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Construction Services

Design and Construction

The Construction Services Manager oversees the operation and performance of construction projects and associated teams; monitors work for conformance with construction documents, University procedures, building codes/regulations, and adherence with the University’s Design and Construction Standards.

• Manage construction operations for assigned projects and areas
• Hire, supervise, and train assigned staff
• Establish staffing levels and qualifications for assigned areas
• Manage approved operating and capital budgets for multiple assigned areas
• Establish area policies and procedures regarding design, process, quality, and standards, etc.
• Participate in the development of strategic planning initiatives and guide implementation
• Oversee and ensure appropriate implementation, operation, evaluation, and adjustment to processes within the organization to ensure quality standards are achieved
• Champion continuous quality improvement initiatives utilizing appropriate philosophies and theories to solve problems and improve processes

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 15
• Minimum – $109,300.00
• MidPoint – $136,600.00
• Maximum – $164,000.00