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Dir Global Facilities & Real Estate (E2569)
IEEEPiscataway, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 Sept 2025
💰 $175,000/yr($145,000/yr – $175,000/yr)
About the role
Dir Global Facilities & Real Estate (E2569) - 250271: MGT-C70
The Director, Global Facilities and Real Estate, leads the department in providing professional, timely, high-quality technical support and services to IEEE global staff, members, and volunteers.
Based in the New Jersey Operations Center, the Director is responsible for financial and operational control of domestic offices in New Jersey (501 Hoes Lane and 445 Hoes Lane locations), New York (3 Park Avenue), and Washington DC (2001 L Street); and directional responsibility over property and equipment for facilities in California (Los Alamitos), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), India (Bangalore), Austria (Vienna), and two locations in China (Beijing & Shenzhen).
As the Executive Director's designee, this role has directional responsibility over all property, equipment, and assets owned and used by the IEEE and for providing support, assistance, and oversight to its offices.
The incumbent in this role effectively manages the IEEE safety and security program for all locations, including Office of Homeland Security protective measures and Active Shooter protocols, OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration), and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). This role provides strategy and benchmarking for decisions regarding space planning, real estate management, and the commercial lease portfolio, while also serving as the community liaison in Piscataway, New Jersey.
This position reports directly to the Chief Human Resources and Facilities Officer and manages (6) direct reports, a local staff of (20), and dotted line responsibility to (6) others responsible for office services.
Key Responsibilities
Description
Job SummaryThe Director, Global Facilities and Real Estate, leads the department in providing professional, timely, high-quality technical support and services to IEEE global staff, members, and volunteers.
Based in the New Jersey Operations Center, the Director is responsible for financial and operational control of domestic offices in New Jersey (501 Hoes Lane and 445 Hoes Lane locations), New York (3 Park Avenue), and Washington DC (2001 L Street); and directional responsibility over property and equipment for facilities in California (Los Alamitos), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), India (Bangalore), Austria (Vienna), and two locations in China (Beijing & Shenzhen).
As the Executive Director's designee, this role has directional responsibility over all property, equipment, and assets owned and used by the IEEE and for providing support, assistance, and oversight to its offices.
The incumbent in this role effectively manages the IEEE safety and security program for all locations, including Office of Homeland Security protective measures and Active Shooter protocols, OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Administration), and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). This role provides strategy and benchmarking for decisions regarding space planning, real estate management, and the commercial lease portfolio, while also serving as the community liaison in Piscataway, New Jersey.
This position reports directly to the Chief Human Resources and Facilities Officer and manages (6) direct reports, a local staff of (20), and dotted line responsibility to (6) others responsible for office services.
Key Responsibilities
- Directs, develops, and mentors facilities staff
- Oversees functioning and maintenance of physical plant and infrastructure of IEEE offices, domestic and international
- Manages IEEE Safety and Security Program by establishing, reviewing, and inspecting office operating procedures and standards for all locations, including compliance with federal, state and local building codes and requirements
- Manages new property searches based on IEEE real estate requirements for US and international markets; handles broker engagement, lease negotiations, and lease development with IEEE Legal; manages openings of new office locations through coordination of design, sourcing, contractors
- Directional responsibility over all property and equipment owned and leased by IEEE
- Provides operational and strategic planning for real estate portfolio and benchmarking for space planning decisions
- Oversees construction and renovation projects across IEEE-owned and leased properties, including planning, budgeting, contractor selection, permitting, and execution. Ensures compliance with applicable building codes, safety regulations, and IEEE standards
- Develops and manages departmental budgets across four office locations NJ (2), NY, DC
- Builds and maintains relationships with landlord, communities, and leasing agents
- Serves as Community Liaison in Piscataway, NJ representing IEEE in dealings with municipal government, business organizations, charitable events and programs, etc
- Supports ad-hoc committees involving facilities as required
- Serves as Incident Commander for emergency events; including fire, power outages, weather; including setting incident objectives, priorities, establishing tactics for action plans, and directing operational resources
- Oversees security services for all IEEE-owned buildings, ensuring robust protocols are in place for access control, emergency response, incident management, and compliance with safety regulations. Coordinates with external security providers and internal safety teams to maintain secure, safe, and welcoming environments across all locations
- Participates/contributes to Risk Management, Business Continuity Planning, and Disaster Recovery Teams typically as first point of contact reporting to the respective teams according to emergency type
- Manages 400kw rooftop solar voltaic power system under a third party power purchase agreem
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