VP, Real Estate Project Delivery & Workplace Solutions
The Vice President, Real Estate Project Delivery & Workplace Solutions is a senior executive responsible for leading real estate project delivery, portfolio governance, workplace solutions, and corporate real estate initiatives. This role provides strategic oversight of complex capital programs, workplace transformation projects, and Project Management Office (PMO) functions to ensure consistent execution, operational excellence, and alignment with organizational priorities.
Reporting to the Head of Real Estate, the Vice President establishes project governance, portfolio management standards, resource planning, and delivery methodologies while driving workplace solutions that enhance operational performance, employee experience, and long-term business value. The position serves as the executive owner for delivering strategic initiatives from concept through completion, ensuring projects are executed safely, efficiently, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with enterprise objectives. The role collaborates closely with Corporate Real Estate, Facilities, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, and business leaders to align workplace investments with organizational strategy.Real Estate Project Delivery
Provide executive leadership for capital projects, workplace transformation initiatives, headquarters relocations, and corporate real estate programs.
Direct the planning, execution, and successful delivery of complex, cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives.
Maintain accountability for project scope, schedule, budget, quality, procurement, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
Lead executive steering committees and governance reviews to ensure alignment with corporate priorities.
Establish project performance metrics and reporting that support informed executive decision-making.
Ensure delivery practices promote consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement across the organization.
PMO Leadership & Portfolio Governance
Lead the Real Estate Project Management Office (PMO), establishing governance frameworks, delivery standards, and portfolio management processes.
Develop project management methodologies, templates, reporting tools, and governance checkpoints.
Oversee portfolio prioritization, resource allocation, capital planning, and project forecasting.
Provide executive leadership with accurate portfolio reporting, financial visibility, delivery metrics, and risk assessments.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen organizational execution and operational effectiveness.
Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and standardized project delivery.
Workplace Solutions & Corporate Real Estate
Lead workplace solutions that support organizational growth, operational efficiency, and employee experience.
Partner with Corporate Real Estate and Workplace Strategy leaders to develop innovative workplace environments aligned with business objectives.
Oversee workplace modernization initiatives, office consolidations, occupancy planning, and portfolio optimization.
Evaluate workplace strategies that improve space utilization, operational performance, and long-term real estate value.
Ensure workplace investments align with organizational priorities, financial objectives, and future business needs.
Workplace Technology Enablement
Partner with Information Technology and business leaders to support workplace technology initiatives that improve workplace operations and user experience.
Promote the effective use of workplace analytics, occupancy insights, and digital workplace tools to support portfolio planning and operational decision-making.
Provide business leadership during the implementation and adoption of workplace technology solutions while ensuring alignment with enterprise project delivery objectives.
Financial & Operational Leadership
Direct capital planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial oversight for real estate project portfolios.
Ensure responsible stewardship of capital investments through effective cost management and financial governance.
Oversee consultant selection, contract negotiations, procurement activities, and vendor performance.
Identify enterprise risks and implement mitigation strategies that support successful project delivery.
Leadership & Organizational Development
Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing project management professionals and organizational leaders.
Foster collaboration across business functions while building strong relationships with executive stakeholders.
Promote innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the organization.
Develop organizational capabilities through succession planning, coaching, and talent development.
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.
At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.
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