Program Lead, Construction & Facilities

Overview

Lead the integrated Facilities and Construction program for a semiconductor manufacturing site, covering construction delivery, facilities stabilization, budget ownership and organizational capability building.

What you'll do

• Lead the integrated Facilities and Construction roadmap in alignment with site business objectives, manufacturing ramp requirements, operational priorities and future expansion plans.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear programs, governance forums, milestones, owners and measurable outcomes.
• Provide streamlined coordination for multiple concurrent projects, maintaining a coordinated master view of achievements, resource needs, interfaces, constraints and dependencies.
• Resolve conflicts across projects and ensure individual teams work toward common site-level outcomes.
• Lead the delivery of greenfield, brownfield and expansion programs from planning through procurement, construction, commissioning, handover and closeout.
• Ensure effective project controls for Phase 1A completion, Phase 1B/1C, PWF, Building 2, power infrastructure and other approved expansion scopes.
• Drive Phase 1 Facilities Operations stabilization through structured planning, system-wise closure, formal handover, mature operations and maintenance practices, reliability improvement, documentation readiness, spares strategy, proficiency development and continuous improvement.
• Establish clear transition criteria from project mode to sustained operations.
• Own Capital Expenditure and Operating Expenditure planning for the Facilities and Construction portfolio.
• Lead annual and multi-year budgeting, forecasting, prioritization, cash-flow visibility, commitment tracking, variance management and cost optimization.
• Establish and maintain a program-wide risk and issue management framework, including ownership, mitigation and closure of risks and issues.
• Maintain leadership visibility on critical exposures related to schedule, cost, safety, quality, utilities, contractors, personnel, supply chain, approvals and operational readiness.
• Drive value engineering, design-to-cost, benchmarking, constructability reviews, contract strategy optimization and lifecycle cost decisions.
• Challenge cost growth while protecting safety, compliance, reliability, quality and business continuity requirements.
• Establish governance structures and review cadences across the portfolio and provide concise updates to senior leadership on progress, budget, forecast, risks, changes, quality, safety, resource constraints and support required.
• Act as the primary program contact with senior leadership, Manufacturing, Engineering, Global Facilities, Finance, Procurement, Environmental Health and Safety, Security, Information Technology, consultants, contractors and regulatory authorities.
• Build a high-performing Facilities and Construction organization through workforce planning, role clarity, delegation, succession development, mentoring and technical capability building.
• Promote consistent use of digital, AI-enabled and AI-assisted controls for planning, cost, change, risk, manpower, quality, commissioning and executive reporting.
• Establish a reliable single source of truth, clear data ownership and disciplined reporting practices across projects and operating teams.

Details

• Location: Gujarat, India.