Senior Program Manager - Capital Planning Strategy, Global Real Estate, Project Controls & Programs

Key job responsibilities

• Own the development and maintenance of five-year site-level capital plans for GREF CORE buildings globally, ensuring alignment with the Global Portfolio Vision and renovation strategy framework
• Lead the annual Portfolio Review process (Q1) across five steps: Core Site Determination, five-Year Plan Scoping, five-Year Plan Review, Site-Level Capital Plan development, and five-Year Plan Approval
• Cook up cross-functional stakeholders — including Portfolio Strategy, Design, Engineering, Construction (Pre-Con), Regional Portfolio Management, Occupancy Planning, Finance, and Sustainability — to develop integrated renovation plans
• Develop and maintain capital planning artefacts including site fact sheets, prioritisation scorecards, site-level budgets, charters/scopes, and schedules at appropriate fidelity levels (Full Charter for FY-1, Light Charter for FY-2, High/Medium/Low assessment for FY-3-5)
• Drive the Capital Plan Refinement process (Q2/Q3) leading up to OP2, ensuring the following fiscal year's plan is refined and the 3-Year Forecast is updated and submitted to FP&A
• Apply the renovation prioritisation framework — Must-Dos, Space Layout Consistency with Current BOD, Customer Satisfaction Scores, and Building Condition — to inform capital allocation decisions

About the team

The Design & Construction (D&C) team within GREF is responsible for delivering Amazon's workplace environments — from pre-construction planning and design through construction execution and handover. The Capital Planning function sits within D&C's Project Controls & Programs group and serves as the bridge between strategic business objectives and capital execution. We work cross-functionally with Portfolio Strategy, Regional Portfolio Management, Engineering, Finance, and Sustainability to develop and maintain five-year capital plans for GREF's core sites.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Demonstrated experience in capital planning, program/project management within real estate, construction, or facilities management environments
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale programs or projects using project-management methodologies with cross-functional stakeholder engagement
• Demonstrated experience in financial planning, budgeting, or capital allocation processes
• Demonstrated experience communicating with and influencing senior management, including presenting business cases and capital investment recommendations

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in construction management, real estate, business administration, or related field
• Project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, PMP, or similar
• Experience in corporate real estate portfolio management, workplace strategy, or facilities capital planning
• Experience developing and managing multi-year capital forecasts (3-5 year planning horizons) across large, geographically distributed portfolios
• Experience with renovation/refurbishment program delivery in commercial office environments
• Understanding of building life-cycle management, MEP stands for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems, and infrastructure replacement planning
• Experience with data-driven prioritization frameworks and governance structures for capital investment decisions
• Experience working with sustainability retrofit programs or building electrification initiatives
• Familiarity with workplace experience metrics, post-occupancy evaluations, or employee satisfaction survey data to inform capital investment decisions