Director - Regional Projects - Corporate Real Estate Planning & Development

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Get your hard hat ready. We’re not just renovating the travel experience – we’re renovating our physical spaces too. And our Corporate Real Estate team is on the front lines of procuring, designing and developing spaces at all our hubs, stations and city locations across the world. From airport affairs and business services to planning and development, this team is responsible for all our leases and major construction and renovation projects, system wide.

The Program Director - Corporate Real Estate Planning and Development will oversee a team of internal staff and external program management team resources responsible for delivering various projects within a large development program. The successful candidate is required to work alongside CRE team members and other United Business Units to define, articulate and develop the implementation strategy for dependent projects within the program to meet the overall goals of the business.

The leader in this role will collaborate with internal stakeholders, the business community, airport authorities and governmental agencies as required to ensure the airline interests are accounted for, and United’s corporate vision is achieved. The role includes engaging in scope development, design management and construction execution to ensure the program is completed on time, on budget, in compliance with the following: airport operational need, corporate guidelines, jurisdictional code, airport lease requirements, other agreements, obligations and regulations to which the airline is bound.

• Develop strategic and comprehensive Program Management Plan
• Analyze program risks to develop project prioritization plan
• Development implementation strategy to minimize disruption to current operation and supports company’s growth strategy. Example projects (within the program) may include, but are not limited to master planning, ramp paving replacement, administration space consolidation, lobby and concourse space renovations, electrical, plumbing and mechanical system upgrades, terminal and concourse expansions and baggage handling systems
• Establish and maintain strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Develop alternatives/options that meet the communicated business objective
• Develop and manage program budget
• Integration of program elements into long term facility capital plan and asset management plan
• Responsible for the development of long-term programmatic elements which can include condition assessments, collaborating with Facilities Maintenance on maintenance plans that align with deferred maintenance capital projects

• Implement initiatives and manages team to plan, design and execute airport and commercial property facility and infrastructure construction projects
• Manage development, programming, planning, design, construction, schedule and budget related issues that pose challenges to the success of the program by drawing on knowledge of the planning, design, construction process knowledge and experience
• Accountable for the compliance with budget, schedule and scope of the projects within regional portfolio per the approved business case requirements including benefits realized
• Ensure governance of the PMLC (UA and CRE), artifacts, and guidelines
• Responsible for the utilization of any PMLC process and standards
• Manages and audits PMLC deliverables
• Responsible…