Remote Director, Global Facilities & Capital Projects

Kraken Robotic Systems Inc.; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken Robotics in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, seeks a Director, Global Facilities, to lead worldwide facilities strategy, governance, and capital project delivery for offices, manufacturing sites, and warehouses. This remote role guides a global portfolio to support growth and manufacturing readiness.

You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and IT to ensure safety, regulatory compliance, cost-effectiveness, and scalable operations while driving continuous improvement and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in facilities, operations, manufacturing infrastructure, capital projects, or related functions.
• Proven experience managing industrial, manufacturing, engineering, laboratory, warehouse, or technical facilities environments across multiple sites and jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated experience leading capital projects, facility expansions, upgrades, relocations, or infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Experience operating within complex manufacturing, defense, marine technology, aerospace, robotics, or industrial environments.
• Proven ability to build and manage budgets, business cases, capital plans, and long-term facility strategies.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong understanding of facility operations, maintenance management, business continuity, operational readiness, and risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to align facilities investments and operations with strategic business objectives.
• Strong communication, leadership, and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of facility and infrastructure capital projects across the organization.
• Establish project planning, budgeting, governance, reporting, and execution practices for facilities related capital investments.
• Lead facility expansions, renovations, infrastructure upgrades, equipment installations, relocations, and site modernization initiatives.
• Ensure capital projects are aligned with approved business priorities and business cases.
• Partner with Enterprise Transformation to align facilities projects with enterprise governance standards and portfolio priorities.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and capable of achieving intended business outcomes.
• Oversee the organization's global real estate and lease portfolio.
• Develop leasing strategies that support business requirements, growth objectives, and financial performance.
• Leverage third-party real estate and facility management providers, where appropriate, to support lease negotiations, lease administration, market assessments, and portfolio management activities.
• Support lease negotiations, renewals, amendments, expansions, acquisitions, and exits in partnership with Legal, Finance, and executive leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Facilities management

Capital projects

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, Business, Operations, or related discipline

Job description

Kraken Robotics in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, seeks a Director, Global Facilities, to lead worldwide facilities strategy, governance, and capital project delivery for offices, manufacturing sites, and warehouses. This remote role guides a global portfolio to support growth and manufacturing readiness.

You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Finance, Legal, and IT to ensure safety, regulatory compliance, cost-effectiveness, and scalable operations while driving continuous improvement and