Responsibilities

Group description

The Asset Management and Development activities at PIMCO Prime Real Estate are organized in two pillars:

regional Product and Development team and local Asset Management communities.

The internship position is within Program and Product team, West Europe.

Key functions of the department:

• Prepare the assets for future challenges by defining and implementing strategies for digitalization and smart buildings integration
• Assess recurring market research and technology updates for smart building components
• Assist in the development of uniformed cybersecurity guidelines
• Manage cybersecurity testing on buildings
• Create a set of tools allowing the integration of the 3D model to the smart building dashboard via a dedicated Data Asset Manager
• collect, structure, and analyse data related to buildings operation and the performance of operators
• assist in the development of digitalized dashboards

Description of the mission

Reporting to the Head of Product and Development, you will be involved in the group`s strategic approach to Innovation, Digitalization and Sustainability. You will perform this internship in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment and will be working on challenging strategic projects with global reach within the real estate investment and asset management practice linked to:

• Smart building
• Data Science applied to Building Operations and data analytics (to improve main financial KPIs)
• IoT technologies (principles, methods, and protocols
• Cybersecurity applied to buildings
• Networks and telecom

You will also work on other tasks as below:

• Contribute to the management of consultants on project-by-project basis
• Support the development of the group`s strategy on selected operational tasks
• Review and contribute to technical designs proposed
• Interface and support various lines of business for matters related to innovation and digitalization
• Bibliographic research, writing notes, preparing slide decks
• Organize, monitor (budget, deadlines) and support strategic projects with the additional project management tasks of:

- Preparation and minutes of meetings and scheduling

- Interface with internal stakeholders and external consultants

- Contribute to internal and external presentations

Profile / Competences

The ideal candidate:

• Engineering school (computer science, telecom, electrical or other) with a strong interest in Innovation and Digitalization
• Already experienced in working in a corporate environment (previous internship or full-time experience)
• Telecom, IoT, cybersecurity, smart building experience or strong interest is highly appreciated
• Excellent command of English as well as French and/or German
• Perfect command of office automation tools (Microsoft suite)
• Strong ability to synthesize, conceptualize and solve problems
• Well organized, flexible with availability to travel

Additional Information

• Min 6-months internship or apprenticeship to be filled as soon as possible
• Location : Paris Centre

A leading global real estate investor and manager, PIMCO Prime Real Estate is a PIMCO company and part of the PIMCO real estate platform, focusing on the Core and Core+ segments of the market and managing the Allianz Group’s $93B+ real estate mandate.   

Formerly known as Allianz Real Estate, we manage a global investment portfolio of $97.5B AUM, with an international team of over 490 employees working in 17 offices in Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the U.S.

PIMCO’s real estate platform is one of the largest and most diversified in the world, with over $190B1 in assets and a broad set of solutions that leverage decades of expertise across public and private equity and debt markets.