Vice President, Global Facilities

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute a global facilities and real estate strategy aligned with business growth, manufacturing capacity, workforce needs, and long-term company objectives.
• Own the strategic planning and optimization of CesiumAstro’s global real estate portfolio, including leased and owned properties.
• Develop long-range plans for facility capacity, expansion, consolidation, relocation, acquisition, and disposition.
• Advise executive leadership on real estate strategy, facility investments, risks, alternatives, and business implications.
• Lead identification, evaluation, due diligence, and selection of new domestic and international sites.
• Establish site-selection criteria based on business requirements, workforce availability, infrastructure, cost, security, regulatory environment, and long-term scalability.
• Lead or support negotiations for leases, renewals, expansions, amendments, property purchases, land acquisitions, easements, development agreements, and other real estate transactions.
• Partner with Legal and Finance to structure agreements and manage financial, contractual, and business risk.
• Manage relationships with brokers, landlords, developers, municipalities, economic development organizations, and other real estate partners.
• Oversee the operation, maintenance, safety, reliability, and functionality of all company-owned and leased facilities.
• Establish global standards for preventive maintenance, building systems, utilities, property services, facility operations, and emergency response.
• Oversee property managers, contractors, maintenance providers, and other facilities vendors.
• Ensure facilities meet applicable building, environmental, safety, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain appropriate records for leases, contracts, permits, inspections, warranties, and property assets.
• Lead strategic planning and execution of major facility expansions, renovations, relocations, infrastructure improvements, and new-site development.
• Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, EHS, Security, IT, and other stakeholders to define facility requirements and deliver projects.
• Oversee major projects from concept and business case development through design, construction, commissioning, and occupancy.
• Ensure projects are delivered within approved scope, schedule, quality, and budget.
• Develop and manage the global facilities and real estate operating and capital budgets.
• Partner with Finance on long-range capital planning, financial modeling, occupancy costs, and real estate investment decisions. 
• Monitor leases, contracts, renewal dates, financial obligations, operating expenses, and facility utilization.
• Evaluate lease-versus-own, expansion-versus-relocation, and other strategic alternatives to optimize the company’s real estate portfolio.
• Negotiate vendor and service agreements and establish appropriate performance and cost-management standards.
• Build and lead a scalable global facilities organization appropriate for CesiumAstro’s growth.
• Serve as the company’s senior subject-matter expert for facilities and corporate real estate.
• Establish policies, governance, processes, and performance metrics for global facilities management.
• Partner across Finance, Legal, HR, EHS, Security, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Operations to ensure facilities support business priorities.
• Develop strong relationships with external landlords, developers, brokers, contractors, consultants, and government entities.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, Facilities Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Finance, or related field required with 20+ years of progressively responsible experience in corporate real estate, facilities, property management, construction, or related disciplines.
• Significant experience managing geographically dispersed facilities and real estate portfolios.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating complex commercial leases and real estate agreements.
• Experience with property acquisition, land transactions, site selection, facility development, or major capital projects.
• Experience building or scaling facilities organizations in a high-growth environment.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, aerospace, engineering, technology, or other technically complex environments strongly preferred.
• International facilities and real estate experience preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 suite
• ERP and financial systems
• Facilities / CMMS platforms
• Lease and real estate management systems; Contract management systems
• Building / property management systems
• Financial modeling and budgeting applications