Senior Project Manager

Department Campus Planning, Design, and Construction (CPDC) Job Title

Senior Project Manager

Campus

$89,000 - $99,000

Pay rates at Syracuse University are based on a combination of factors including, but not limited to, the job responsibilities; the candidate’s education, training, work experience and key competencies; the university’s strategic priorities; internal peer equity; applicable federal, state, local laws, grant funding and contractual requisites; and external market analyses.

S5

Exempt

Standard University business hours. 8:30am – 5:00pm (academic year). 8:00am – 4:30pm (summer). Hours may vary based on operational needs.

Full-time

Manage the planning, programming, design, and construction administration of technically diverse major maintenance, alteration, additions, renovations, preservation and new construction of university facilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or architecture or related field.
• 8 years of relevant project administration/management experience.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate across levels (verbal and written), collaborate, and attention to details.

• Support planning group in the completion of feasibility studies and the transition of feasibility studies into executable funded projects.
• Provide planning group with feedback on constructability, building and departmental particulars, and project approach to aid in project development.

• Facilitates the design process for projects designed by university staff and consulting firms.
• Prepares Request for Proposals and oversees the consultant selection for assigned projects.
• Collaborates with University staff, architectural and engineering consultants, and client groups with the establishment of project schedules, and the development and review of construction documents.
• Assures input and review of construction documents from applicable University stakeholders and communicates feedback to the design team.
• Determines project schedule requirements.
• Establishes components of the project budget and manages the overall project budget.

• Oversee bidding, contractor selection and the purchasing process for owner provided material.
• Compile and distribute bidding documents, review bids, develop selection criteria where applicable, and documents selection with recommendation and justification documentation.
• Draft contracts using standard university agreements and ensure timely processing and execution of agreements.

• Lead and manage contractors, consultants, vendors, and university staff through design and construction.
• Coordinate all aspects of construction administration to ensure proper documentation is processed and filed accordingly, i.e. requests for information, requests for proposal, change orders, field reports, testing results, applications for payment, etc.
• Coordinate projects closely with Physical Plant to ensure all necessary support services are in place, coordination of system or spatial outages are complete and notifications are timely, and that construction activity does not impact adjacent operations or campus facilities.
• Communicate and Coordination with campus operations staffs to provide awareness of project scope, impacts on campus, and visual expectations.
• Receive feedback from these groups and modify execution accordingly. This group includes the following: DPS , Safety, EHSS , Parking and Transit, Housing and Food Services, Facilites Services, Office of Residence Life, Building Supervisors and Building Coordinators.
• Provide timely periodic reports to Associate Director for Project Management on projects status, to include construction schedule, budgetary status, and areas of uncertainty.
• Monitor the progress of construction to assure timely completion and desired level of quality.
• Coordinate the orientation and training of maintenance personnel related to the startup of systems and new equipment.
• Performs punch listing, obtains project closeout documents (O&M manuals, as…