snapshot of Your Day

As Head of Real Estate Germany, you will lead one of Siemens Energy’s most significant country portfolios, spanning approximately 1 million square meters of factories, offices, laboratories, and warehouses. You will have end-to-end accountability for the strategic direction, performance, and day-to-day operations of the portfolio, while leading an organization of more than 160 employees - including Facility Management and Food & Beverage teams. Working closely with senior business stakeholders, you will shape and execute sustainable asset and footprint strategies, oversee property and facility operations, and drive operational excellence to ensure the portfolio remains safe, compliant, cost-effective, and aligned with Siemens Energy’s business priorities. This high-impact leadership role requires extensive corporate real estate expertise, proven executive leadership capabilities, strong project and stakeholder management experience, and a deep understanding of the German real estate market.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Develop and execute the long-term corporate real estate strategy for Germany in alignment with Siemens Energy's global business objectives
• Drive the transformation of Real Estate Germany in support of our Vision 2030 ambition, building a connected, data-driven and AI-enabled organization that delivers measurable enterprise value
• Optimize the German real estate portfolio through strategic acquisitions, disposals, lease negotiations and space consolidation initiatives
• Manage capital allocation and investment planning, and steer major development and refurbishment projects to ensure reliable delivery, transparent reporting and early management of cost, schedule and execution risks
• Oversee day-to-day property management, facility management and site operations across all German locations to ensure safe, compliant and efficient workspaces
• Manage external service providers, property managers and facility operators to guarantee high service quality and cost-effectiveness
• Implement sustainability and energy-efficiency initiatives across the portfolio to support corporate decarbonization targets
• Govern the German Real Estate budget across OPEX and CAPEX, ensuring financial transparency, disciplined cost control and reliable forecasting
• Champion the practical adoption of AI, automation and simpler digital ways of working to improve speed, efficiency, service quality and decision-making
• Lead, mentor and develop the German Real Estate team, fostering a high-performing, accountable and customer-oriented culture that embraces the Siemens Energy leadership mindset, empowers people and encourages continuous learning and improvement
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, business units and external authorities, aligning priorities and representing Real Estate Germany to deliver the best outcomes for Siemens Energy
  
  
  

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s or MBA preferred
• 10–15 years of progressive corporate real estate experience, including at least five years in a senior leadership role with responsibility for the German market
• Broad corporate real estate expertise spanning strategy, asset and portfolio management, construction, leasing, facility and property management, vendor management, and operational governance
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional transformations and translate strategy into measurable business outcomes
• Strong knowledge of German real estate regulations and EHS, compliance, and governance requirements
• Proven executive leadership capabilities, with a strong track record in developing high-performing teams and influencing senior stakeholders in a global matrix organization
• Strong project leadership and commercial judgment, with the ability to critically assess budgets and investment applications
• Fluent German and English, with the ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels
  
  
  

About The Team

Real Estate (RE) manages a global portfolio of approximately 4.6 million square meters across ~700 locations in more than 80 countries, supporting the company’s footprint and business operations worldwide. With the existing footprint and significant ongoing CapEx investments, RE plays a critical role in enabling growth, optimizing cost, and ensuring operational resilience across all business areas. The function is accountable for all real estate activities — from strategy and portfolio management to major capital projects, leasing, maintenance, and workplace solutions — while ensuring efficiency, transparency, and alignment with Siemens Energy’s business priorities.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical
  
  
  

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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