Real Estate Assistant in Whittington

We have an exciting opportunity for a Real Estate Assistant to join our team. Your job will be to manage Critical Maintenance (Refrigeration category) repair and maintenance across the store network efficiently and accurately and achieve compliance with all internal and external guidelines and regulations, whilst contributing to a cooperative working environment. In fulfilling their duties, the job holder has to utilise their initiative and competence and work according to the principles of the ALDI Management System.

Your New Role:

• Ensures the management of national planned maintenance schedule.
• Provide guidance and ongoing support to internal stakeholders by supplying timely and accurate information when required.
• Works proactively to identify, investigate, and report irregularities to continuously improve processes and efficiencies of Refrigeration maintenance.
• Provide organisational and administrative support to the Real Estate Manager and wider team.
• Monitoring and reporting of BMS systems and CAFM systems.
• Remotely monitor stores parameters, and update to the specification of works accordingly.
• Prepare, analyse, and create reports, minutes and presentations when required, using a combination of Excel, Powerpoint, Word and property management platforms.
• Generate automated reports on asset movements, energy usage, alarms, and set points.
• Monitor the National Refrigeration inbox inclusive of responding to operational escalations within a timely manner.
• Coordinate, manage, monitor and report on National contractor performance (KPIs).
• Process Proposals and invoices within budget and NFA guidelines.
• Ensure the electronic filing of documents, including scanning of documents and upload of information on to asset management software to internal and legislative standards.
• Ability to analyse complex data.
• Day to day management or interaction with external contractors or consultants.

Skills & Qualifications

• Essential: High attention to detail. Self-motivated and works effectively with minimal supervision and within a team. Well organised and uses Initiative. Office management / Office administration / PA duties / Budgeting / Contract and supplier management / Building strong internal and external relationships. Experience with CAFM systems. Experience within the maintenance industry.
• Desirable: Experience with SAP. Experience within the refrigeration category desirable.

What Youll get in Return:

• Salary may vary depending on office location - £32,835 - £36,625 rising in increments to £41,475 - £44,910 in year 5 (regional differences apply).
• Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, with the opportunity of 2 days a week remote working (In January 2027 this change to 1 day a week remote working).
• 5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• In office flexi-time.
• Full training provided.
• Pension scheme.
• Private employee medical insurance after 4 years.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• Company maternity, paternity and adoption pay after 1 year.
• Long service rewards.
• Access to MyBenefits, where you can find a wide range of benefits, including our bike to work scheme, shopping and cinema discounts, health cash plan, a FREE will, travel and discounted gym memberships, as well as a host of benefits to support your financial and wellbeing needs.
• Access to a free, 24/7, confidential virtual GP service for all Aldi Colleagues and their children (under the age of 16).

*Successful applicants may avail of Satellite Working in line with the policy for this role.

*Youll need to live within 90 minutes of your main working location.

*Please be aware that this role does not fulfil the requirements for visa sponsorship.

Aldi is an equal opportunities employer. Were committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce and are dedicated to promoting a culture of inclusion, providing an environment in which collaboration, respect and fairness are essential. We value diversity and are dedicated to treating all of our colleagues and prospective colleagues fairly and with respect.

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