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The Director of Regional Planning Design & Construction is responsible for leading and overseeing capital project planning design and construction activities across a regional portfolio of facilities. This includes strategic planning project delivery and infrastructure development aligned with long-term business and operational goals. The role ensures all projects meet scope schedule budget regulatory and quality standards while supporting innovation sustainability and functional excellenceparticularly in complex environments such as laboratories clinical spaces and high-tech facilities.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership for regional capital planning design and construction efforts across multiple campuses or facilities.
- Collaborate with executive leadership facilities teams scientists clinicians and other stakeholders to assess space needs and prioritize investments.
- Oversee project teams and consultants from feasibility through commissioning ensuring design excellence cost-effectiveness and operational alignment.
- Drive master planning and long-range infrastructure strategies in support of business growth research expansion and facility modernization.
- Manage the regional capital project portfolio including budgeting scheduling resourcing and risk management.
- Establish and enforce design and construction standards to promote consistency functionality and sustainability across sites.
- Lead RFP processes contractor selection contract negotiation and vendor management.
- Ensure compliance with local state federal and industry-specific regulations and standards (e.g. GMP BSL ADA environmental codes).
- Oversee the commissioning turnover and post-occupancy evaluation of facilities to ensure they are fully operational and aligned with intended use.
- Champion continuous improvement stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-performance facilities.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Architecture Engineering Construction Management or related field (Masters degree or MBA preferred).
- 15 years of experience in capital project delivery with 10 years in a leadership role managing multiple large-scale projects or portfolios.
- Proven expertise in planning designing and constructing complex facilities including labs research centers hospitals or life science buildings.
- Deep knowledge of regulatory requirements permitting and best practices in lab planning MEP systems and sustainable design.
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing multimillion-dollar budgets.
- Exceptional leadership communication and organizational skills.
- Certifications such as PMP CCM LEED AP or Registered Architect/PE are strongly preferred.
The estimated base salary range for the Director Planning Design and Construction role based in the United States of America is: $183700 - $275500. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. Compensation decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to an individuals qualifications location where the role is to be performed internal equity and alignment with market data. Additionally all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work including access to genomics sequencing family planning health/dental/vision retirement benefits and paid time off.
At Illumina we strive to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace by cultivating an environment in which everyone contributes to our mission. Built on a strong foundation Illumina has always been rooted in openness collaboration and seeking alternative views and perspectives to propel innovation in genomics. We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay regardless of gender ethnicity or race. We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences increase cultural awareness and demonstrate our collective commitment to diversity and inclusion in the communities we live and work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex race creed color gender religion marital status domestic partner status age national origin or ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition sexual orientation pregnancy military or veteran status citizenship status and genetic information. Illumina conducts background checks on applicants for whom a conditional offer of employment has been made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable local state and federal laws. Background check results may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. The background check process and any decisions made as a result shall be made in accordance with all applicable local state and federal laws. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process please contact To learn more visit: The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected or the requisition has a sufficient number of qualified applicants. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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