Assistant Director, URMC Medical Projects

Rochester, NY

GENERAL PURPOSE:

Maintains responsibility for the management of a subset portfolio of construction projects with direct report to Director of Medical Projects within the Planning and Project Management (PPM) Office. Serves as a representative of the division providing support for a multi-disciplined team providing project management and coordination. Develops reports, set priorities, provides guidance on all aspects of project management. Develops and maintains communications with all clients/users. Assures project design and construction meets needs and expectations of users. Provides leadership within University Facilities and adherence to University policy, procedure and activities crossing facility unit boundaries.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Leads, supervises, directs and assesses the activities and performance of a multi-disciplined team of professional and support personnel engaged in Facilities planning, design and construction management for new construction and renovation healthcare projects for URMC. 30%

  2. Responsibilities will include management of resources required to provide Facilities Planning professional design, engineering and construction management services. With the PPM Director of Medical Projects responsibilities will include: project scheduling and control, and the maintenance of procedures and standards for all areas of design, engineering and construction management. 20%

  3. Manage project portfolio coordination for project logistics/construction activities/concerns. Resolve conflicting restraints, create control reports to identify and investigate significant deviations and report on project status. 20%

  4. Function as PPM’s liaison with University senior administrators, Operations & Maintenance groups, Environmental Health and Safety, Telecommunications and other University agencies to ensure integration of effort to provide needed support to all projects. 10%

  5. Works in conjunction with PPM’s contract administrator in negotiating and initiating contracts with outside architects, mechanical/electrical/civil engineers/technicians, and other vendors relative to Facilities Planning and construction for URMC healthcare programs. 5%

  6. Performs above duties as applicable to all non-construction projects for URMC, in conjunction with the Director of Campus Planning / University Architect, the Master planning, program planning, space allocation and assessment, and Capital budget support. 10%

  7. Other duties as assigned by the PPM Associate Director, Medical Projects. 5%

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, facilities planning, architecture or similar discipline and 5 years of management experience of a large educational or medical facility; or an equivalent combination.

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How To Apply

All applicants must apply online.

EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled

Location: Central Administration
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Opening: Full Time 40 hours Grade 056 Planning & Project Management
Schedule: 8 AM-5 PM