Real Estate, Global Projects Manager

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The Real Estate, Large Projects, Manager for Cytiva is responsible for reviewing and managing risk mitigation/loss prevention recommendations to ensure Cytiva reduces the loss exposure at Cytiva’s world-wide properties.

This position is part of the Real Estate team which is a remote operation; located in the United States and this position will be dependent on the working location distance the associate lives in relations to a Cytiva site. At Cytiva, our vision is, to advance future therapeutics from discovery to delivery.

What you will do:

• Review each insurer’s recommendation(s) for risk mitigation/loss expectancy conformity; coordinate, prepare, and review recommendation(s) requirements with Cytiva EHS (human elements - HE), Cytiva Real Estate (physical elements - PE), local site team who have functional responsibilities for each recommendation(s), process and monitor recommendation(s) submittals, and support scheduling of work to accomplish each recommendation(s) to its defined completion date.
• Recommend alternative solutions to the HE and PE recommendation(s) while understanding the dependencies and the integration of building systems which include structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, fire/life safety, and landscape; respond to questions from the site and insurance provider, serves as general resource person to answer and counter inquiries, and provide information when requested.
• Prepares, updates, and maintains records in insurer’s software program of each recommendation activities; assists in developing the business case; monitors status throughout the approval/appeals process; performs follow-up on approved projects as needed; prepares various forms, reports, and correspondence to ensure completion dates are met. Assist sites in defining project scope, goals, and deliverables; create a project schedule and project completion timeline; implement and manage changes when necessary to meet project deliverables, timelines, benefits derived from implementation, and budget; and evaluate and assess the result of each recommendation(s).
• Present to stakeholders at Daily Management (DM) reviews and report on progress as well as problems and solutions. Maintain and keep up to date the DM Key Process Indicators (KPIs) for Danaher and Cytiva’s review.
• Assist real estate team to provide workplaces that are flexible, affordable, sustainable, and safe for our associates and visitors by: partnering with business leaders, corporate Real Estate, Danaher’s real estate broker, and other OpCo’s on strategic portfolio planning; aligning with stakeholders to ensure minimal business impact and enable business growth; supporting all phases of the real estate life cycle; securing capital; and maximizing value to the overall business deploying a consistent "Best Practice" approach to portfolio management, space optimization, sustainability initiatives, cost management, and consolidation goals, in addition to other assigned duties.

Who you are:

• Preferred bachelor’s degree, preferably with a PMI Certification (PMP or CAPM) or a minimum of 5 years construction experience in project management.
• Organized and structured in your approach to each project with a degree of flexibility; ability to manage multiple priorities across world-wide time zones in a timely manner with high quality deliverables; ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with architects, engineers, contractors, trades people, business and property owners/agents, city officials, external Cytiva partners, and Cytiva associates.
• Works well in a fast-paced, matr