As a key member of the Project Execution Team, the Construction Program Manager may be an individual contributor, or a manager based on scope size. A key to this role will be close engagement with customers, stakeholders, and partners as well as leadership of the site project execution team. They will be responsible for managing a portfolio of programs that have 500M-1B dollars in yearly spends, with a contractor workforce ranging from 2000 to 6000 contingent workers encompassing outsourced general contractors, A/E Architecture and Engineering firms, and key trade companies in the Semiconductor and Office Building Construction Industry.

The position reports to the regional-based Director of Construction (DOC) and in this role the person will directly support all day-to-day operations of the DOC and will be accountable for aspects of the site portfolio of work including leadership of the site project team, supplier management, day to day operations, major project scope, schedule performance and budget monitoring and controls for Intel construction projects without impact to factory operations.

 

This role is expected to make breakthroughs in our construction capability, productivity, and agility through sourcing and developing contractor companies and making significant changes in integrated construction solutions. This role includes driving cultural change, development of the people on-site, proper workforce planning, people development, strategic leadership, and driving synergy between site and enterprise resources.

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Manage day to day construction operations to ensure a safety-focused environment.
• Create synergy within construction enterprise ecosystem, engaging with key customers and stakeholders to achieve shared program results.
• Continuously shape the environment, anticipating and solving complex problems.
• Shape an organization to enable trust, understanding, and empowerment while retaining effectiveness, agility, simplicity, and efficiency.
• Develop and enable a bias for action with unity of effort and purpose.
• Create clearly defined connections and flows that translate business and technical requirements into high quality constructible solutions.
• Integrate enterprise capabilities to create maximum effects on key program indicators.
• Frame risk and share your understanding to enable agility and momentum across programs.
• Develop world class supplier partnerships with leading sourcing and procurement solutions and deliver continuous improvements in business results, quality, schedule, and cost.
• Lead and successfully manage a wide spectrum of Construction projects to enable Intel businesses including new Fab/Assembly/Test modules, Fab/Assembly/Test conversions, and special building projects as we transform to a Data Centric company.
• Foster innovation and transform traditional construction practices by driving new methods and engineering solutions, leveraging industry insights to Intel's multidimensional challenges.
• Help build an organization that is lean, efficient, and collaborative.
• Transform the culture and set the pace relative to the best in the world for safety, operational excellence, innovation, partnership, customer service.
• Leadership philosophy that makes Fab Construction the best place to work in Intel.

The successful candidate should exhibit the following behavioral traits:

• Knowledge and expertise in Construction, Facilities, Fab Technology, Quality and Lean are strongly desirable.
• The candidate must have the skills to manage and lead discussions with executive management, drilling down to details and managing an effort hand on as the need arises.
• Ease to manage and lead across diverse groups and stakeholders while optimizing the solution for Intel.
• Solid resume of large-scale operations, programs, and project management.
• The person must have strong strategic leadership and communication skills, the demonstrated talent to drive decision making and change at the cadence Moore's law requires and the skills to partner and influence in a highly matrix environment.
• Complex problem solving using a structured process, constraint management and site operations.
• Willingness and flexibility to travel or relocate to support the business needs of growth at Intel.

Qualifications

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management with 9+ years leadership experience as a design manager, engineering manager, construction manager, or equivalent leadership role in large scale organizations and program management with knowledge of Semiconductor facilities systems and operations (experience may be offset by a higher degree, also degree may be offset by additional experience).
• Proficient in English and Spanish languages.
• Unrestricted Costa Rican work permit.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA in related area.
• Expertise in program management.
• Knowledge of the Construction life cycle.
• PMP.

Inside this Business Group

As the world's largest chip manufacturer, Intel strives to make every facet of semiconductor manufacturing state-of-the-art -- from semiconductor process development and manufacturing, through yield improvement to packaging, final test and optimization, and world class Supply Chain and facilities support.  Employees in the Technology Development and Manufacturing Group are part of a worldwide network of design, development, manufacturing, and assembly/test facilities, all focused on utilizing the power of Moore’s Law to bring smart, connected devices to every person on Earth.

Work Model for this Role

This role will require an on-site presence.