Director, Global Facilities Design – Hybrid (Houston)

Sysco Corp.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Job summary

Sysco Corp. in Houston seeks a Director of Facilities Design to oversee global facilities planning and project design.

You will coordinate with Supply Chain Engineering, Construction, Finance, and Operations to deliver signed construction documents and maintain current facility records for all operations. The role includes leading internal teams and external consultants across distribution, manufacturing, and office facilities, with a focus on design standards, sustainability, and strategic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architectural, Engineering, or Construction Management is required.
• Masters degree in technical area or business preferred
• Process engineering experience required with a focus on meat is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the activities of 8 Sysco direct employees who work closely with the business units, supply chain engineering and the construction group in planning, preliminary design, layout iterations RFP documentation and final design coordination for multiple projects nationwide.
• Coordinate with and manage multiple outside design professionals and consultants on an as-needed basis.
• Lead design teams responsible for distribution facilities.
• Develop and maintain design and construction standards for Sysco distribution projects.
• Ensure that DC designs are current with best operational practices and incorporate state of the art materials and equipment.
• Ensure corporate goals related to sustainability are achieved in terms of facility designs.
• Lead design teams responsible for manufacturing and processing facilities design including meat and seafood processing, fruit and vegetable processing, blending and filling operations, and packaging lines.
• Develop and maintain unique design and construction standards for Sysco manufacturing projects.
• Ensure that manufacturing designs are current with best operational practices and incorporate state of the art materials and equipment.
• Ensure corporate goals related to sustainability are achieved in terms of facility designs.
• Lead design teams responsible for office facilities including corporate offices, shared business services offices, call centers, and remote offices supporting all Sysco businesses and operations.
• Lead the Interior Design and Space Planning team in support of interior designs for all Sysco projects (DC, manufacturing, office) in regards to associate workspace design, furniture selection, interior finishes, interior lighting, audiovisual systems, and artwork.
• Collaborate with the real estate, construction, and business teams to develop conceptual layouts and scenarios.
• Develop the best organizational structure to execute construction and processing design projects.
• Recruit, develop, motivate, and retain top-talent individuals to staff the design organization whether they are outsourced or in-house direct-hire team members.
• Create onboarding, training, and ongoing associate development plans and ensure that they are successfully implemented.
• Create and develop plans related to the necessary tools needed by design and construction teams to be successful. This includes but is not limited to CAD software and hardware, Project Management software and hardware, cloud-based real estate portfolio software, and tools for project estimating.
• Create and successfully implement plans for communicating information to all design and construction professionals including the strategic vision, tactical information related to current plans and projects, and means for associates to communicate with each other as well as upstream.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Compliance knowledge

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architectural, Engineering, or Construction Management

Master's degree in technical area or business

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Project

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Sysco Corp. in Houston seeks a Director of Facilities Design to oversee global facilities planning and project design.

You will coordinate with Supply Chain Engineering, Construction, Finance, and Operations to deliver signed construction documents and maintain current facility records for all operations. The role includes leading internal teams and external consultants across distribution, manufacturing, and office facilities, with a focus on design standards, sustainability, and strategic