Regional Facilities Leader

The APAC Regional Facilities Manager provides leadership and oversight for facilities operations, maintenance, infrastructure reliability, capital projects, and workplace services across the Asia-Pacific portfolio. The role serves as the primary regional leader responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, cost-effective, and business-aligned facilities operations while driving service excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement across all APAC sites.

Regional Facilities Leadership

• Lead all facilities operations across APAC sites, including maintenance, workplace services, vendor management, and facility compliance.
• Serve as the primary regional liaison between local business leaders and Global Facilities Management.
• Implement global facilities standards, policies, and service levels across the region.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development for regional facilities personnel and contractors.

Operations & Maintenance

• Ensure reliability and performance of critical building systems, including electrical, mechanical, fire protection, security, and building automation systems.
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce operational risk and downtime.
• Support business continuity, emergency preparedness, and resilience initiatives.

Capital Planning & Project Delivery

• Develop regional capital plans and infrastructure investment recommendations.
• Manage facility improvement, renovation, modernization, and expansion projects.
• Coordinate with the Global Planning & Project Management team to execute capital projects safely, on schedule, and within budget.

Financial & Vendor Management

• Manage regional operating budgets, forecasts, and financial performance.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, operational efficiencies, and energy savings.
• Oversee service providers, contracts, and vendor performance throughout the region.

Compliance, Safety & Sustainability

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, company policies, and facility standards.
• Partner with EHS, Security, and business leaders to address operational risks.
• Support sustainability, decarbonization, energy management, and environmental initiatives.

• Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 8 years of progressive facilities, engineering, real estate, workplace, or operations management experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of leadership experience managing facilities teams, service providers, or multi-site operations.
  • Demonstrated experience managing facilities operations across multiple locations and countries.
  • Strong knowledge of building systems, including electrical, mechanical, fire protection, life safety, security, and building automation systems.
  • Experience managing operating budgets, forecasting, contract administration, and vendor performance.
  • Proven project management experience involving capital improvements, renovations, infrastructure upgrades, or workplace projects.
  • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
  • Demonstrated English language proficiency, including the ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with global stakeholders, business leaders, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to operate effectively within a global, matrixed organization.
  • Willingness to travel throughout the APAC region as business needs require.

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Facilities Management, Engineering, Business Administration (MBA), Construction Management, Real Estate, or a related field.
  • Certified Facility Manager (CFM) designation from IFMA.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Experience supporting laboratory, testing, manufacturing, research, industrial, or mission-critical facilities environments.
  • Knowledge of ISO 41001, ISO 14001, NFPA standards, sustainability programs, and asset management best practices.
  • Experience leading facilities operations across multiple APAC countries and cultures.
  • Experience implementing service level agreements (SLAs), facility condition assessments (FCA), asset lifecycle planning, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
  • Working knowledge of CMMS, IWMS, Building Automation Systems (BAS), and data-driven facilities analytics.