Facilities Project Manager Iv

Position: FACILITIES PROJECT MANAGER IV
To oversee and provide management support in all aspects of project management for the construction of all University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) facilities. Manages multiple large and complex projects with a focus on highly technical, mission-critical, and sensitive initiatives. Ensures overall construction project completion to meet established project scope, budget, and delivery schedules in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations and construction specifications.

Description of Duties

* Leads and oversees a team of project managers ensuring the successful completion of various UTRGV projects distributed across multiple locations; projects include a diverse range of complex academic, health care, and research construction projects, as well as other major/minor initiatives.

* Provides guidance and leadership to subordinate project managers through effective communication, coordination, and conflict resolution.

* Manages and oversees subordinate project managers in directing design professionals, campus departmental faculty and staff, and administers contracts necessary to meet project goals while maintaining project budget and schedules.

* Applies complex project control processes to track progress, consistency, risk mitigation, and to assure compliance with Board of Regents Rules & Regulations and applicable State and Federal statutes and regulations.

* Guides assigned project managers in the application of UTRGV planning and construction project control processes to track project progress, mitigate risks, and to ensure compliance to Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and Board of Regents Rules and Regulations, as well as applicable State and Federal statues, regulations, safety codes, procurement rules, budget limitations, campus master plan and facilities standards and guidelines.

* Coordinate assigned project managers to drive the progress of consultants in order to achieve expected facility function and operations.

* Communicates timely decisions of campus representatives, reports progress and issues impacting project goals to campus stakeholders.

* Directs and provides support to the project team, construction administrators and institution staff during the construction phase, including management of construction activities and administrative processes.

* Oversees and manages project planning phases including the preparation of facility programs that can be used for preliminary project budget estimating and design.

* Responsible for reviewing and administering design and construction contracts, job orders, and technical service contracts.

* Collaborates with the Procurement Office in the preparation, review, and execution of AE/CMR/DB/CSP request for qualifications and proposals to assure state procurement rules are adhered to and coordinates the final selections.

* Reviews Guaranteed Maximum Price submissions, bid documents, pay applications, and facilitates UTRGV and University of Texas (UT) System approvals as required.

* Develops, monitors, and adjusts project communication plans for assigned projects to ensure that appropriate project information is effectively communicated to appropriate audiences within the institution at the appropriate project milestones.

* Leads, coordinates and conducts periodic meetings to apprise the project team, internal/external organizations, advisory committees, and senior facilities leadership on status of assigned projects focusing on the overall project schedule, budget, and resolution of pending issues.

* Acts as a primary project liaison with faculty, staff, and facility user groups, operations, and administration.

* Oversees, reviews, and coordinates drawings and specifications comments for institutional and OCP (UT System of Capital Projects) during the design process to ensure design professionals have accurate documented design intent thus avoiding potential delays.

* Collaborates and coordinates with other support departments within UTRGV such as Campus Facilities Operations, Environmental Health, Safety, and Risk Management, IT/AV/Security Departments, to ensure campus standards and requirements are conveyed and incorporated in the design and construction documents.

* Supervises, coordinates, and communicates planned utility outages during the construction phase to minimize impact for the campus community or building occupants.

* Monitors and evaluates project activities in the construction phase by overseeing progress tracking and managing construction administrative processes, including guiding projects from the Notice to Proceed through substantial completion, managing change orders, and ensuring prompt vendor payments.

* Assists in the hiring, training, and evaluation of department staff.

* Stays current in code and regulation applicable to design and construction, including International Building Codes, NFPA 101, TDLR, OSHA, ADA, ASHRAE 90.1, SWPPP, and any special requirements of building types to include healthcare, research labs,…