• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $110,000 - $135,000

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• Reporting directly to the Director of Exteriors within the CPM group, the successful candidate will take on the critical role of project manager, overseeing a portfolio of 15 to 20 projects valued between $10,000 and $5MM throughout all standard project phases.

• Responsible for accurately developing scopes of work, corresponding budgets, and schedules, while ensuring strict adherence to regulatory compliance for each assigned project.

• The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience managing roofing, hardscape, masonry, and historic preservation projects, with technical expertise in waterproofing, conservation, fa??ade repair, and/or window replacement strongly preferred.

• Coordinate and collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external participants???including vendors???will be key to the successful delivery of projects that enhance our university's infrastructure.

• Key responsibilities will include:

  • Managing the planning and development phases of assigned projects, including budget and schedule formulation.
  • Overseeing design, bidding, procurement, contract management, and construction management for each project.
  • Ensuring the regulatory and financial closeout of projects meets all required standards.
  • Handling administrative tasks, including records maintenance, project status updates, and governance reporting to relevant clients and stakeholders.
  • Additional duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required. Advanced degree and/or Construction Management Certifications desirable. 
• Minimum of five (5) years experience in the management of similar projects, ideally including multiple years managing high-quality and complex historic preservation projects as well as ???state-of-good-repair??? building envelope maintenance projects in the New York City tri-state region required. 
• Must be effective communicators, possess strong interpersonal skills, value consensus-building in a collaborative work environment, be able to effectively prioritize project-related tasks and goals, and be able to concurrently managing multiple projects and vendors. 
• Must possess excellent time management skills, be process-driven, highly organized and motivated, and oriented toward problem-solving, critical and strategic thinking. 
• Must have a demonstrated working knowledge of applicable building codes and regulations; a general industry knowledge of building systems; as well as demonstrated proficiency in construction project management and delivery, including beneficial use of relevant industry tools and software (e.g. MS Project, AutoCad, etc.). 
• The individual must have the ability to work in a client facing service environment and exercise discretion and judgement.

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