Sr Manager, Group Real Estate Management Engineering

Fresenius Kabi USA•Lake Zurich, IL

5d•$155,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Group Real Estate Management (GREM) Engineering – U.S. serves as the senior U.S.-based representative for GREM Engineering, providing owner-side engineering leadership, project governance, and stakeholder oversight for complex real estate, infrastructure, laboratory, and capital projects. The role connects U.S. business stakeholders with Global GREM Engineering, implementing global standards and governance while addressing local business and operational needs. It sets strategic direction and oversees internal and external project partners, including PMOs, engineering firms, consultants, and other stakeholders, across a portfolio of projects in the U.S. and broader Americas with a stated value of $35 million. The position emphasizes senior-level technical judgment, project and program oversight, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and decision support rather than hands-on engineering design or construction management. It influences CAPEX and indirectly manages external consultants, contractors, vendors, and service providers. The position requires onsite work in Lake Zurich three days per week; the remaining days may be worked remotely. It is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Building Technology, or another related technical discipline required.
At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in senior project management, program management, engineering leadership, or client-side leadership of complex and technically demanding projects.
Demonstrated experience serving as an owner's representative, client-side project manager, engineering lead, or senior program management counterpart.
Broad understanding of technical building systems, infrastructure, laboratory environments, user integration, operational requirements, and project delivery interfaces.
Demonstrated experience managing and influencing external PMOs, engineering firms, consultants, contractors, and other technical service providers.
Experience working within complex, international, and matrixed organizations, including interaction with U.S. and global stakeholders.
Strong strategic and analytical thinking skills, with the ability to evaluate complex technical and business issues and translate them into practical recommendations.
Effective ability to speak, read, write, and understand English to perform essential job functions, including independently understanding English-language policies, procedures, training materials, and workplace communications.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
Experience supporting complex building, infrastructure, laboratory, R&D, life sciences, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or other regulated environments.
Experience supporting large-scale, complex capital or real estate projects.

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior U.S. representative and primary point of contact for GREM Engineering on assigned strategic, complex, and technically demanding projects.
Represent Fresenius Kabi's engineering interests and provide visible, accountable leadership across U.S. project initiatives.
Translate global GREM Engineering standards, methodologies, governance requirements, templates, quality gates, and best practices into effective local implementation.
Provide senior-level technical and program assessments and recommendations to GREM Engineering leadership and appropriate governance bodies.
Support the continued development and professionalization of GREM Engineering capabilities and project governance across the U.S. portfolio.
Serve as the senior owner-side engineering counterpart to external PMOs responsible for program and project delivery.
Provide strategic direction, oversight, and constructive challenge concerning integrated project scope, schedules, budgets, forecasts, risks, changes, dependencies, reporting, and decision-making.
Identify governance gaps, unmanaged interfaces, emerging risks, and significant project concerns, and ensure appropriate escalation and resolution.
Provide owner-side priorities and direction while maintaining a clear distinction between Fresenius Kabi's oversight responsibilities and the external PMO's operational execution responsibilities.
Evaluate complex and cross-disciplinary technical issues to determine business relevance, project impact, risk exposure, and the appropriate level of specialist involvement.
Integrate considerations across office, laboratory, building infrastructure, user requirements, construction, commissioning, operational readiness, relocation, and project handover.
Ensure technical matters are directed to qualified internal or external subject matter experts, including engineering, design, construction, validation, HSE, IT, security, and operational specialists.
Lead collaboration across cross-functional stakeholder groups, including GREM Engineering, U.S. business leadership, User Representatives, Change Leads, Facility Management, Transaction Management, external PMOs, and project delivery partners.
Support alignment among office, laboratory, relocation, change management, infrastructure, and other related project workstreams.
Provide senior-level oversight and challenge of project scope, schedule, cost, risk, change, quality, and reporting information.
Identify significant deviations, emerging risks, unresolved technical issues, and governance concerns early and ensure appropriate assessment and escalation.
Partner with the external PMO and relevant stakeholders to ensure decisions are appropriately prepared and supported by complete and reliable information.
Promote integrated planning across construction completion, commissioning, documentation, operational readiness, relocation, and final project handover.
Support transition from project delivery into operational use through coordination among project teams, business stakeholders, and operational functions.