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Facilities Project Management

The Facilities Project Manager oversees all aspects of various facility maintenance and improvement projects; coordinates work activities of internal staff, contractors, and subcontractors, to ensure satisfactory delivery of assigned projects; tracks progress against milestones, budgetary guidelines, or other performance indicators and prepares and delivers reports to management; selects, negotiates with, and manages activities of external consultants or vendors.

• Lead the development of project scope of work, budget, and timeline
• Solicit and select contractors and related consultants and suppliers
• Communicate and provide reports and presentations outlining the project status to the customer and senior University management
• Ensure safety risk assessment, environmental health, and infection control policies (HMC), as applicable, are adhered to
• Represent the University to ensure all code compliance is obtained
• Review and analyze change order requests for merit and cost reasonableness
• Review and approve requests for payment
• Monitor market and industry trends to ensure new methods of executing work are investigated and implemented within the department
• Identify problem solving opportunities to enhance University project management abilities
• May supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

Level:

– Senior Professional

Base Description:

– Completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of a particular field. Works independently on moderately complex work assignments under limited oversight, reviews progress, and evaluates results. Monitors work and projects ensuring timeliness, quality, and efficiency. Identifies and mobilizes resources to achieve outcomes. Trains others and reviews progress with management. Presents ideas, concepts, and instructions in a clear and persuasive manner. Develops new techniques, concepts, and approaches and applies them to moderately complex and strategic and/or operational issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Indirect supervisor for other full–time employees
– May serve as direct supervisor for part–time, student, and/or temporary workers, volunteers, or a full–time employee

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets and funding

Problem Solving:

– Encounters moderately complex problems
– Applies specialized knowledge and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations, and impact of potential solutions

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on moderately complex work assignments, reviews progress, and evaluates results
– May set priorities and organize work within general guidelines established by supervisor
– May review the work of others to verify accuracy and conformance to required procedures and special instructions

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and the University
– Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
– Coaches others in using appropriate strategies for resolving conflict; negotiating reasonable compromises; and proposing and evaluating possible solutions
– Give candid and constructive feedback to others to influence and persuade managers and employees to accept and implement findings and recommendations

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $91,488.00
• MidPoint – $114,384.00
• Maximum – $137,280.00

• Conflict Resolution
• Contract management
• Negotiation
• Project Management
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Regulatory compliance
• Risk analysis
• Safety management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Trend analysis
• Vendor management