2024 Internship Hotels Project Management - Paris (6 months) in Paris, France, Europe & Middle East

2024 Internship Hotels Project Management - Paris (6 months)

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• Mar 28, 2024 Post Date
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• PAR00482 Requisition #

6-month internship

Energy, Carbon & Sustainability

Hotel Project Management

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for an intern to join the Project Management Real Estate Hotels team in Paris, starting in July 2024 for a duration of 6 months.

This internship offers an excellent opportunity to acquire valuable skills and experience in Hotel Project Management.

You will have the chance to develop methodological and analytical abilities, as well as gain exposure to various aspects of the industry. Additionally, you will join a dynamic and collaborative team environment, contributing to real-life projects and building a strong foundation for a future career in the field.

This is unique opportunity to be part of a team with a significant and robust 20-year track record within the European hotel investment market. With more than 110 acquisitions and more than c.60 sales to date, the team has a wide exposure to the European market and works with most of the operators. This team has outperformed for several years in the hotel industry thanks to his perfect knowledge of the market and its entrepreneurial mindset.

About Schroders

Schroders is a global investment manager which helps institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to our clients through active management. By serving clients, we serve wider society. Channelling capital into sustainable and durable businesses accelerates positive change in the world. Funding the future is a privilege: we use it wisely and responsibly.

We employ over 6000 talented people worldwide operating in 37 different locations across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, close to the markets in which we invest and close to our clients.

Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs our approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business.

The team

The team is responsible for all hotel assets within the group, both in France (50% of the portfolio) and abroad (Italy, Poland, Belgium, Germany, Spain).

Each Project Manager simultaneously manages 3 to 5 projects at different stages of progress. For each asset, a "core team" is formed, consisting of a member from each business area of Schroders Hotels: real estate, development, asset management, and finance.

The Project Management team also contributes to the implementation of environmental improvement objectives for the hotel portfolio.

What you’ll do

Projects:

• Assist on technical energy refurbishment project (Head pumps, solar panels, chillers, ...)
• Assist on building Energy, Carbon & Sustainability audits
• Implement ESG monitoring tool over the portfolio to ensure utility data is reported on a monthly basis
• Participate, support, collect all necessary information for the BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) certification / Audits / Projects
• Implement ESG actions plan related to environmental certification & capex plan
• Pilot, support, collect all the information needed for the French Tertiary Decree

Reporting & others:

• Follow up on Energy and Carbon efficiency of the portfolio
• KPIs Analysis against regulation and targets, and define the assets strategy to meet net zero carbon objectives
• Work on projects follow up presentations for investors and group reporting
• Follow up on investments
• Research on new building technologies, providers, potential partnerships

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

• You’re enrolled in an undergraduate or master’s degree program in Engineering School or University (Real Estate, Smart Building, Energy & Sustainable Building)
• Previous internships in Real Estate/Hospitality and genuine interest in Real Estate / Hotel industry
• Excellent academic credentials with – you are looking for a 6-month curricular internship (tripartite agreement)
• Highly analytical with excellent excel skills
• Excellent French and English language skills

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help

• Strong interest in hospitality / lodging sector
• Willingness to gain experience in project management dealing with various stakeholders as investors, developers, hotel chains, project management assistants,…
• Proficiency in another European language

What you’ll be like

• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, autonomy, and curiosity
• Good listening skills
• Teamwork
• Responsiveness and respect for deadlines
• Practicality and problem-solving skills
• Creativity and ability to find solutions to unknown problems

Recruitment process

1. Online application form and CV – Application deadline Tuesday, 30 April 2024

2. Online assessments

3. Online video interview

4. Final interview with the Hiring Manager

We recognise potential, whoever you are

Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought facilitated by an inclusive culture will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer: you are welcome here regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or any other protected characteristics.