Senior Director, Workplace Experience

Earthjustice is the nation’s leading environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, preserve magnificent places and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. We are here because the Earth needs a good lawyer.

Driven by a passion for justice, inclusion, partnership, and excellence, our core values lead us to seek a broad range of perspectives and backgrounds to achieve our mission and maintain an inclusive environment where all staff are valued and respected.

We are seeking a Senior Director of Workplace Experience. This individual will serve as the senior-most real estate and facilities professional at Earthjustice. Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this role recommends real estate and facilities management strategies, implements and manages best practice systems, leads real estate transactions, and manages the Real Estate and Workplace Operations teams. This role will supervise the Real Estate Operations Manager and the Senior Workplace Manager.

This role may be based hybrid from our Washington, D.C., San Francisco, CA, or New York, NY office.

Responsibilities

Real Estate & Portfolio Management (30%)

• Manage our client’s real estate footprint; design workplace strategy; and execute relevant initiatives informed by our client’s values, data analytics and industry trends.
• Manage all aspects of real estate transactions, lease negotiations, office relocations and consolidations, space allocations, etc., including the hiring and performance management of third-party brokers and other resources as necessary.
• Ensure adequate monitoring of and accountability to all relevant lease terms, insurance requirements, and regulations, ensuring landlords/property managers are upholding their responsibilities to our client.

Workplace Operations Programming (30%)

• Design and implement systems of ongoing management for all critical real estate and workplace programs (e.g. lease administration, space allocations, maintenance and CapEx planning, security/safety, etc.)
• Identify and set standards for facilities operations practices, materials, and more, using frameworks to right size standards for differing regions, footprints, and use cases.
• Serve as national lead for office-based security, emergency preparedness, and business continuity protocols.

Workplace Operations Administration (20%)

• Manage third party vendor relationships and budgets, both project-based and on-going, ensuring our client’s resources are well stewarded.
• Supported by the Real Estate and Workplace Operations teams, ensure training on, and accountability to, standards across the national office manager cohort.
• Ensure systems exist, data is captured, and insightful analytics are shared with leadership and others to enable decision-making and monitoring the health of the real estate and facilities programs.

Team Management & Leadership (20%)

Lead, mentor, and develop the Real Estate and Workplace Operations teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, in a related field required; facilities management and/or sustainable real estate certifications a plus
• At least 10+ years of experience in real estate, facilities, and organizational change management; understanding of and experience with a multi-site organizational structure highly preferred
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to both design and implement plans
• Experience with business process and system improvement projects and efforts, including building organizational alignment around new systems and tools.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into relevant and understandable information; ability to train or instruct others in business processes and/or tools to support those processes.
• Proven record of accomplishment of successfully meeting organizational goals and deadlines; solid budget management experience.
• Ability to travel to regional offices across the country and to local vendor offices, as necessary. Ability to work nights and weekends for special projects, as necessary.

Salary & Benefits

Salary is based on location and experience.

The annual salary for candidates based in San Francisco, CA, and New York, NY, is $205,300 – $228,100.

The annual salary for candidates based in Washington, D.C.: $195,000 – $216,700

Benefits: See Earthjustice’s employee benefits