Director, Planning, Design and Construction

Job no:

R-0000001701

Position Title:

Director, Planning, Design and Construction

Faculty or Staff:

Staff

Full Time or Part Time:

Full time

In-Person, Hybrid, or Remote:

In-Person

Minimum Starting Rate of Pay:

$130,560.00

Rate of pay commensurate with experience

Start Date:

02/01/2025

Job Description:

Department

Facilities Management

Division

Finance and Administration

Job title

Director, Planning, Design & Construction

Position Type/Hours per Week

& Work Schedule

Full time, Monday - Friday

Reports to

Associate Vice President of Facilities Management and Planning

Department Summary & Job Purpose

The Facilities Management department supports the administration, faculty, staff and students in the quality planning and development of facilities projects that support our mission.  Our talented staff of approximately 140 FTEs (Cleaning, Mechanical Trades, Central Heating Plant, Grounds, Carpentry, Stockroom, EH&S, Fleet Services, and Mail Services & Duplication) are responsible for more than 2,000,000 SF of property in over 60+ major buildings and for maintaining more than 300 acres. 

The Director, Planning, Design & Construction directly supports the work of the Associate Vice President, collaborating on a wide range of strategic work related to campus planning, project planning and departmental effectiveness, stepping in to represent the leadership of the capital construction department with various stakeholders in collaboration with the AVP.  This position will:

• Provide departmental tactical and strategic support systems and project management tools, such as construction cost escalation analysis and dissemination, etc. to support all project managers with consistent and effective internal structures, data and systems.
• Oversee internal project management staff and external OPMs, and also directly manage various negotiating contractual arrangements and costs, logistical management with college constituents, budget management, etc.
• Oversee and implement the capital construction program to strategically integrate capital renewal projects with program-driven projects, energy-efficiency projects and other needs with the goal of maximizing value, minimizing impact on critical operations, and maintaining asset value.
• Generate multi-year projections of capital renewal funding requirements including modeling of the implications of various funding scenarios.
• Oversee and implement a program to assess and document facilities conditions and capital requirements to maintain the facilities portfolio. 
• Take a leadership role in collaboration with key players in the facilities department, budget and finance, and interact with the broader college community on projects. 
• Take appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participates in the college’s efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.

Duties and responsibilities

Strategic Facilities Analysis, Assessment and Planning working with AVP

• Analyze range of capital project requests and needs with goal of more efficient planning and implementation. 
• Function as primary point of contact for many small to mid-size capital projects, particularly in the early planning phase, working with college clients to determine need, schedule, budget. 
• Support space allocation and management analyses in order to integrate with other capital needs. 
• Oversee the assessment of the physical condition of the campus’s facilities and predict capital reinvestment requirements, model multi-year projections and analyze various funding scenarios.
• Work with third-party consultants, in-house supervisors and division directors to develop facilities conditions assessments, projection of need, and cost estimates for the required capital reinvestment projects.
• Analyze integration of conditions renewal projects with a variety of other project types including the geothermal project, energy-efficiency upgrades and programmatically-driven projects.  Identify opportunities to bundle projects both vertically and horizontally to enhance overall value to the college. 

Project Management

• Develop approaches, methodologies, contractual structures and budgets for associated individual and bundled projects.
• Manage communications and interface with college stakeholders / clients.
• Oversee selection and hiring of resources associated including design teams, contractors, and other resources. 
• Manage all aspects of projects including meeting coll