• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $150,000 - $208,000

Position Summary

The Planning & Capital Project Management (CPM) group has the primary responsibility for overseeing the planning, development, design, and construction process for capital projects primarily at the Morningside Campus, the Baker Athletic Complex, and Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory Campus of Columbia University. Working in conjunction with all other Columbia University Facilities Operations departments including Construction Business Services and Communication, Finance and Administration, Facilities Operations, Real Estate, and Public Safety, CPM implements approximately $70MM to $150MM worth of construction projects annually and consists of a staff of approximately 35 planners, architects, engineers, and project managers of varying educational and professional backgrounds including architecture, engineering and construction management.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of the Capital Project Management (CPM) group, the Director of Programs will be required to work closely with the organization's senior staff as well as numerous institutional stakeholders including but not limited to senior administrative and academic officers, faculty, funding clients, end users and various internal administrative and academic organizations.

• The incumbent will have oversight for select assigned portions of the University's diverse internal client and capital project portfolio, managing and supervising a staff of up to six (6) internal project managers, as well as consultants and contractors to plan, develop and implement capital projects of varying size and complexity from inception through construction and closeout adhering to and consistent with institutional policies and goals.

• The incumbent will oversee the development and implementation of projects within their assigned portfolio that could range in size from $50,000 up to $250MM+ from inception to completion and will supervise adherence of budget, schedule and quality control for all assigned capital projects and communicate with relevant clients, internal and external stakeholders.

• The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating with all internal project stakeholders, external project participants and clients to manage the successful delivery of the portfolio of projects. The incumbent should have demonstrated strong background in general project management including, but not limited to, design, construction, scheduling and financial management.

• The ideal candidate also will support the development and implementation of improvements to internal administrative, management, communication and project delivery processes.

Minimum Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant field is required. Candidates seeking consideration must have a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the management of multiple complex construction projects, ideally including multiple years managing capital projects in New York City (vacant and occupied) buildings.

• Candidates must have excellent time management, interpersonal, communications (written and oral), and problem-solving skills.

• Candidates must possess an executive mindset and be highly organized and motivated, capable of effectively prioritizing project-related tasks and goals, and capable of simultaneously managing multiple complex projects at different job sites.

• Candidates also must have a demonstrated ability to effectively manage and professionally mentor staff.

• Candidates must have a demonstrated working knowledge of applicable building codes and regulations; building systems (mechanical/electrical/plumbing/envelope); as well as demonstrated proficiency in construction project management and delivery, including beneficial use of relevant industry tools and software (MS Project, AutoCad, etc).

• The individual must have the ability to work in a client-facing service environment and exercise discretion and judgement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree and/or supplemental certifications such as LEED AP or Construction Management Certifications are desirable.

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