Associate Director for Campus Planning

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Position Type Professional Staff Faculty Track Position Title Associate Director for Campus Planning Employment Status Full Time Months 12 Campus Both ME Campuses Description

The Associate Director for Campus Planning leads, coordinates, and executes campus development projects from initiation through closeout. The role manages a portfolio of capital and space‑planning projects, ensuring delivery within approved scope, schedule, and budget while aligning outcomes with university strategic priorities. The position oversees full project life cycles, including scope definition, stakeholder coordination, resource planning, milestone development, risk management, and quality assurance.

The Associate Director directs cross‑functional teams of internal staff and external consultants to deliver complex campus improvement projects on time and within budget. Success requires strong project management expertise, proactive problem solving, the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, and consistent application of university design standards, regulatory requirements, and sustainability goals.

UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one‑of‑a‑kind study‑abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands‑on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. UNE is the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

• Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage.
• Up to 8% retirement plan match.
• Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year.
• Educational benefits:
  • UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners.
  • UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full‑time service.
  • 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full‑time service.

• Supervises and mentors project coordinators, planners, and support staff, providing guidance on project management best practices, technical standards, and professional development.
• Lead and manage multiple capital and space‑planning projects, ensuring delivery within approved scope, budget, and schedule.
• Develop and maintain project plans, including scope, success metrics, budgets, schedules, and resource needs and coordinate with internal departments, external consultants, contractors, and regulatory agencies to ensure timely project execution aligned with project objectives and University standards.
• Oversee design development, ensuring compliance with university standards, regulatory requirements, and stakeholder needs.
• Lead team project meetings and monitor project progress through regular reporting, performance dashboards, risk assessments, and issue resolution.
• Conduct site inspections, facility assessments, and quality reviews; document findings and recommend corrective actions.
• Manage project documentation, procurement processes, RFPs, and contract negotiations in accordance with university policies.
• Manage the University Space Inventory Database, CAD files, and technical building documentation to support accurate planning and operations.
• Support sustainability, energy management, and utility conservation initiatives through planning and project integration.
• Ensure safety compliance and adherence to all applicable regulations throughout project execution.
• Monitor and evaluate contractor and construction team performance through scheduled progress reviews, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations, quality standards, safety protocols, and University policies.
• Perform additional duties necessary to support campus planning and institutional objectives.

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, project management, or related…