Vice President, Workplace, Safety & Security

RTI International is an independent, scientific research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Our vision is to address the world's most critical problems with technical and science-based solutions in pursuit of a better future. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach—one that integrates expertise across social, statistical, data, and laboratory sciences, engineering, and other technical disciplines to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

We believe in the promise of science and technical solutions, and we push ourselves every day to deliver on that promise for the good of people, communities, and businesses in the US and around the world. If you are looking for the opportunity to make a real difference, RTI is the place for you.

We are seeking a Vice President, Workplace, Safety & Security to provide strategic leadership, direction, and oversight for RTI’s Workplace and Security Division in support of RTI’s mission, values, workforce, and organizational objectives. You will advance RTI’s workplace strategy, corporate real estate portfolio, facilities and workplace operations, campus development, workplace experience, and physical environment, while providing executive oversight of global security programs.

The Vice President will lead the development and execution of RTI’s Campus of the Future strategy for its Research Triangle Park headquarters, ensuring that workplace investments foster collaboration, innovation, an exceptional employee experience, operational excellence, sustainability, and organizational resilience.

Additionally, you will serve as a strategic advisor to the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer on enterprise workplace, campus, security, and corporate services matters. The role has direct responsibility for workplace functions and provides oversight of Global Security through the Senior Director, Global Security. You will partner closely with Enterprise Risk Management on business continuity, crisis preparedness, and enterprise resilience, while Enterprise Risk Management retains lead responsibility for business continuity.

• Lead RTI’s integrated Workplace and Security Division in alignment with its mission and long-term priorities.
• Set the Campus of the Future strategy, positioning the RTP headquarters to advance innovation, collaboration, culture, and mission impact.
• Advance workplace strategy across employee experience, occupancy, hybrid work, analytics, engagement, and productivity.
• Shape long-term campus, facilities, capital, real estate, and space plans with enterprise leaders.
• Oversee real estate strategy, transactions, workplace standards, space planning, and portfolio optimization.
• Direct facilities, capital projects, engineering, workplace services, amenities, and logistics.
• Advance campus sustainability through responsible operations and investments.
• Oversee Global Security strategy, risk mitigation, employee safety, travel security, protective services, and readiness.
• Adapt RTI’s security posture to evolving threats through effective policies, partnerships, and employee preparedness.
• Partner with Enterprise Risk Management on crisis preparedness, emergency response, business continuity, and resilience.
• Guide capital planning and budgets for facilities, campus, real estate, workplace transformation, and infrastructure.
• Champion service excellence, innovation, workplace technology, and continuous improvement.
• Establish governance, metrics, service standards, and vendor practices across the portfolio.
• Advise executive leadership on workplace, campus, employee experience, safety, security, real estate, and corporate services.
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