Senior Director, Global Design, Construction & Space Standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Interior Architecture, Real Estate, Workplace Strategy or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
• 15 or more years of progressive experience in design, construction, workplace, space planning, corporate real estate or capital programs, including significant global or multi-region leadership.
• Demonstrated success leading major headquarters, campus, laboratory, workplace or capital programs and establishing enterprise standards or delivery frameworks.
• Experience leading internal teams and external architecture, engineering, project-management, cost-management and construction partners.
• Strong command of programming, design, cost planning, scheduling, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, occupancy and closeout.
• Executive presence and demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, present complex recommendations clearly and align cross-functional stakeholders.
• Ability to travel internationally and operate effectively across cultures, time zones and matrixed organizations.
• Professional registration or certification such as RA, PE, PMP, LEED, WELL, RICS or DBIA.
• Experience with laboratories, R&D, advanced manufacturing support, critical environments or other technically complex workplaces.
• Experience with CAD/BIM, workplace-management, occupancy, portfolio and project-reporting platforms.
• Experience leading a design, construction, workplace or project-delivery center of excellence and working within outsourced service-provider models.
• Strategic and hands-on, able to define a global model and intervene directly in complex or high-risk issues.
• Technically credible, commercially astute, data oriented and decisive in ambiguity.
• A strong people leader and standards builder who converts fragmented practices into practical, scalable tools.
• An effective executive communicator who translates complex design, construction, financial and technical information into clear decisions.