CDB Administrator of Capital Construction Strategy

Job Requisition ID: 52914
Closing Date: 02/02/2026
​Agency: Capital Development Board
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070) 
Skill Option: General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated starting salary $12,500-$14,500 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon; Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Excluded - Subject to Paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (6) of Section 4d of the Personnel Code

 

A resume is highly encouraged to evaluate your qualifications and skills as part of your application.  Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application if you decide to provide one.

 

***This position is Exempt from Jurisdiction B of the Illinois Personnel Code under provision of paragraph 4d(3)***

***This position is Exempt from Jurisdiction B of the Illinois Personnel Code under provision of paragraph 4d(3)***

 

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Position Overview

Subject to administrative approval of the Executive Director of the Capital Development Board (CDB), serves as the CDB Administrator of Capital Construction Strategy for Capital Development Board. Manages and administers CDB Capital Construction Strategy Program and ensures the overall business strategy for capital construction projects incorporates the most state-of-the-art and /or innovative business, financial, contractual, and technical solutions.

Essential Functions

• Directs project portfolio activities to achieve broad strategic goals, allowing for analysis and prioritization across different projects.
• Directs the resources, activities, and complex projects of staff to serve client agencies to ensure projects meet scope, schedules and budget constraints.
• Serves as spokesperson and mediator for CDB with stakeholders including leadership of client agencies, government officials and public vendors.
• Manages and supervises a staff of professional Statewide Portfolio Managers, ensuring staff are compliance with all applicable statutes, rules, policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skills and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with a degree in architecture, engineering or construction management.
• Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the field of architecture, engineering, or construction management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefers current license or certification in architecture, engineering or construction management.
• Prefers Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Prefers Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
• Prefers seven (7) years' experience in managing multiple complex design and construction projects independently.
• Prefers five (5) years' experience in supervising staff.
• Prefers five (5) years' experience working with private and public sector stakeholders and partners.
• Prefers five (5) years' extensive experience with a wide range of technology software including but not limited to: construction scheduling solutions Primavera P6, MS Project, Smartsheet and Procore; construction industry BIM and CAD solutions such as AutoCAD, BIM, Revit or Bluebeam; office software packages including Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel Power Point and Teams), and virtual meeting platforms, including Cisco Webex.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires completion of a background check and self-discl