Senior Director, Global Real Estate

The PerkinElmer real estate portfolio is comprised of commercial office, R&D, laboratory, manufacturing, and training space as well as technical centers in over 37 countries with 122 locations worldwide totaling over 2.5 million SF of office space. More importantly, we recognize and appreciate how space is becoming increasingly important in how work is performed, and how this contributes to the employee experience in today’s organizations.

PerkinElmer is seeking a world class Director, Global Real Estate with responsibility to plan, develop and manage the implementation and execution of a real estate strategy that supports the business objectives of PerkinElmer.

Essential Job Functions:

• Demonstrate strong leadership by aligning real estate strategy and evolution with business strategies, products and people.
• Develop and implement innovative real estate strategies by country and region, incorporating the latest technology and contemporary thinking (i.e. collaboration spaces; sustainability; alternative energy sources,) to transform the corporate real estate portfolio and employee experience.
• Provide recommendations that will contribute to a more effective real estate portfolio and facility operating model, optimizing investments in our global real estate footprint.
• Compile market data, forecast, budget, and other analysis to support real estate priorities and decision making.
• Manage real estate capital spend and operating budget, setting and delivering on annual budgets.
• Utilize financial skills and acumen to make better business decisions, engage in negotiations, evaluate issues and propose solutions. (i.e. lease vs. purchase, lease renewal vs. relocation vs. consolidation, collaborative and agile spaces vs. traditional office space etc.).
• Conduct on-going workplace portfolio assessments in order to effectively leverage our footprint and optimize our employee experience; track, analyze and report capacity metrics, risks and opportunities to Executive Leadership Team.
• Lead negotiations and finalize contracts with respect to leases, facility vendors, architects, outside legal counsel, real estate brokers, contractors and others as necessary.
• Develop facility and real estate reporting tools (with strong analytics) providing leadership with a clear understanding of the overall real estate portfolio performance on an annual basis.
• Oversee and coordinate ongoing compliance with standards established by regulatory bodies throughout portfolio.
• Manage Waltham-based facilities team and a Singapore based R/E Director who overseas APAC region activities.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

• Proven track record of developing, executing and managing real estate strategies that meet corporate objectives.
• Proven track record of implementing strategies that drive great employee experiences. Demonstrable understanding of organizational best practices and how space impacts employee engagement.
• Ability to successfully present complex financial and organizational analyses to Senior and Executive Leadership Team.
• Ability to act as an organization-wide change agent, communicating effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Deep understanding of real estate related processes: strategic sourcing, supply chain management, human capital management, facilities management, location management, lease transaction management, design, construction and project management.
• Strong project management skills with experience in organizing, planning and executing large-scale projects from design phase through to implementation.
• Ability to collaborate with global executive leaders across the organization to ensure that the long-term strategy of the organization is being achieved through leveraging our space and resources.
• Strong business acumen, organizational skills, analytical skills as well as verbal and written communication skills required.
• Experience managing mission critical infrastructure is required.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and deadlines
• Strong technical aptitude.
• Experience with selection and implementation of building management systems, end-user facility maintenance request systems and vendor invoicing systems.