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We are seeking an industry veteran to serve as the Senior Director, Critical Environments, holding ultimate accountability for the strategy, resilience, and operational excellence of our client’s mission-critical portfolio. In this executive-level role, you will lead a large-scale, diverse organization comprised of over 100+ professionals, overseeing five distinct functional verticals: Critical Environment Operations, Lab Planning, Engineering, Operations Command Centers (FORT or NOC), and Operations & Innovation/Technology.
Job Responsibility:
Executive Leadership & Organizational Strategy: Manage and mentor a high-performing organization of 100+ staff members through direct supervision of five specialized Directors
Foster a 'No Ego' culture of accountability and collaboration across diverse teams
Serve as the primary strategic partner to senior client stakeholders
Present complex technical and data concepts as clear business strategies to the C-Suite
Define the competency requirements and training standards for the entire critical environments organization
Operational Resilience & 24/7 Command: Oversee the Director of Critical Operations and Senior Director of Engineering & Ops Center to ensure 100% uptime in critical operations
Serve as the ultimate escalation point for major incidents
Lead executive communication, mitigation strategy, and systemic Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Partner with leadership to forecast end-of-life infrastructure replacements and lead the Capital Renewal Program
Drive enterprise-wide standards for SOPs and MOPs
Innovation, Data & Future-Readiness: Oversee the Director of Operations and Innovation to define the vision for 'next-level tools' and data-driven platforms
Champion the use of cloud architecture and AI opportunities
Lead transformation engineering initiatives
Strategic Planning & Space Management: Oversee the Labs Planning Director to manage strategic moves, adds, and changes (MAC) and data integrity efforts
Maintain high-level reporting on all capacity thresholds (Power, Cooling, Space)
Ensure the alignment of space planning with engineering realities
Requirements:
20+ years of progressive experience in Critical Environments (Data Centers, Semiconductor, Pharma, or R&D Labs), covering operations, engineering, planning, and innovation
15+ years of direct people management experience, specifically leading large technical teams (50-100+ staff) and 'managing managers' in a multi-site, matrixed environment
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical), Facilities Management, or a related technical field is required
A Master’s degree or MBA is highly preferred
Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Facility Manager (CFM), or PMP is preferred