FT Director of Capital Projects

Summary
This position performs activities related to facilities and grounds related projects, planning, representing ownership, developing scope for projects, managing projects, creating maintenance plans, and other facility related activities.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Preconstruction Services - Establish procedures for controlling contract drawings.   Initiates set-up of a job management system.  Assists with the scopes of work, bid package development and help solicit contractors and suppliers.  Participates in the constructability reviews and design development process to ensure projects are biddable and buildable to maintain established budgets.
• Project Start-up and Scheduling.  Assists in the development of the site utilization plan.  Assists in the review and coordination of the Safety and Quality Control Program.  Represents college with pre-work contractor orientation meetings, ensuring documentation is completed for each contractor including material deliveries, site specific safety, sustainability and quality control issues.  Manages submittal log and coordinates submittals and coordination documents with contractors.
• Project Administration, Coordination and Close-out.  Responsible for proactive administration of reviewing and processing all submittal data and shop drawings to ensure project schedules are expedited and materials and services are delivered on time.  Conducts preconstruction meetings with contractors, assisted by the contractor’s Project Manager and/or Superintendent.  Serves as the onsite quality manager for assigned trades by verifying contractor deliverables meet approved submittal requirements.  Attends and participates in meetings with Architect/Engineer as owner representatives, provides information and assists the contractor’s Project Manager in the preparation of progress reports/meeting minutes.  Review of contractor’s RFI’s, designer/engineer field reports, and any discrepancy logs/issue logs to minimize lost time and quality control issues.   Reviews proposal change documents from contractors/suppliers and assists in collecting pricing and/or reviews change proposal requests for internal pricing review and necessity.  Review and approve pay applications from contractor and design team on a monthly basis or as stated in respective contract.
•  Assist in the oversite of the college’s physical plant.  This includes but is not limited to grounds and building construction, grounds and building maintenance, strategic planning, owner representation for contracted services, and developing maintenance scheduling plans.
• Assists in the creation and enforcement of preventive maintenance plans, painting schedules, equipment replacement schedules, deferred maintenance plans, and other facility related planning paradigms.
• Assess the condition of facilities with regard to deferred maintenance needs.
• Knowledge of environmental, health and safety codes and regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  Does not supervise employees.Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education Minimum:  B.S. in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
Experience Minimum:  Five (5) years in construction management, engineering, facilities management, or a related field.
Experience Preferred:  Ten (10) years in construction management, engineering, facilities management, or a related field.
 Language Skills
Fluency in English, fluency in other languages a plus.    
                
Mathematical Skills
Ability to calculate and understand complex engineering formulas, and a demonstrated ability to understand budgets.     
Reasoning Ability
Ability to strategically plan for facility maintenance, repair, and renovation.  Ability to understand blue prints, as-builts, and complex engineering calculations.  Ability to create budgets based on construction requirements.     
     
Computer Skills
Financial software, Microsoft 365 Office, email packages, internet browsers, and engineering related software.                   
Physical Demands
Sit for long periods of time.  See details of objects; see differences between colors, shades, and brightness.   Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them.  Focus on the source of a sound and ignore others.  Determine the distance between objects.  Ability to climb ladders to inspect rooftops.
Work Environment
Professional administrative work environment.  Outdoor work environment may include working in inclement weather or summer heat in a capacity to inspect, analyze, and assess outdoor facility projects.

Salary : $120,000 - $150,000