Capital Planning Lead

Overview

This role operates within the Central Enablement & Integration team, serving as the primary front-end financial and capital allocation authority across the Americas and Bay Area portfolios. The position connects long-term client capital strategy with project intake, cost estimation, and baseline execution, working directly with client capital planning leads and project executives to support a continuous capital planning lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the continuous capital planning intake lifecycle across all sub-regions, managing active, budget planning, and pipeline project lists
• Partner with directors and project executives to establish annual capital allocation baselines and review multi-year capital plans
• Lead structured project intake reviews with cost estimating leads and the managed principal integrator to generate reliable ROM cost models prior to architect engagement
• Maintain centralized portfolio budget trackers and monitor actual spend versus baseline capital plans across regional project tranches
• Implement a structured portfolio contingency review cadence to evaluate contingency reserves and manage give-backs without creating sudden financial drops
• Audit financial data consistency, including cost center allocations, WBS structures, and property financial attributes
• Serve as a functional bridge between enablement, finance, and regional delivery teams to drive adoption of standardized budget tools and financial modules

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or Real Estate Economics
• 8 to 12+ years of progressive corporate real estate capital planning, construction cost estimating, or portfolio finance experience
• Proven expertise in capital budget administration across large-scale distributed real estate portfolios with $100M+ in spend
• Deep familiarity with project intake workflows, ROM cost modeling, depreciation bucketing, and financial risk governance
• Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with finance, delivery teams, and executive stakeholders on capital planning decisions
• Experience managing SOX-aligned accrual processes and variance reporting within a corporate real estate or construction finance context
• Strong working knowledge of cost center allocation, WBS structures, and property-level financial attribute management

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree (MBA, MS in Construction Management, or Real Estate Finance)
• Professional certification such as PMP, RICS, CCEA, or LEED AP
• Experience in high-tech corporate environments supporting rapid capital deployment and lab or infrastructure builds
• Familiarity with e-Builder or comparable capital project financial management platforms
• Working knowledge of Asset Reinstatement Obligations (ARO) and lease milestone impacts on capital planning
• Exposure to Technical Due Diligence (TDD) and site feasibility assessment processes
• Experience supporting Go2Gate or similar executive capital approval and governance frameworks

Compensation & Benefits

• Estimated salary range: 120,000.00 – 155,000.00 USD per year
• Final compensation packages are determined by factors including candidate qualifications, location, market conditions, and internal considerations.

Benefits include:

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
• Paid parental leave at 100% of salary
• Paid Time Off and company holidays
• Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay

Location

Remote — Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Los Angeles, CA

Additional Information

• This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Accepting applications on an ongoing basis until candidate identified.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Background Check Notices (as stated)

• Pursuant to the Arizona Civil Rights Act, criminal convictions are not an absolute bar to employment.
• Pursuant to Illinois Law, applicants are not obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest.
• Pursuant to Columbia, SC ordinance, this position is subject to a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate.
• California residents: Supplemental privacy and CCPA-related disclosures apply.
• Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance: qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, will be considered consistent with applicable state and local laws.
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered.