AI Summary
Oversees global facilities design projects, including conceptual design, floorplans, and site plans for Sysco's extensive real estate portfolio. Leads design teams for distribution, manufacturing, and office facilities, ensuring alignment with operational best practices and corporate goals. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Architectural, Engineering, or Construction Management and process engineering experience.
Key Highlights
Responsible for conceptual design of new and renovated facilities globally.
Leads design teams for distribution, manufacturing, and office facilities.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Architectural, Engineering, or Construction Management and process engineering experience.
Key Responsibilities
Overseeing design projects for Sysco's global operations.
Responsible for the conceptual design of new and renovated facilities including floorplans, site plans, and elevations.
Collaborating with and directing outsourced architectural and engineering design teams to develop signed and sealed construction documents.
Responsible for archiving and maintaining current all facility A/E and material handling system documents for all operations.
Fostering a collaborative environment where all necessary stakeholders are involved in facility design projects.
Leading the activities of 8 Sysco direct employees.
Coordinating with and managing multiple outside design professionals and consultants.
Leading design teams responsible for distribution facilities.
Developing and maintaining design and construction standards for Sysco distribution projects.
Ensuring that DC designs are current with best operational practices and incorporate state of the art materials and equipment.
Ensuring corporate goals related to sustainability are achieved in terms of facility designs.
Leading design teams responsible for manufacturing and processing facilities design.
Developing and maintaining unique design and construction standards for Sysco manufacturing projects.
Ensuring that manufacturing designs are current with best operational practices and incorporate state of the art materials and equipment.
Leading design teams responsible for office facilities.
Leading the Interior Design and Space Planning team in support of interior designs for all Sysco projects.
Collaborating with the real estate, construction, and business teams to develop conceptual layouts and scenarios.
Developing the best organizational structure to execute construction and processing design projects.
Recruiting, developing, motivating, and retaining top-talent individuals.
Creating onboarding, training, and ongoing associate development plans.
Creating and developing plans related to the necessary tools needed by design and construction teams.
Creating and successfully implementing plans for communicating information to all design and construction professionals.
Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Relocation package may be offered
Nice to Have
Masters degree in technical area or business
Professional certification or licensure as an architect, engineer, or construction project manager
Familiarity with industrial structures and building systems including insulated metal panel construction, ammonia refrigeration systems, automatic fire protection systems, HVAC and mechanical systems, electrical and lighting systems, plumbing, and wastewater treatment systems
Familiarity with OSHA, PSM, and RMP regulatory guidelines and programs
Job Description
This is a hybrid position requiring on-site presence at the Houston, TX corporate office Monday through Wednesday each week. Please note that on-site requirements may increase based on business needs. A relocation package may be offered.
Job Summary
The Director, Facilities Design is responsible for overseeing design projects for Sysco's global operations. Sysco Corporation's facilities design function is responsible for the conceptual design of new and renovated facilities including floorplans, site plans, and elevations. The design function works closely with Supply Chain Engineering, Construction, Finance, and Operations to develop facility designs that best meet the needs of the individual business units. The Sysco design team then collaborates with and directs outsourced architectural and engineering design teams to develop signed and sealed construction documents to be used for permitting and field operations. The Sysco design team is responsible for archiving and maintaining current all facility A/E and material handling system documents for all operations.
Sysco's portfolio of real estate holdings includes over 250 major owned and leased properties (primarily distribution centers, processing plants, and office facilities) as well as over 500 minor owned and leased properties (primarily shuttle yards and remote domicile yards). Sysco's owned properties comprise over 42 million square feet of improved space.
Sysco Corporation's capital plan includes approximately 20 major active projects per year and multiple reconfigurations and reworks projects. The Director, Facilities Design will foster a collaborative environment where all necessary stakeholders are involved in facility design projects to meet the current and projected needs of Sysco's business units.
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 (request for proposal) 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 (distribution center) 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.
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Education
- A Bachelors'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
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- Experience with food processing or food distribution facilities projects required
- Experience successfully leading teams of professionals in a corporate setting required
- Professional certification or licensure as an architect, engineer, or construction project manager is preferred
- Robust PC skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Project and AutoCAD) required
- Familiarity with industrial structures and building systems preferred including insulated metal panel construction, ammonia refrigeration systems, automatic fire protection systems, HVAC and mechanical systems, electrical and lighting systems, plumbing, and wastewater treatment systems is preferred
- Familiarity with OSHA, PSM (platform-specific model), and RMP (Risk Management Plan) regulatory guidelines and programs preferred
- Knowledge of construction contracts including lien and bonding processes required
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- Position requires travel roughly 25% of the time
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear.
- The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
- An employee will be required to walk, crawl, crouch, climb ladders and be comfortable with heights in order to perform inspection duties
- This position should be performed at the corporate facility
- Must be able to travel to Sysco facilities or operating companies, which include locations in the US, Canada, Central America, and Europe. Valid Passport and Driver's License required
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