Facility Design, Sr. Director (Remote)

Description

Summary: This role defines, owns, and implements facility design strategies, leads a design team, and collaborates cross-functionally to deliver innovative solutions. Highlights: 1. Opportunity to lead and develop a design team 2. Key advisor to senior leaders on facility design topics 3. Focus on innovative and cost-effective design solutions Apply Now This position is virtual/remote which means the work can be completed from anywhere is the United Stes except Hawaii or United Stes Territories. RESPONSIBILITIES: Design Program Governance Defines, owns and implements US Foods Facility design stregy across all Supply Chain project types including Warehousing, Transportion, Facility & Site Infrastructure, and Administrive Spaces. Defines, owns and implements US Foods due diligence stregy in support of new property acquisitions, M&A and Supply Chain network growth. Defines, owns and implements US Foods facility design tenants and standards. Defines, owns and implements US Foods design modeling (BIM) and document management stregy. Leadership & Team Development Leads, coaches, and develops Design Project Managers (DPMs), setting clear expections, priorities, and performance objectives. Fosters a culture of accountability, collaborion, continuous improvement, and safety. Builds organizional capability in Facility Design development and delivery. Facility Design Leads and responsible for the conceptualizion, planning, and development of facility designs for new builds, expansions, renovions, retrofits and infrastructure projects. Leads team of internal and external design partners including architects, engineers, and consultants to develop cost-effective, constructible, and innovive designs. Collabores with Engineering, Construction, Operions, Supply Chain Network Planning & Automion, Facilities, and Real Este teams to ensure designs meet functional and operional requirements. Ensures designs comply with all regulory requirements, safety standards, and company design guidelines, including cold chain and food distribution requirements. Reviews and approves design documention, drawings, and specificions to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance. Budgeting and Capital Planning Develops and implements a multiyear project delivery and pricing model in partnership with Supply Chain Network Planning, Finance, Construction, Real Este and other partners (internal and external) as needed. Supports 5-year capital planning providing accure project costs projections across all project types. Cross Functional & Executive Partnership Serves as a key advisor to senior leaders on facility design reled topics and programs, communicing their impact/risks as required. Represents facility design programs in enterprise planning, transformion, and growth initiives. RELATIONSHIPS Internal Relionships: Partners with Sr Director, Design & Construction and cross-functional teams including Operions, Supply Chain, Facilities, Real Este, Finance, IT, RISK, Environmental and LP to ensure design solutions meet business needs. External Relionships: Collabores with architects, engineers, consultants, and vendors to deliver high-quality, innovive, and compliant designs. Maintains relionships with regulory agencies, local authorities, and industry organizions. WORK ENVIRONMENT Remote: This role is remote, and the associe is expected to perform assigned responsibilities from a combined home-based and travel function. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 10 years of progressive experience in facility design Experience leading large, complex, multi‑site capital programs. Industrial facility design and architectural planning experience. Site development, permitting, and regulory compliance experience. Capital budgeting and cost engineering experience. Lean facility design and continuous improvement experience. Strong knowledge of regulory requirements, construction standards, and operional design needs. Proven ability to deliver high-quality, compliant, and innovive design solutions. Experience collaboring with cross-functional teams and external consultants. Strong communicion, presention, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to travel to opering sites as needed. Vendor negotiion and contract management (A/E, GC, automion) experience. Risk mitigion and scenario planning experience. EDUCATION Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, or a reled field, or equivalent work experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Facility design experience in food distribution, logistics, and/or cold storage or freezer environments. Experience supporting rapid growth, network expansion, or transformion initiives. Advanced degree. PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS Standard required physical activities including length of time performing each activity. This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus and long-term incentive.​ ​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html. Apply Now