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Introduction

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Your role and responsibilities

The Global Leader, Engineering and Complex Real Estate Projects is accountable for the engineering and delivery of highly complex industrial real estate developments across a global portfolio. This includes, but is not limited to, advanced manufacturing facilities, data centers, and quantum manufacturing, assembly, test, and production environments.

This role exists to ensure the organization delivers faster, more capital‑efficient, and technically superior facilities that enable successful operations from day one. The Global Lead will drive productivity through speed of construction, cost discipline, and engineering excellence—while operating as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders across Infrastructure, Research, and Quantum domains.

Success in this role requires the ability to articulate a compelling delivery vision, establish credibility through demonstrated technical expertise in construction and design, and lead execution through influence as much as authority.

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering & Construction Leadership

• Lead end‑to‑end engineering and construction delivery for complex industrial projects from early concept through commissioning and operational handover.
• Serve as the senior technical authority for construction and design decisions, balancing speed, cost, risk, and long‑term operational performance.
• Ensure facilities meet stringent requirements for reliability, resilience, safety, maintainability, and lifecycle performance, particularly in mission‑critical and research‑driven environments.

Speed, Productivity, and Capital Efficiency

• Drive step‑change improvements in schedule performance, construction productivity, and capital efficiency across the portfolio.
• Establish and enforce disciplined approaches to estimating, cost control, change management, and delivery governance.
• Champion standardized designs, repeatable delivery models, and modern construction techniques including design‑build, modularization, prefabrication, and industrialized construction where advantageous.

People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a high‑performing organization of mechanical and electrical engineers, facility operations leaders, and senior construction managers.
• Set clear expectations, priorities, and accountabilities while empowering leaders to execute at speed.
• Build bench strength through coaching, mentoring, and intentional development of technical and leadership capabilities.
• Foster a culture of ownership, rigor, collaboration, and continuous improvement, while maintaining high standards for safety and quality.

Stakeholder Leadership & Influence

• Motivate, influence, and lead execution alongside highly skilled and experienced stakeholders across Infrastructure, Research, and Quantum organizations.
• Translate complex technical and construction topics into clear, confident recommendations that enable rapid decision‑making.
• Instill trust and confidence through clarity of vision, consistency of delivery, and demonstrated domain expertise in construction and engineering.
• Act as a senior spokesperson with external partners including EPC firms, designers, contractors, utilities, regulators, and local authorities—particularly in New York State.

Global & Regional Accountability

• Maintain global responsibility for standards, delivery approaches, and performance, with a strong concentration on execution excellence in New York‑based developments.
• Navigate region‑specific regulatory, labor, and infrastructure constraints while maintaining global consistency in outcomes.

Leaders are expected to spend time with their teams and clients and therefore are generally expected to be in the workplace a minimum of three days a week, subject to business needs.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in engineering, construction, or capital project delivery for industrial, mission‑critical, or highly complex facilities.
• Deep understanding of mechanical, electrical, and building systems critical to advanced manufacturing and high‑availability facilities.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering large‑scale, technically complex projects under aggressive schedule and budget constraints.
• Demonstrated success driving construction speed, productivity, and cost competitiveness at enterprise scale.
• Experience leading global or multi‑region portfolios; strong familiarity with New Yorkbased industrial development.
• Executive presence with the ability to operate comfortably at C‑suite and board‑level discussions.
• Strong commercial judgment and negotiation skills.
• Clear, decisive leadership style with high accountability and bias for action.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Strong command of construction delivery methods including design‑build, GMP, CM, EPC, and integrated project delivery.
• Ability to evaluate and manage technical risk while enabling rapid decision‑making.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM's financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.

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Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title

Global Leader, Engineering and Complex Industrial Real Estate

Date posted

14-May-2026

Job ID

113722

City / Township / Village

POUGHKEEPSIE, Yorktown Heights

State / Province

New York

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Onsite

Area of work

Enterprise Operations

Employment type

Regular

Contract type

Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year

153,000.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

285,000.00

Position type

Professional

Travel required

Up to 20% or 1 day a week

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No



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