Sr. Real Estate and Construction Professional

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Job Profile Summary:

The Senior Staff Facilities & Real Estate Professional, working independently under limited supervision, is responsible for carrying out complex projects independently, leads change efforts, and actively participates in continuous improvement initiatives, demonstrating skill in mentoring and influencing. The role is responsible for driving strategic initiatives for to execute and improve design and construction activities, maintaining organization's corporate real estate assets and ensuring alignment with operational needs and strategic goals. The role contributes to the management of the organization's property portfolio, including office buildings, warehouses, and other facilities and implements initiatives to optimize the use of space and resources to meet the needs of the organization. The role serves as a key link between facilities and real estate department and business operations, helping to contribute to the overall success of the organization.

Job Description:

• Monitors day-to-day facility maintenance operations, ensuring a safe, efficient, and functional environment and manages building maintenance, repairs, and renovations.
• Carries out complex design and construction management projects independently, leads change efforts, and actively participates in continuous improvement initiatives, demonstrating skill in mentoring and influencing.
• Establishes effective relationships, achieves strategic results using infrastructure business acumen, and actively remediates data quality issues, optimizing problem-solving through multi-discipline knowledge.
• Identifies, diagnoses, and recommends design and construction management solutions to complex problems, coordinates assignments across functional areas, and demonstrates detailed functional mastery, contributing to company goals and decision-making.
• Maintains readiness of disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity in emergencies and identifies potential risks and vulnerabilities in the organization's facilities and implements risk mitigation strategies.
• Oversees process improvement initiatives and design and construction improvement activities within facilities and real estate management and implements best practices to enhance efficiency and service quality.
• Conducts regular safety inspections for organization's facilities and, in coordination with physical and digital security teams, implements security measures to protect assets and ensure the safety of employees.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management/Building Sciences, , Facilities Management, Business Administration or any other related discipline and/or commensurate work experience is required.

Experience:

• 10+ years of relevant experience, preferably in areas such as Design/Construction Management, Facility Management, Space Planning and Utilization or a related field. Industry experience is preferred.

Certifications:

• Certified Construction Manager (CCM) (preferred)
• Facility Management Professional (FMP) (preferred)

Competencies:

• Stakeholder Relationships
• Oral & Written Communication
• Results Oriented
• Active Learning
• Digital Literacy
• Business Acumen
• Innovation

Skills:

• Construction Management
• Contractor Management
• Contract Negotiation/Management
• Bid Management
• Project Management
• Project Financial Management
• Solution Architecture
• Workplace Planning
• Change Management
• Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
• Strategic Planning
• Vendor Relationship Management
• Operational Excellence
• Regulatory Compliance
• Strategy Execution
• Business Process Improvements

This job profile describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Devon Energy is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the Devon Talent Acquisition Team at Diversity@dvn.com.