The Role
Overview of the Department
WREF in GSK is a global function with approx. 200 internal staff supported by a network of over 2,000 contract staff around the world. WREF’s portfolio includes 259 sites (35.7m square feet), across 61 countries comprising 3.7m square feet and a budget of over £153m.
The Workplace, Real Estate & Facilities (WREF) organization at GSK has undergone a significant transformation, realigning its strategic priorities to focus on creating inspiring, people-centric, tech-enabled, and innovation-led workplaces. With a global impact that touches the daily lives of approximately 30,000 employees—nearly 40% of GSK’s workforce—WREF plays a pivotal role in shaping high-value, functional spaces that foster health, engagement, and productivity.
Our mission is to create the world’s healthiest, most inspiring workplaces, where performance and well-being are seamlessly integrated. We are committed to our three strategic priorities: Business Excellence, Experience & Wellbeing, and Corporate Accountability, each vital to the success of WREF and GSK's global goals.
WREF’s key activities include:
1. The strategic planning of the Real Estate portfolio to keep up with market trends and ensure our facilities are in the right locations to support our business.
2. Collaborating with our Facilities Management suppliers to enable our WREF sites to deliver to our customer’s needs.
3. Providing environments that are safe, legal, compliant, and sustainable.
Key Placement Activities
- Support the development and implementation of workplace experience initiatives aimed at improving employee engagement and well-being.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business excellence, ensuring efficiency and value in workplace operations.
- Assist in the planning and execution of sustainability and corporate accountability initiatives, contributing to our goal of creating safe, responsible, and environmentally sound work environments.
- Contribute to research and analysis projects focused on emerging trends in real estate, workplace technology, and workplace design.
- Gain exposure to GSK’s global workplace strategy, with the opportunity to support projects across multiple sites and regions.
- Participate in team meetings, provide updates on project progress, and present findings to senior leadership.
These placement opportunities have the following recruitment stages you must successfully pass to be offered a placement year with GSK for 2024:
1. Eligibility Form
2. World of GSK Online Assessment
3. Written Assessment
4. Virtual Assessment Centre or Virtual Interview
