Associate Director, Engineering & Planning

Date Posted:

2025-09-22

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT15: Corp - Michigan Remote Location, Remote City, MI, 48901 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Job Description

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services team:

The Enterprise Real Estate Solutions team within RTX is seeking an experienced and strategic Facilities Engineering & Capital Planning leader to join our Facilities Management organization to advance the maturity of our facilities engineering, infrastructure assessment and sustainment, and capital planning programs. The ideal candidate will lead the development of standardized facilities engineering practices, infrastructure assessment and strategic capital planning processes to prioritize investments that ensure reliable operations and support evolving global business needs across RTX’s global real estate portfolio. The leader should be adept at working with and influencing a broad global organization that is comprised of both internal and contracted engineering staff.

What you will do

• Serve as the Facilities Management Engineering Center of Excellence (COE) leader responsible for the overall development and execution of a oneRTX approach to facility engineering, infrastructure assessments, and capital planning, including the development of strategy, goals, systems, processes, priorities and timelines.
• Develop a standardized global process for conducting facility and infrastructure assessments. Utilize assessment data to create facility condition indices (FCIs) at the site level for prioritization of operating and capital investment for facilities and infrastructure needs.
• Collaborate with regional Facilities Management (FM) delivery teams to understand current needs and priorities related to assessing and planning at the site, regional, and business unit level. Provide necessary training and support for standardized processes.
• Create a solution for asset management and capital planning which provides site and business level facility and infrastructure priority projects, based on a multifaceted prioritization matrix and results from assessments. Assist in the development of comprehensive strategic facility and infrastructure master plans.
• Partner with FM/Small and Major Project Delivery teams to standardize and improve on project design processes, execution, and transition/closure processes that ensure technical standards are met across RTX’s project portfolio.
• Serve as the change champion for engineering, assessing and planning and leveraging RTX’s CORE operating system to continually improve maturity and drive the organization forward.
• Develop and oversee a team of subject matter experts to create design and performance specifications / guidelines for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection (MEP/FP), and building automation systems (BAS) that drive efficiency, reduce risk and cost of maintenance, standardize products, and leverage the buying power of the full RTX portfolio.
• Partner with EHS and Energy/Sustainability teams to develop a strategy and protocols for building management systems (BMS) systems. Create regional recommendations to standardize future installations and create best practices with protocols, tracking, trending, metering and reporting.
• Serve as the ES Real Estate FM liaison with production to foster a cross-functional relationship that minimizes risk and creates a collaborative environment for supporting manufacturing efforts.
• Implementing sustainable practices to improve the environmental impact of facilities and reduce operational costs.

• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and requirements. Partner with EHS and Compliance when developing standards to maintain a safe working environment.
• Travel expectation: 20-30%

Qualifications You Must Have:

• This role typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, Business, Finance or related field and 12 years’ experience ideally gained in a facilities design, infrastructure management or Real Estate project management position or an advanced degree in an Engineering, Facilities Management, Business, finance or related field and 10 years’ experience
• At least 10 years’ experience with a broad and deep understanding of building infrastructure systems (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, automation) required to provide strategic direction to other discipline subject matter experts.

• Ability to think strategically as a leader but capable of breaking down strategic outcomes into tangible and executable improvement targets.
• At least 10 years prior experience with the development and sustainment of a technical specification and guidelines program for a global organization, developing standard facilities condition and infrastructure assessments and prioritizing, planning and advocating for site operational and capital needs
• At least 10 years prior experience partnering with production leads to provide efficient, sustainable and reliable infrastructure which supports manufacturing.
• At least 10 years’ experience in developing a global team, program and implementation model.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Corporate Real Estate experience strongly preferred.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and or advanced degree in Engineering, Business, finance or related field
• Documented success leading large, complex, global teams which support multiple sites with varying levels of complexity and maturity.
• Fluent in MS Office suite

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

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Role Type:

• Remote This is a remote role, eligible candidates must reside in the continental United States.

Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role:

• Remote: This position is currently designated as remote. However, the successful candidate will be required to work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. Territories). Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

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The salary range for this role is 147,000 USD - 295,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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