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Senior Director of Projects, Planning, Design & Construction

Cincinnati, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Apr 2025

💰 $144,000/yr

About the role

Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors

Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to 53,235 students, nearly 12,000 faculty and staff and 350,000+ living alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times has called “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, the oldest and one of the largest cooperative education programs, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget stands at $1.85 billion, and its endowment totals $2 billion.

UC is a mission-driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.

Job Overview

Provide professional architectural design and construction oversight of all university capital projects including: managing all renovations, capital projects, and construction management staff, coordination and selection of nationally recognized design partners as well as local architects and engineers of record, coordination and selection of construction managers and general contractors, oversight of governmental and professional compliance requirements and related duties to assure all capital projects are effectively managed from design, thru construction, to move in and warranty period.

Essential Functions

Supervise and manage the capital improvement and renovation programs while maintaining a project managers manual that assures standard work and compliance with all oversight regulations with a focus on best-in-class service to the campus constituents.
Maintain and assure all projects follow university sustainability, design, and construction standards.
Coordinate received program of requirements and related project requests with the Associate VP of Planning+Design+Construction (PDC), the Director of Planning, and the University Engineer to allocate appropriate resources.
Participate with the Associate VP of PDC, the Director of Planning, and the University Engineer in developing and maintaining long range master plan work and upkeep of the university master plan.
Ensure timeliness and integrity of all projects (e.g., budget, standards) and prepare for consideration projects to be executed under the basic renovations/annual modernization program.
Provides oversight of the design and construction phases of all projects (Schematic Design through to Project Close Out) and provides design feedback to the AVP of PDC on all major capital projects to assure alignment with the campus master plan and major capital project budgeting allocations (green box forecasting).
Supports Basic Renovation project budgeting and assignment of Renovation projects.
Supervise all construction projects budget management.
Supervise development and management of the capital improvement and renovation program cashflow forecast.
Supervise work of project managers and construction administrators managing the university construction projects from design to completion.
Supervise development of project management tools and software platform.
Accomplish acute awareness to safety in the workplace in relation to both design and construction.
May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (i.e., hiring/firing, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, approve time off, etc.).
Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.