Coherent

Director of Construction and Real Estate

Coherent • $150K — $180K *
Santa Clara, CA 95051Hybrid
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/BA degree in engineering or construction-related field required.
  • 10+ years of experience in engineering or construction management.
  • 5+ years managing construction projects in a corporate setting.
  • Experience in semiconductor, clean room, or laser-related industries preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of safety and environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with corporate and regional business leaders in a matrixed organization.
  • Manage diverse teams, including internal stakeholders and external vendors.
  • Develop project specifications, estimate costs, and oversee construction activities.
  • Present capital project updates to leadership in standardized formats.
  • Maintain and report facilities footprint metrics according to corporate standards.
  • Support facility leaders in planning and budgeting for modifications.
  • Identify opportunities for cost savings while maintaining service quality.

Benefits

  • Access to professional development opportunities.
  • Collaborative work environment with diverse teams.
  • Engagement in innovative projects within the semiconductor industry.
  • Potential for career advancement in a growing company.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities
  • Work in a matrixed organization with responsibility to both the corporate functional leader and the region's business leaders.
  • Support local Facility leaders and manage diverse teams including both internal stakeholders and external consultants, vendors, contractors and other resources.
  • Coordinate and develop project specifications, estimate cost and resources, hire supporting vendors and contractors, manage construction activity, and oversee schedules and budgets.
  • Outstanding communication skills are required. Must be experienced in compiling and presenting capital project updates to functional and business leadership in the provided standardized formats.
  • Must maintain facilities footprint metrics for the full region according to the corporate standards and report those metrics regularly to the worldwide head of facilities.
  • Support local facility leaders to plan, budget, and schedule facility modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs.
  • Maintain Confidentiality as this position has access to technical processes and equipment as well as certain strategic and business plans.
  • Identify opportunities for synergistic savings without sacrificing quality of services or reliability of facilities operation.
  • Continuously look for ways to improve optimization of facilities space, investment and utilities cost.
  • Perform regular risk assessments and develop mitigation plans to ensure continuous, efficient operation of facilities.


Education & Experience
  • BS/BA degree required preferably in an engineering or construction-related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in engineering or construction management
  • 5+ years of experience managing construction projects in a corporate setting
  • Ideal candidate has semiconductor, clean room and/or laser related industry experience in engineering, manufacturing, or manufacturing engineering.


Skills
  • Knowledge of applicable safety and environmental regulations.
  • Knowledge of cleanroom environments, tool installation and hookups.
  • Proficiency with Work Order platforms and KPI reporting.
  • Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
  • Knowledge of BMS reporting and management solutions.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects with multiple contractors simultaneously.
  • Candidate must have strong project/construction management leadership and collaboration skills, including scope development, equipment layout planning, RFP development, contractor selection, construction management to budget and schedule.
  • General knowledge of EH&S methods and handling of hazardous and toxic substances.
  • Able to execute plans, programs, and goals, motivate and engage the workforce, evaluate work accomplishments and provide effective feedback/solutions.
  • Ability to deal effectively with differences of opinion, to influence, to draw ideas from others, and to negotiate and mediate.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and the ability to comprehend and communicate at multiple levels within and outside the organization.
  • Set a high standard of ethics, professionalism, leadership and competency.
  • Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.


Working Conditions
  • Manufacturing Environment; possible environmental hazards depending on the location.

Physical Requirements
  • Ability to reach, bend, stoop, push, pull and lift 50 lbs.

Safety Requirements

All employees are required to follow the site EHS procedures and Coherent Corp. Corporate EHS standards.

Quality and Environmental Responsibilities

Depending on location, this position may be responsible for the execution and maintenance of the ISO 9000, 9001, 14001 and/or other applicable standards that may apply to the relevant roles and responsibilities within the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System.

About Coherent

Coherent, Inc. is a global leader in providing laser-based solutions to a broad range of commercial and scientific research customers. The company designs, manufactures, and markets lasers, laser-based systems, precision optics, and related accessories for a diverse group of customers. Coherent's markets include scientific research, OEM components and instrumentation, microelectronics, materials processing, and life sciences. The company's products are used in a wide range of applications. Coherent was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Learn more about Coherent
Size
5,085 employees
Market Cap
$4.6 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$419.7 million
Founded
1966
5 Year Trend
+27.8%
Revenue
$1.2 billion
NASDAQ
COHR
* Ladders Estimates

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