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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

We are searching for a Project Delivery Division Head to join our Engineering Services Office at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University. ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC).

The successful candidate will manage the ARL Physical Plant project portfolio from concept to operational delivery. You will be a member of the ARL Engineering Services leadership team, supporting agility in research with strategic stewardship.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

• Oversee program management of facility modifications through proposal, business case, concept evaluation, scope determination, operational feasibility confirmation, budget prioritization, capital funding assignment, leadership approval, accreditation, transition to occupancy, and final active research operations.  Work directly with OPP Design and Construction for ARL related tasking to support procurement strategy, design, bid, and construction.  (Program size anticipated as $5-8M annual overhead major maintenance and $270M over 10-year capital plan).

• Be responsible for the supervision and tasking of project delivery staff (3) and technical service facility escorts (10)

• Integrate with ARL Facility Operations in strategic planning, procurement strategy, and daily project delivery operations.

• Coordinate with Enterprise and Research Offices to anticipate necessary facility updates and design features to support emerging research

• Support office level facility master planning efforts to ensure capital investments are anticipating future needs and enabling research growth in the most cost effective manner 

• Coordination of over site and ensuring compliance with PSU policy with regard to facilities operations and maintenance activities.

• Establish operational cadence with PSU OPP to maximize project speed while maintaining necessary information security and project delivery safety and quality.

• Act as ARL’s representative with PSU Property Services in lease space negotiations, business case evaluation, fit out, and operations

• Ensure industry best practices for establishing project delivery system to provide fully operational space that meets scope, budget, and schedule expectations