Head of RE Labs & Fabs Infrastructure

Head of RE Data Center & Lab Infrastructure

We invite you to apply for the Head of RE Data Center & Lab Infrastructure role, a pivotal opportunity for a strategic thinker passionate about shaping critical infrastructure. In this position, you will develop a comprehensive strategic roadmap for our data center, manufacturing, and lab Real Estate, ensuring alignment with our business, R&D, and capacity needs. You will guarantee that our infrastructure environments meet stringent performance, resiliency, energy, compliance requirements, while driving significant improvements in cost efficiency, footprint utilization, and long‑term operational sustainability.

• Strategic Real Estate Infrastructure Planning
• Define real estate infrastructure strategy for data center, manufacturing and lab spaces, including capacity planning, modernization, consolidation, and future expansion
• Align technical infrastructure needs with Real Estate portfolio plans and corporate strategic priorities
• Evaluate site suitability for new or expanded lab environments
• Technical Real Estate Governance – own governance for data center, manufacturing & lab infrastructure within Real Estate, including standards, lifecycle requirements, and approval processes
• Ensure compliance with electrical, mechanical, safety, environmental, and information security standards
• Establish design and operational frameworks for high‑density compute, cooling, and power systems
• Program & Project Delivery – lead or oversee complex projects involving data center, lab or manufacturing builds, expansions, and facility transformations
• Coordinate with other Real Estate teams, Engineering, Business stakeholders and IT to ensure technical requirements are integrated into RE project delivery
• Ensure execution meets safety, compliance, quality, schedule, and budget targets
• Operational Excellence & Performance – monitor operational performance indicators including uptime, energy usage, capacity, and environmental metrics
• Drive optimization programs for power usage effectiveness (PUE), energy cost efficiency, and sustainability
• Lead risk assessments, failure analyses, and mitigation plans for critical systems
• Financial & Portfolio Management – support development of business cases, cost models, REBC packages, and strategic investments for real estate technical infrastructure
• Manage Opex/Capex planning, forecasting, and oversight for data center, manufacturing & lab real estate related projects
• Identify cost‑saving opportunities through consolidation, modernization, or system improvements
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration – engage regularly with R&D, Network Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure, Security, EHS, and other Real Estate counterparts
• Ensure technical infrastructure decisions reflect both engineering requirements and Real Estate constraints
• Facilitate transparent communication among all stakeholders
• Risk, Compliance & Safety – implement strong risk‑management frameworks addressing critical systems, redundancy levels, security requirements, and incident preparedness
• Ensure operations comply with global standards, local regulations, and corporate policies
• Lead readiness assessments and troubleshooting during critical outages or events

• 10 years experience in data center operations, lab infrastructure, critical facilities engineering, or technical real estate management
• Strong working knowledge of HVAC, electrical distribution, UPS, generators, cooling technologies, and facility management for mission‑critical environments
• Experience managing multi‑site or global lab/data center portfolios
• Proven success leading complex infrastructure or construction projects
• Familiarity with safety and compliance standards
• Proficiency with relevant systems (e.g., DCIM tools, CMMS, CAD/BIM, capacity planning tools, SAP/financial systems)
• Leadership and stakeholder influence across cross‑functional teams
• Problem‑solving, decision‑making, and agility in high‑pressure environments
• Strong organizational, planning, and time‑management skills

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