Head of Strategic Real Estate, AD&S

The role

You will build and lead the AD&S team to manage real estate infrastructure including test sites, factories, and laboratory space. You will set the real estate strategy and own the multi-year plan for the division's footprint.

What you will do

• Build and lead the AD&S RE&F Team by hiring and coaching staff.
• Set the real estate strategy across office, R&D lab, test site, and production sites.
• Prioritize and allocate space across AD&S teams and programs.
• Set facility requirements for new builds, retrofits, and test sites.
• Act as the single AD&S requirements owner for corporate Design & Construction.
• Lead facility launches across Engineering, Production, and IT.
• Own the multi-year AD&S real estate plan and the business case for capital.
• Define space use measurements and manage the portfolio's impact on the P&L.
• Take on special projects across finance, real estate, and facilities.
• Act as the ultimate owner of all real estate and facilities for the division.

Required qualifications

• 15+ years in real estate, facilities, or manufacturing infrastructure at a high-growth hardware company or similar fast-paced environment.
• Accountability for a multi-site footprint and the capital plan behind it.
• Record of building and leading a team of planners, industrial engineers, and analysts.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Proven record of delivering large-scale, multi-stakeholder projects on time and on budget.
• Experience setting up new industrial facilities, production lines, or factories from requirements gathering to execution.
• Fluent in technical documentation like facility drawings.
• Highly proficient in Excel.
• Deep in construction means and methods.
• Experience working with a corporate real estate organization as a partner or internal customer.
• Executive presence to influence leaders in the division and at corporate.
• Must be eligible to hold a US Top Secret clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience with test sites, labs, or other specialized facilities for aerospace or defense, including classified or secure space.
• Experience forecasting space for manufacturing, R&D, or other capital-intensive operations, not only office.
• Background in defense, aerospace, or another fast-growing hardware company.
• Experience across various stages of the company lifecycle, including high double digit to triple digit annual growth phases.

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

• Must be eligible to hold a US Top Secret clearance.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.