Director, Global Facility, Real Estate, and Environment

PHINIA Inc. - (USA); Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health benefits

Agile workplace program

Job summary

PHINIA Inc. - (USA) is seeking a Global Facilities, Real Estate, and Environmental Director to provide strategic leadership for PHINIA’s facilities worldwide.

You will build and lead a team responsible for all aspects of the facilities lifecycle, including safety, environment, and compliance. You will oversee budgets, energy management, and sustainability reporting while coordinating across offices, technical centers, and manufacturing sites globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, management, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in engineering, manufacturing, or facilities management.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Experience in facilities management, safety, and environmental regulations is preferred.
• Ability to travel frequently – 30-40% average.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and project management skills.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to interact with global sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and managerial support to facilities managers for offices, technical centers, and manufacturing facilities globally.
• Maintain global facility list with attention to environmental concerns, audits, leasing terms, and competitive markets.
• Support capital expenditure analysis for renovations, maintenance, safety, and environmental plans.
• Provide facility management direction in a timely, cost‑effective manner.
• Maintain department budget and forecast including energy management and cost savings.
• Oversee document control for safety and environmental regulatory requirements.
• Interface with global site security practices and support construction projects globally.
• Respond to alarms and emergencies 24x7 and communicate with upper management during disruptions.
• Ensure upkeep of equipment, building systems, and life safety equipment.

Skills

Leadership

Facilities management

Budgeting & forecasting

Energy management

Project management

Global collaboration

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, management, or related field

Tools

HVAC coordination

Engineering fundamentals

Job description

Job Purpose

The Global Facility, Real Estate, and Environmental Director will provide strategic leadership to manage PHINIA’s facilities across the world, building and leading a team responsible for ensuring an effective and efficient approach to all aspects of the facilities lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and managerial support to a diverse team of professionals including facilities managers for offices, technical centers, and manufacturing facilities globally.
• Maintain global facility list with attention to environmental concerns, audits, leasing terms, and competitive markets.
• Support analysis and recommendations for capital expenditures involving building, equipment, and other facility related plans related to renovation, maintenance, safety and environmental.
• Provide facility management direction in a timely, cost‑effective manner.
• Maintain department monthly budget and forecast including cost savings activities and energy management to achieve superior performance.
• Set direction for all aspects of document control related to safety and environmental, country, state, and federal requirements.
• Significant interface with global site security practices.
• Direct support of construction projects globally with interaction of service providers and local facility teams.
• Respond to building and equipment alarms and emergency situations, 24x7.
• Act as a conduit of information for upper management and communicate with all employees in building related emergency situations, power and service disruptions; support the Critical Event Management Team.
• Provide direction for the upkeep of equipment, building systems and life safety equipment to meet health and safety standards.
• Manage providers to review and monitor utilities consumption and strive to minimize costs.
• Generate and monitor deliverables for Sustainability efforts of PHINIA, including PHINIA Power Consumption Database.
• Manage activities such as parking space allocation, waste disposal and recycling; drive strategic initiatives and reporting for water and waste conservation.
• Support HR initiatives related to facilities.
• Support and coordinate global event planning activities related to all employee meetings, customer events, investor day and tours of government officials.
• Conduct space planning activities according to segment requirements, aligned with the global footprint planning team.
• Oversee lease and property negotiation support for all facilities globally.
• Maintain view of open environmental issues including reporting, remediation, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, management, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in engineering, manufacturing, or facilities management.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Experience in facilities management, safety, and environmental regulations is preferred.
• Ability to travel frequently – 30-40% average.
• Proactive and willing to take on challenging assignments and create opportunity where none exists.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and project management skills.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to interact with all global sites and the ESG Steering Committee.
• Technical understanding related to plumbing, electrical and HVAC and/or coordination of these activities of technical suppliers.

What We Offer

We provide competitive compensation and benefit programs, health and well‑being resources, family‑centric policies, and an agile workplace program. We also offer formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.