Director, Global Capital Projects – Real Estate

Location: Westerville OH / Greater Columbus Metro OH

Reports to: VP Global Real Estate

Position Summary

The Director Global Capital Projects is a senior leadership role responsible for owning and leading Vertivs enterprise-wide capital planning and project delivery function across a diverse global real estate portfolio including manufacturing facilities R&D laboratories warehouses and office environments.

This role provides end-to-end accountability for a $200M global capital portfolio including capital planning financial governance organizational design and execution strategy. The Director will establish and lead a scalable Global Capital Projects operating model integrating internal capabilities with strategic third-party delivery partners to ensure consistent high-quality execution worldwide.

A key mandate of this role is to build and operationalize the global capital project function from the ground upestablishing a global PMO hiring and leading regional project teams and implementing standardized governance tools and processeswhile concurrently owning the execution of an active global capital portfolio through both direct leadership and matrixed resources.

This role operates at the intersection of strategy finance and execution requiring strong executive engagement cross-functional leadership and the ability to translate business priorities into disciplined capital deployment.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Capital Planning & Governance

• Own and lead the global capital planning process across all Business Units and Functions

• Develop and manage a multi-year capital investment strategy and roadmap

• Oversee a $200M global capital budget including planning forecasting and tracking

• Establish governance for capital prioritization ROI evaluation and approvals

• Partner with Finance and ELT to align capital allocation with strategy

Organizational Leadership & Capability Building

• Design and implement a global capital project delivery organization

• Establish a scalable Global PMO framework & present organizational proposals to key executives for approval.

• Hire and lead regional capital project/program managers

• Drive talent development and performance management

Global Delivery Model & Strategic Partnerships

• Define global delivery strategy leveraging third-party PM firms

• Develop and negotiate MSAs pricing models and terms

• Establish KPIs SLAs and governance frameworks

• Manage strategic partner relationships and performance

Capital Project Execution & Oversight

• Provide executive oversight of global capital projects

• Lead high-priority and complex projects as needed

• Ensure consistency in governance reporting and risk management

• Drive continuous improvement in delivery performance

Program Development & Operational Excellence

• Develop tools templates and reporting dashboards

• Establish global project playbooks and lifecycle standards

• Ensure scalability and practicality of solutions

• Integrate ESG and digital transformation initiatives

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with Real Estate Facilities EHS Procurement Finance IT and Operations

• Advise senior leadership on capital strategy and risks

• Align corporate strategy with site-level execution

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in relevant field; Masters or PMP preferred

• 12-15 years of global capital project experience

• Experience managing large capital budgets ($100M)

• Experience building PMOs and delivery frameworks

• Strong financial and technical acumen

• Experience with enterprise tools (Smartsheet SAP etc.)

Key Competencies

• Enterprise Capital Planning & Governance

• Global Program Leadership

• Strategic Sourcing & Delivery Models

• Project Execution Oversight

• Risk Management & Cost Control

• Executive Communication & Influence