Facilities Project Manager - Military Veterans

Department Name: 3CC10:Facilities Project Management

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Facilities Project Management Director, this position:

• Participates in the transformation and ongoing execution of construction project management as a discipline within the University of Kentucky's Facilities Management organization
• Ensures delivery of cost-effective projects by monitoring appropriate project milestone metrics and adjusting plans accordingly
• Effectively oversees consultant and contractor delivery to project plans and timelines
• Ensures end user input into design, construction, and warranty phases
• Recommends and continuously improves processes, decision-making models, and tools to facilitate project governance
• Delivers effective, timely, and ongoing communications with customers and stakeholders

In addition, the Facilities Project Manager is responsible for:

• Planning, scheduling, coordinating, and implementing all work involved in construction for projects assigned with budgets below the capital threshold for Facilities Management Campus and/or Facilities Management Medical Center
• Ensuring project construction is consistent with project plans and specifications
• Overseeing and monitoring project(s) scope and budget
• Estimating and bidding
• Processing funding documents
• Contracting with professional design engineers/architects/contractors
• Adhering to stringent schedules
• Processing efficient project close-outs
• Ensuring overall quality and compliance with safety, federal, state, local codes and regulations, as well as University Campus and HealthCare requirements.

Skills /Knowledge/Abilities:

MS Windows/Office; Presentation Software; SAP ; CAD ; Adobe Illustrator

Driver's License - Preferred

Experience in project and renovation management with an institution of higher learning, research center, or University Campus - Preferred

Ability to prioritize work in accordance with organizational needs and goals, work collaboratively with a team of professionals, and deliver decisions with a continuous improvement mindset; Demonstrated knowledge of Safety and Environmental Compliance Statutes; Construction Building Codes; and state, federal, and local regulations.

Position requires fiscal acumen; interpretation and application of a substantial variety of procedures, policies, and/or precedents used in combination; report writing using technical data with considerable interpretation; developing improved methods and procedures.

Frequently applies knowledge to practical issues and problems.

Position Time Status: Full-Time

Required Education:

BS

Required Related Experience:

6 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification :

None

Preferred Education/Experience:

Bachelor's Degree + 6-Years

Project Management Professional ( PMP ) - Preferred

Certified Associate in Project Management - CAPM ) - Preferred

Driver's License - Preferred

University Community of Inclusion:

We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.

Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.