Eric Pembroke
Middlesex,Vermont
Summary
Accomplished enterprise real estate and facilities executive with a proven track record of optimizing corporate portfolios, managing multi-million-dollar infrastructure budgets, and leading cross-functional physical plant operations. Expert in aligning facilities strategies with organizational objectives to drive operational efficiency and workplace productivity. Adept at implementing best-in-class preventative maintenance and asset management practices that significantly reduce operating costs.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
HP Cummings Construction
Berlin, VT
01.2026 - Current
- Direct all aspects of commercial building projects from preconstruction through final close-out. Serve as the primary leader for comprehensive project lifecycles, orchestrating strategic planning, resource allocation, budget management, and staff supervision while consistently establishing benchmarks to ensure successful delivery.
- Project Lifecycle Management: Lead and supervise all aspects of building projects from preconstruction to close-out, ensuring successful execution, structural integrity, and oversight from start to finish.
- Resource Allocation: Strategically manage the deployment of materials, equipment, and personnel across all project phases to ensure optimal utilization and operational efficiency.
- Staff & Contractor Management: Direct, supervise, and mentor diverse project teams, specialized trades, and subcontractors, fostering a culture of accountability and high performance.
- Benchmark Development: Establish rigorous project timelines, performance metrics, and quality standards to keep deliverables aligned with project objectives and safety regulations.
- Budget Management: Oversee complete project financial lifecycles, maintaining strict fiscal controls and cost management from initial estimating through final accounting.
Director of Planning & Property Management
State of VT
Montpelier, VT
01.2021 - 01.2026
- Directed managerial, administrative, and consultative operations for the Department of Buildings & General Services, overseeing strategic facility planning, space optimization, and lease management.
- Team Leadership: Directed a high-performing team of Real Estate Managers, Asset Analysts, Space Planners, and Energy Office personnel to support state infrastructure and program outcomes.
- Strategic Facilities Planning: Championed long-term facility planning and operational budgeting processes, developing infrastructure modernization plans while maintaining alignment with internal and external stakeholders.
- Lease & Property Operations: Directed implementation, evaluation, and policy governance of property management programs across the state’s asset portfolio to maximize operational efficiency.
- Financial Oversight: Authored comprehensive budget recommendations and oversaw division spending plans to ensure strict fiscal discipline, utility cost control, and efficient resource deployment.
- Risk & Asset Valuation: Oversaw statewide facility condition audits, building appraisals, and comprehensive assessments to establish accurate replacement values, depreciation models, and targeted maintenance schedules.
Director of Real Estate & Facilities
Keurig Dr Pepper
Waterbury, VT
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Led strategic industrial portfolio management, real estate transactions, lease administration, facility design, construction, and corporate workplace operations enterprise-wide.
- Portfolio Strategy: Drove a proactive corporate facilities and real estate strategy at the enterprise and regional levels, significantly improving physical plant performance and capacity utilization.
- Budget & Infrastructure Management: Governed a $25M operational and capital budget, establishing robust functional objectives to reinforce corporate infrastructure and critical facilities uptime.
- Executive Decision-Making: Facilitated high-level portfolio initiatives, approved major commercial real estate leases, and structured multi-year facilities operations contracts based on rigorous financial impact analysis.
- Operational Excellence: Integrated best-in-class building management methodologies into portfolio planning to capture scale, enhance facility flexibility, and reduce corporate overhead.
Senior Manager – Real Estate & Facilities
Keurig Dr Pepper
Waterbury, VT
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Partnered with executive leadership to construct facilities and real estate strategies aimed at cost reduction, asset value enhancement, and productivity gains.
- Policy & SOP Development: Established foundational corporate operating policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) across facility departments, maintenance divisions, and subordinate work units.
- Operations & Budgeting: Directly managed departmental budgets, preventative maintenance timelines, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure seamless, uninterrupted facilities execution.
- System Continuity: Oversaw the continuous uptime, code compliance, and predictive maintenance of all critical building systems, including complex mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), and fire/life safety networks.
- Workplace Experience: Directed design, space planning, tenant improvement construction, and ongoing maintenance of corporate properties with a distinct focus on elevating physical asset longevity and employee experience.
Education
High School Diploma -
Montpelier High School
Montpelier, VTSkills
- Facilities & Property Management
- Capital & Operational Budgeting
- Infrastructure & Asset Preservation
- Preventative Maintenance & MEP Systems
- Vendor & Contract Management
- Energy Management & Sustainability
- Project Lifecycle & Construction
- Strategic Space Optimization
- Regulatory Compliance & Safety
Timeline
Project Manager
HP Cummings Construction
01.2026 - Current
Director of Planning & Property Management
State of VT
01.2021 - 01.2026
Director of Real Estate & Facilities
Keurig Dr Pepper
01.2019 - 01.2021
Senior Manager – Real Estate & Facilities
Keurig Dr Pepper
01.2014 - 01.2018
High School Diploma -
Montpelier High School