Assistant Director – Project Turn Over & Building Performance / Capital Programs Management Group

Job Profile:

Construction and Planning Manager 2

Job Family:

Construction and Planning

Time Type:

Full time

Max Pay – Depends on experience:

$110,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field including two (2) years managerial experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job profile Summary:
Manages unit and project budgets and oversees the project scope for architecture and engineering projects. Collaborates with internal stakeholders to determine staffing requirements and contributes to the strategic planning and execution of construction and planning projects.

Job Description:

The Capital Programs Management Group (CPMG), under Facilities Development and Management (FDM), seeks an Assistant Director to lead ASU's Project Turnover and Building Performance Program. Reporting to the Director of CPMG, this position is responsible for establishing and managing the processes, standards, and personnel that ensure successful project turnover from construction to operations.

The Assistant Director provides leadership and oversight for commissioning, quality assurance, and quality control (QA/QC), project closeout, warranty management, turnover readiness, and LEED certification activities across ASU's capital construction portfolio. This position serves as the primary liaison between Capital Programs and Facilities Management Operations to ensure that new and renovated facilities are delivered in accordance with project requirements, operational expectations, sustainability goals, and university standards.

The Assistant Director supervises the Commissioning Manager and future QA/QC, Warranty, and LEED personnel and collaborates closely with Project Managers, Design Managers, contractors, consultants, operations personnel, and university stakeholders throughout project delivery and occupancy.

This position supports ASU's commitment to operational excellence, sustainability, and customer satisfaction by ensuring capital projects are constructed to the highest quality standards, properly commissioned, fully documented, successfully certified, and seamlessly transitioned to Facilities Management. Through oversight of quality assurance, commissioning, turnover readiness, warranty management, and LEED certification, this position helps ensure facilities perform as intended throughout their lifecycle while supporting long-term operation, maintenance, and stewardship.

Essential Duties

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Program Management

• Provide leadership, supervision, mentorship, and performance management for the Project Turnover Team.
• Establish and implement university standards, procedures, and best practices related to project turnover, commissioning, QA/QC, warranty administration, and the LEED certification process.
• Develop strategic goals, performance metrics, dashboards, and reporting tools to evaluate turnover readiness and project performance.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Design Managers, Facilities Management, and university stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and occupancy.

Commissioning Oversight

• Direct and oversee commissioning activities on capital construction projects.
• Manage commissioning consultants and review commissioning plans, reports, testing procedures, and final documentation.
• Ensure building systems are properly tested, validated, and functioning in accordance with project requirements prior to occupancy.
• Monitor commissioning schedules and coordinate integration with project delivery milestones.
• Establish and maintain commissioning standards and procedures that incorporate the Owner's Project Requirements (OPR), Basis of Design (BOD), Integrated Systems Testing (IST), Building Automation Systems (BAS), Division 25 systems integration, controls sequences, analytics readiness, and operational acceptance criteria to ensure successful building performance and turnover.

Project Turnover & Closeout

• Lead project turnover planning and execution for capital construction projects.
• Ensure completion and acceptance of all turnover documentation including O&M manuals, training records, as-built drawings, warranties, spare parts inventories, and asset information.
• Coordinate project handoff activities between project teams and Facilities Management Operations.
• Develop turnover read