Construction and Planning Specialist

About the role

The Office of Space Planning provides strategic and thoughtful planning for how space owned and leased by Indiana University is used. Applying the most efficient management, utilization, and space programming processes allows Space Planning to achieve the best use, functionality, and organization of space to meet university goals and the objectives of both current and proposed facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements standardized cost estimating procedures and best practices across the Office of Planning, Capital Projects, and Facilities.
• Improves financial stewardship by producing reliable estimates throughout all project phases, supporting proactive budget management and informed leadership decisions.
• Reduces dependency on external consultants for routine and preliminary estimates, resulting in cost savings and faster project response times.
• Serves as a technical resource to university leadership and project teams by providing objective cost information throughout project development and assisting in the review of design consultant and contractor estimates.
• Supports strategic capital planning by supplying leadership with dependable cost data for project feasibility evaluations and investment prioritization.
• Enhances coordination among Planning, Facilities, Procurement, and campus stakeholders to align project scope, assumptions, and financial expectations.
• Manages, supervises, inspects, and coordinates new construction and remodeling projects on assigned campuses; monitors construction timeline to ensure contractors maintain accurate schedule and perform to university standards; reviews and approves contractors' billing performance.
• Collaborates with campus stakeholders, architects, engineers, and project managers to evaluate project scope and prepare conceptual and detailed cost estimates.
• Maintains documentation of all assigned projects with IU-issued software, including timelines, schedules, substantial completion, and other elements of construction.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree in construction management or related field.
• Required: 5 years of construction management experience and/or large-format planning, experience managing multi-disciplined construction projects with scopes of work including HVAC, plumbing, and electrical.

Skills

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Possesses a high degree of initiative.
• Basic knowledge of Indiana Building Codes.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with a broad range of customers and management levels.
• Demonstrates working knowledge and practical application and experience in word processing, spreadsheet, planning and data base software use as well as e-mail utility.
• Demonstrates problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates experience and advanced skills in project management/project communication.

Benefits

This role requires both sedentary work and the ability to move about, sometimes quickly, for long periods of time. It requires moving heavy objects, providing support for heavy objects, and performing strenuous labor under adverse field conditions. The ability to use tools, operate machinery, and to complete construction projects with precision and accuracy is required. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential tasks with or without an accommodation.

Pay

Salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time.

Contact Information

To apply, visit Indiana University's Job Opportunities Portal. For additional questions, contact IUPD.