Director, Corporate Real Estate Regional Workplace Management

Requisition ID # 162661 

Job Category: Real Estate / Facilities 

Job Level: Director/Chief

Business Unit: Engineering, Planning & Strategy

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

 

 

Position Summary

 

The Director, Regional Workplace Management is responsible for the development and leadership of a comprehensive strategy for real estate acquisitions/displacements, space optimization and utilization, workplace environment.  The portfolio is 7,000,000 square feet of property, more than 200 locations and 630 buildings throughout California with a budget of $40M+ in rental and operating expenses for all of PG&E.  The position also directly manages a team of 10 internal employees and the activities of numerous vendors involved in real estate transactions, rental payments, portfolio and occupancy planning.

 

This position is hybrid;  working from your home remote office and your Assigned headquarters in Oakland, California.

 

 

Reporting Relationship

 

The Director of Regional Workplace Management will report to the Senior Director of Corporate Real Estate.

 

 

 

Job Responsibilities

 

• Develop and influence senior leaders to implement a multi year plan for the assigned real estate portfolio, including strategy, business, financial and operational planning.
• Engage with senior leadership as a primary CRE point of contact and accountability real estate planning and execution.
• Lead the development of capital plans, budget plans and forecasts, including development and implementation of cost efficiency efforts in partnership with finance groups and vendors.
• Lead the development of CRE information systems selection to support strategic analysis and work processes.
• Promote continuous improvement by managing through effective process, methodology and training.
• Identify, develop and implement processes and best practices.
• Lead the monitoring, managing the performance of vendors as it relates to areas of responsibility. Dr. vendor performance, best practices, and methodologies to ensure that objectives are being met. Track their performance and provide feedback.
• Advise senior management periodically on CRESS status for company long-range planning initiatives that measure progress against agreed upon initiatives, benefits, issues resolution and service levels.
• Lead CRESS’ efforts in the developing of PG&E’s portfolio plans for the company’s General Rate Case for the CPUC.
• Drive real estate transactions and negotiations strategy.
• Lead change and enforce change management strategy and plans to drive consistency and adoption within the workplace.
• Develop and deliver executive level and board level presentations.
• Lead the monitoring, tracking, trending and reporting process of company-wide real estate acquisitions and dispositions performance metrics, ensuring both accuracy of data and timeliness of reports, as well as safety and shared services “green book” review.
• Develop and manage the operating budget for real estate.

 

 

Leadership Qualities

 

PG&E expects its leaders to conduct themselves with the highest ethics and integrity and to embody specific leadership qualities.

 

Strategic Mindset

• Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.
• Operates effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.

 

A Leader in the Community and Industry

• Effectively builds formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders.

 

Demonstrates Safety Leadership

• A safety champion in words and deeds with respect to both employee and public safety.
• Creating and maintaining a speak up culture free of retaliation.

 

Influences and Inspires

• Using various- communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.