Head of Real Estate Transactions, FM and Projects, AMS

Role Summary

• Lead the operational, financial, and project delivery strategy for regional facilities operations, capital planning, workplace services, and construction projects.
• Partner with internal teams and external service providers to optimize facilities operations, capital projects, and workplace services.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance across FM, construction, and CRE partners, ensuring cost efficiency and SLA adherence.
• Oversee budgets, forecasts, and contract negotiations for owned and leased properties
• Support executive decision-making with analytics on total cost of ownership, occupancy metrics, and scenario modeling.

Your Role

Facilities Management & Capital Projects

• Lead delivery of regional facilities management programs across office, manufacturing, and warehouse locations.
• Develop maintenance, workplace experience, and asset management strategies to support operational excellence.
• Drive capital project delivery from planning through execution, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and budget performance.
• Establish and maintain workplace standards, design guidelines, and lifecycle planning processes.
• Partner with business leaders to optimize workplace utilization and employee experience.

Financial Oversight & Transactions

• Oversee Regional real estate portfolio of approx. 70 locations, 7M SF office, manufacturing and warehouse 
• Ownership of OPEX & capital management of 6 corporate locations & FM suppliers
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through strategic negotiations, benchmarking, and vendor management.
• Conduct financial analysis and business case development for facilities investments, workplace improvements, and capital projects.

Facilities, Construction & Workplace Optimization

• Oversee all Regional construction projects, including planning, technical specifications, budgeting, and execution.
• Establish a standardized approach for site design, workplace standards, and facility maintenance programs for corporate locations.
• Ensure alignment with office work models and optimize workplace design for efficiency.
• Manage capital and expense budgets related to real estate operations and maintenance.

Risk Management, Compliance & Sustainability

• Ensure compliance with local, national, and international real estate regulations.
• Conduct operational risk assessments and ensure compliance across facilities, contractor management, and project delivery.
• Develop contingency plans for business continuity, including real estate-related disruptions.
• Ensure all leases adhere to delegation-of-authority requirements and lease audit standards.

Stakeholder Engagement & Vendor Management

• Serve as a key liaison with senior executives, ensuring transparency in real estate decisions.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and strategic FM, construction, and workplace service partners.
• Oversee external vendors, including architects, engineers, and contractors, to support construction and operational initiatives.
• Lead supplier performance reviews, benchmarking, and continuous improvement initiatives across facilities and project services.
• Partner with finance, legal, procurement, and operations teams to ensure projects and facility programs align with business objectives.

Your Background

• Extensive experience in facilities management, workplace operations, engineering services, and project management.
• Strong financial and analytical skills, with expertise in portfolio optimization and capital project management.
• Problem solving skills, experience with complex issues and ability to deal with competing priorities. 
• Ability to lead large-scale facilities and capital projects while driving cost efficiencies.
• Expertise in construction, workplace operations and regulatory compliance.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Experience leading workplace transformation, capital investment, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Legally able to work in the U.S. without requirement for any type of visa sponsorship/transfer now, or at any time in the future.

Why join Aptiv ?

• You grow at Aptiv. Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win. 
• You make an impact at Aptiv. One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day.
• You have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental health with a competitive benefits package

Your Benefits at Aptiv:

• Private health care effective day 1 of employment
• Life and accident insurance
• Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacation and Parental leave)
• Relocation assistance may be available
• Learning and development opportunities
• Recognition for innovation and excellence

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