Director of Project Management

Specific Responsibilities

• Manages project management staff throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Aids project managers by defining program, budgets, schedule, negotiating contracts, securing building permits, delivering materials and equipment, and ensuring projects run on time and within budget.
• Evaluates capital project requests for feasibility, prepares preliminary budget, cash flow, schedule, and project delivery recommendations.
• Serves as a liaison to the Building Departments of Chicago/Evanston and other related agencies.
• Represents Facilities as a representative to one or more schools or major units (such as The Pritzker Law School, Feinberg Medical School, and Kellog).
• Develops staff to improve technical and managerial skills, identifies, and corrects areas of program execution weakness through training and mentoring.
• Oversees project budgets, master schedules, and coordinates value engineering exercises with supported customers to maintain both program and budget.
• Develops and provides timely quantitative and qualitative information to support decision-making as well as broad awareness of construction projects, including schedule, budget, board materials, and routine management metrics.
• Reports up to senior director capital programs ensuring projects are managed appropriately, completed within budget, and on schedule through adherence of defined processes and procedures.
• Ensures Northwestern business diversity goals for construction projects are met.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, architecture, or construction management plus ten (10) years of relevant experience in professional practice or related job discipline.
• Detailed understanding of building systems, construction practices, contracting procedures, and building design methodologies.
• Experience in design and construction administration, technical development, contract preparation, and financial administration.
• Strong supervision and management skills.
• Experience in managing direct reports.

Minimum Competencies

• Proven track record of successful management of capital construction projects.
• Expertise in urban/vertical construction.
• Thorough knowledge of current building codes and standards.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work in a team environment, build coalitions, and communicate effectively with diverse students, faculty, and staff population.
• Proven analytical, communication, and organization skills as well as an ability to self-motivate, multitask, and work in a fast-paced environment under deadlines.
• Must be detail-oriented, while maintaining a big-picture vision of the project.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Registration in Architecture or Engineering.
• Masters Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, or Business.

Target Hiring Range

$170,000 - $198,000 per year.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Paid medical/sick and parental leave.
• Tuition benefits for the employee and dependents.
• Pre-tax and flex spending accounts for commuting and dependent care.
• Generous retirement savings options.
• Wellness programs.

Work-Life & Wellness

• Comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life’s challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
• Flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care.

Professional Growth & Development

• Variety of tools and resources to support employee career development in all circumstances.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics, including disability and veteran status.