Head of Facilities Development and Security

Aumovio • Auburn Hills, MI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on hands-on project execution while holding full ownership of regional security, risk management, and crisis response for The Americas. The Head of Facilities Development and Security will lead the end-to-end delivery of facility and infrastructure projects, including builds, redesigns, consolidations, and relocations. This includes defining and managing project scope, budget, schedule, and execution, as well as managing contractors, architects, and external vendors. The role also involves leading bid processes, vendor selection, and contract negotiations, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required quality standards, and resolving technical and operational issues during project execution. Additionally, the position requires providing clear and regular reporting on project status, security risks, incidents, and mitigation actions, maintaining audit-ready documentation, and ensuring compliance with company policies and local regulatory requirements. Stakeholder management is key, partnering with internal functions and managing external vendors, contractors, and security providers. The role also drives process improvement, cost management, and standardization of tools and reporting. A significant part of the role is owning the regional security strategy and implementation for The Americas, leading risk assessments, contributing to travel security, advising on physical security, and acting as an escalation point for security incidents and crisis situations. Support for emergency response, business continuity, and event security is also expected, along with ensuring consistent security standards and protection of persons through threat management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, or related field
• 7 year of work experience in project management, facilities management, security and/or related field.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.
• Ability to combine hands-on project delivery with security leadership and decision-making
• Strong execution and delivery focus
• Strong strategic focus in regard to security & risk management
• Ability to make decisions under pressure
• Clear and simple communication at all levels
• Ability to work across functions and locations
• Strong ownership and accountability
• Willingness to travel across regional sites
• Ability to manage multiple priorities at the same time
• Ability to operate in a global environment

Nice To Haves

• Degree or training in security / risk / crisis management
• Certifications preferred: Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP), ATAP Certified Threat Manager (CTM)
• Contracting and vendor management
• Strong understanding of physical security systems and controls
• Strong expertise in risk assessment and mitigation
• Strong experience in project, construction, or infrastructure delivery
• Proven professional experience in Corporate Security in an international company
• Experience operating across multiple locations in a regional or global environment

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of facility and infrastructure projects, including builds, redesigns, consolidations, and relocations
• Define and manage project scope, budget, schedule, and execution
• Manage contractors, architects, and external vendors
• Lead bid processes, vendor selection, and contract negotiations
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required quality standards
• Resolve technical and operational issues during project execution
• Provide clear and regular reporting on project status (cost, timeline, risks)
• Provide clear and regular reporting on security risks, incidents, and mitigation actions
• Maintain audit-ready documentation
• Ensure compliance with company policies and local regulatory requirements
• Partner with internal functions including Operations, IT, HR, Legal, and Finance
• Manage relationships with external vendors, contractors, and security providers
• Coordinate with local authorities as required
• Drive alignment and decision-making across functions and locations
• Improve project delivery processes and controls
• Standardize tools, templates, and reporting
• Drive cost discipline and efficiency across projects and security spend
• Own regional security strategy and implementation in the region The Americas
• Lead risk assessments across sites, personnel, supply chain, and external environment
• Contribute to travel security, including risk and notification platforms, advisory and assistance, journey management and evacuations/repatriations
• Advising on physical security including access control for sites/assets, persons and operations
• Act as escalation point for security incidents and crisis situations
• Support emergency response and business continuity processes
• Ensure consistent security standards across all locations
• Protection of persons for threat management, including close/executive protection
• Support and advise stakeholders in event security

Benefits

• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager