Project Manager - Furnishings, Fixtures & Equipment (FFE)

Job Posting Title:

Project Manager - Furnishings, Fixtures & Equipment (FFE)

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Hiring Department:

PDC

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking to hire a project manager for furnishings, fixtures and equipment (FFE) within the Planning, Design and Construction (PDC) Department. PDC is actively managing more than $5 billion in major projects across the planning, design and construction phases, and this position is critical for successful delivery of these projects. If you are experienced in project management, design, or construction and want to help transform facilities that engage the university community and advance UT's education, research, and public service missions, we encourage you to apply for rewarding career opportunities in PDC.

You'll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a different in the lives of students, staff, and faculty, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you're the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you'll like working in our department and for UT Austin.

Relocation incentive available.

UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package. For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards 

Responsibilities

• Provide Interior & Furniture Design management for the client throughout the duration of the project and for the warranty period after the design firm has left the project. Review and comments of building finishes. Review building program document for space requirement, provide a check on the space allotment and square footage accuracy.
• Provide early budget information prior to hiring a furniture planning firm. Coordinate and assist the furniture planning consultant contract and/or ASP with procurement department and CPC Project Manager.
• Oversee the furniture kick-off process with furniture planning consultant, institution expectations, and re-use issues.
• Oversee the furniture planning programming by reviewing schedules and agendas of furniture programming meeting with user group and review furniture programming document.
• Oversee the preliminary (schematic) design for furniture planning services by developing concepts, visioning sessions, review of preliminary (schematic) furniture layouts, review of design direction discussion, project schedule, and coordinate data/electric connections requirement with project manager.
• Oversee design development layouts, review mock-up schedule and document choices, review of cost estimate, assist procurement in the bid strategies, and best value documentation during the furniture planning Design Development phase.
• Assist and coordinate with contract and procurement departments in regards to furniture planning, procurement, solicitation/analysis in accordance to state law and UTS requirements. Provide input to ensure the orders are planed at the right time, to meet budgetary and project timeline.
• Oversee furniture planning administrative process, such as contacting vendors to confirm order placement, conduct pre-installation conference, furniture installation, verify building completion status, approve invoices, and track purchases with manufacturers and leverage deliveries/repairs/warranty work on projects.
• Resolve installation issues, receive warranties and master keys, and 12-month post occupancy furnishings evaluation with end user.
• Assist with building move-in as requested and assist with warranty issues for a period of 1 year.
• Other related functions as assigned. Collaborate with other UT Austin colleagues to initiate and develop process improvements.
   

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Interior Design. Registered Interior Designer in the state of Texas. Minimum ten years experience as an interior designer and furniture planning. Ability to apply thorough knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures for the area of expertise to difficult and unique assignments. Ability to design, develop, review, and provide furniture planning ser