Associate Vice President, Facilities Management

The Facilities Management Department at The University of Iowa is seeking an Associate Vice President. The Associate Vice President will lead the strategic and operational activities of Facilities Management.  Provide strategic direction, oversight of financial and administrative functions, create and foster a culture that facilitates the achievement of the vision, mission and goals of the organization.  Participates with other Finance and Operations senior managers in division-wide leadership. This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization

Duties to Include:

• Provide administrative leadership over all units of Facilities Management.

• Setting, communicating and implementing the strategic plan and direction for campus physical facilities.

• Determining strategic and tactical efforts to ensure long term effective stewardship of UI’s $5 billion physical assets.

• Serve as administrative liaison to the Campus Planning. 

• Support the Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations and other University officials as the need arises.

• Serve as organizational leader, driver and strategist for strategic goals including promoting business plan methodologies, enhancing collaborative relationships, establishing effective tools and metrics and enabling staff.

Location: Hybrid within Iowa/University Services Building (USB)

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and related experience in planning, business management, architecture, or engineering.

• Professional experience (typically 10 or more years) with administrative and managerial experience in a related capacity within university services programs or in an equivalently complex institution.

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with external and internal constituencies.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated commitment to continuous quality initiatives.

• Superior interpersonal skills with professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment where people of all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcomed and appreciated; or demonstrated the ability to do so.

• Demonstrated proficiency with computer software applications including Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), and HR Information Systems.

• Professional experience working effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives.

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in the administration of university services programs specifically.

• Extensive experience in managing both capital projects and facilities.

• Extensive experience and effectiveness in leading a unionized and professional work forces.

• Excellent negotiation and conflict management abilities.