Director, Site Development and Construction

Position Summary The Director, Site Development and Construction leads the planning, development, design, construction, and delivery of global facilities and infrastructure projects across the enterprise. This role serves as the Global Facilities & Real Estate subject matter expert for capital project delivery, site development, design and engineering oversight, construction management, commissioning, and occupancy readiness. The position establishes governance and leadership for project execution, construction management, capital planning, site development strategies, project controls, and business partner engagement. Through disciplined planning and execution, this leader ensures that new facilities, expansions, renovations, relocations, and infrastructure investments are delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with business objectives. Remote Central US based position. Candidates residing near a STERIS manufacturing location are highly preferred. Domestic and international travel required as business needs dictate. What You'll do as a Director, Site Development and Construction - Supports the enterprise site development strategy supporting manufacturing, distribution, laboratory, and commercial operations; leads long-range site planning, facility master planning, infrastructure readiness, and capital investment strategies. (15%) - Leads site selection and due diligence activities for new facilities, campus developments, expansions, acquisitions, and divestitures, including real estate, infrastructure, utility, environmental, regulatory, feasibility, and development risk assessments. (15%) - Supports master planning and infrastructure development, including facility master plans, infrastructure roadmaps, utility planning, transportation access, environmental conditions, future expansion opportunities, land development, stormwater, grading, and site improvements. (15%) - Supports the planning and execution of major capital projects including new construction, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, laboratories, technical centers, corporate offices, expansions, renovations, modernization projects, relocations, consolidations, and decommissioning projects. (15%) - Provides design and engineering oversight by establishing enterprise design standards, managing architectural and engineering consultants, reviewing conceptual designs and technical specifications, and ensuring maintainability, reliability, sustainability, safety, and operational requirements are incorporated. (10%) - Serves as the enterprise construction management subject matter expert, including contractor selection, procurement support, contract administration, construction performance, safety, quality, schedule adherence, issue resolution, commissioning, and occupancy readiness. (10%) - Establishes project governance and controls, including stage-gate processes, approval requirements, reporting standards, executive dashboards, scope, budget, change management, forecasting, risk management, and portfolio performance reviews. (10%) - Leads regulatory, quality, environmental, sustainability, stakeholder, financial, and organizational leadership activities for capital project delivery; partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Research and Development, Quality, Information Technology, Security, Finance, Human Resources, and Environmental Health and Safety organizations. (10%) The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed Required: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Facilities Management, Real Estate, Business Administration, or related technical discipline. Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in site development, construction management, capital project delivery, facility engineering, infrastructure planning, design management, project controls, or related glob