Real Estate Management Specialist

Who you are

At IKEA, we believe in creating spaces that inspire and support the everyday lives of the many. As part of our Real Estate team, you will help us develop, maintain, and improve our buildings—ensuring they are safe, sustainable, and future ready for our customers and co workers across both Belgium and the Netherlands.

We’re looking for a Real Estate Management Specialist who is curious, structured, and passionate about making an impact. Someone who thrives on improving standards, driving innovation, and helping teams deliver safe and cost efficient property solutions.

To succeed in this role, we believe you have:

• Experience in leading processes and projects
• A background in project management and/or real estate
• An academic degree in engineering, business, economics, or similar
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience
• Fluency in Dutch or French and English to collaborate effectively with units and stakeholders across BE & NL
• B driving licence to visit our units and partners

You’re someone who sees opportunities for improvement, enjoys working across functions, and is motivated by creating long term impact in how buildings are managed.

As Real Estate Management Specialist, you will develop, implement, and adapt facility and property management standards to ensure safe, compliant, sustainable, innovative, and cost efficient operations. You play a key role in driving operational excellence and supporting Ingka’s sustainability ambitions across BE & NL.

You will:

• Support the full lifecycle management of assets by ensuring safety, compliance, maintenance, and continuous improvement
• Advise and mentor Real Estate teams to deliver property management in line with Ingka standards, local legislation, and best practices
• Oversee permits, certifications, and compliance reporting to ensure adherence to all local and global regulations
• Drive innovation by implementing digital tools, new technologies, and efficient processes that strengthen reliability and cost control
• Contribute expertise to real estate planning, budgeting, and cost smart decision making
• Support an inclusive IKEA culture, encourage entrepreneurial thinking, and identify opportunities for business and sustainability improvements

You’ll play a central role in shaping how we manage and care for our buildings across BE & NL. You’ll lead improvements, drive sustainability initiatives, and help ensure that our units remain safe, efficient, and ready for the future—all while contributing to a strong, collaborative Real Estate community.

At IKEA, we like to give you the space to take control of your own development and growth. We believe in entrepreneurship and initiative and want to make it easy for you. In the first few weeks/months, you will be offered a 5-step development plan to get you started, with enough personal space to create the learning moments you need.

We offer this structure and a supportive network of colleagues who will make sure you feel comfortable in this situation and give you time to learn, make mistakes and develop.

In addition to a competitive remuneration, we offer:

• Eco-vouchers
• End-of-year bonus, holiday pay and sector premiums
• An additional allowance if you come by bike
• Private leasing of an electric bike, we are happy to give you a boost
• Comprehensive hospitalization insurance
• A private accidents insurance
• Pension savings
• We also offer extra-legal holidays, seniority holidays and for full-time colleagues 6 extra days off
• A canteen where you can eat delicious food at very democratic prices
• IKEA Tack! Loyalty reward, an additional deposit into your retirement savings based on our global results and your loyalty to IKEA
• ONE IKEA Bonus: an additional bonus based on your shop's results
• IKEA Benefits at work: a portal offer you great discount for well-known stores and brands
• IKEA staff discount 15% on all your purchases
• Team outings & staff parties, because togetherness is very important to us
• A nice extra in case of legal cohabitation/marriage/birth/retirements to celebrate these beautiful moments