Project Manager, Capital & Construction

About the role

This position provides project management and coordination services in the development and implementation of College-wide capital and construction projects and initiatives. It includes oversight and coordination of project stakeholder management, planning, budgeting, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Manages the development of several concurrent construction and design-based small/medium renovations and projects including scope of work, budgets, timelines, and other component documents, as appropriate.
• Affords assistance with the establishment and management of project budgets.
• Ensures that all projects have a project work-plan, a communications plan, and proper financial controls.
• Schedules and coordinates meetings with construction contractors, consulting firms, interior designers, architects, and engineering firms.
• Affords assistance with obtaining quotes and writing Requests for Proposals for design and construction related services.
• Manages external vendors and contractors to ensure compliance with contract terms, conditions and product or service performance.
• Manages, reconciles, and updates college-wide equipment tracking for each year’s new capital equipment allocations by division. Provides monthly updates to the VP and leads the review and ordering of equipment.
• Affords assistance with insurance documents, safety programs, pay apps, purchase orders, analyzing invoices, ADA accommodation requests, and project paperwork.
• Covers the public advertising process per the State requirements for bids, RFPs, and RFQs. Assists the construction directors/manager with bid openings, document control, and record retention.
• Leads periodic move management projects for internal College moves. Assists with the preparation and distribution of monthly and quarterly paperwork.
• Drafts and prepares College-wide communications with internal communication team. Ensures that all projects stay on task and within budget, that projects follow accepted capital and construction methodologies, and that project objectives are met.
• Regularly communicates project status in a clear and concise manner to leadership.
• Observes the Contractor’s work to confirm compliance with environmental, health and safety laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Attends conferences and training as required to maintain proficiency.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Education and Experience/Training: Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Significant related experience may substitute for education. Three to five years of demonstrated experience managing design projects and renovations, and new construction projects. Demonstrated experience planning, assigning, scheduling, and confirming the quality of the work of others. Demonstrated experience forecasting, planning, maintaining and monitoring a business area’s budget. Demonstrated experience effectively making decisions that have major implications on the management and operations within a department. Demonstrated effectiveness in a role requiring dynamic and abstract problem-solving methods in adaptive situations.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Possess working knowledge of capital and construction best practices concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use invaried situations as it pertains to the departmental focus. Possess familiarity with State of Ohio OFCC policies. Possess strong organizational and time-management skills. Possess excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. Possess excellent proofreading and editing skills. Ability to foster a team environment and work collaboratively. Ability to research and analyze issues and develop solutions. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment. Ability to work accurately with great attention to detail. Possess excellent customer service skills and proven ability to develop and sustain productive customer relationships. Ability to effectively complete work assignments independently. Demonstrated advanced project management skills. Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel. Ability to collaborate, negotiate and resolve conflicts on major projects. Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance workflow and quality. Possess sensitivity to appropriately respond to the needs students and the community.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Significant related experience may substitute for education. Three to five years of demonstrated experience managing design projects and renovations, and new construction projects. Demonstrated experience planning, assigning, scheduling, and confirming the quality of the work of others. Demonstrated experience forecasting, planning, maintaining and monitoring a business area’s budget. Demonstrated experience effectively making decisions that have major implications on the management and operations within a department. Demonstrated effectiveness in a role requiring dynamic and abstract problem-solving methods in adaptive situations.

Skills

• Possess working knowledge of capital and construction best practices concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use invaried situations as it pertains to the departmental focus.
• Possess familiarity with State of Ohio OFCC policies.
• Possess strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Possess excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Possess excellent proofreading and editing skills.
• Ability to foster a team environment and work collaboratively.
• Ability to research and analyze issues and develop solutions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to work accurately with great attention to detail.
• Possess excellent customer service skills and proven ability to develop and sustain productive customer relationships.
• Ability to effectively complete work assignments independently.
• Demonstrated advanced project management skills.
• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Ability to collaborate, negotiate and resolve conflicts on major projects.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance workflow and quality.
• Possess sensitivity to appropriately respond to the needs students and the community.

Benefits

The final offer for the successful candidate is targeted to fall within the range of $70,000 to $75,000/yr. The target starting salary range is based upon an assessment of internal equity, the unit’s available budget, and the candidate’s qualifications in relation to the minimum and/or preferred job requirements.

Pay

The target starting salary range is $70,000 to $75,000/yr.

Schedule

Standard College Hours: M-F, 8:30am-5pm

Target Starting Salary Range

$70,000 to $75,000/yr